महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-199, verse-24

सूक्ष्मेण मनसा विद्मो वाचा वक्तुं न शक्नुमः ।
मनो हि मनसा ग्राह्यं दर्शनेन च दर्शनम् ॥२४॥

24. sūkṣmeṇa manasā vidmo vācā vaktuṁ na śaknumaḥ ,
mano hi manasā grāhyaṁ darśanena ca darśanam.

24. sūkṣmeṇa manasā vidmaḥ vācā vaktum na śaknumaḥ
manaḥ hi manasā grāhyam darśanena ca darśanam

24. sūkṣmeṇa manasā (vayam) vidmaḥ vācā vaktum na śaknumaḥ
hi manaḥ manasā grāhyam ca darśanam darśanena

24. We comprehend with a subtle mind, but we are unable to express it in words. For the mind (itself) is to be grasped by the mind, and vision (is to be grasped) by vision.

Words meanings summery:

• सूक्ष्मेण (sūkṣmeṇa) - by subtle, with subtle

• मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with mind

• विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know, we understand

• वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by word

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

• न (na) - not

• शक्नुमः (śaknumaḥ) - we are able, we can

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with mind

• ग्राह्यम् (grāhyam) - to be grasped, to be apprehended

• दर्शनेन (darśanena) - by vision, by perception, by insight

• च (ca) - and

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - vision, perception, insight

Words meanings and morphology

सूक्ष्मेण (sūkṣmeṇa) - by subtle, with subtle

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, delicate

मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know, we understand

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by word

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शक्नुमः (śaknumaḥ) - we are able, we can

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

ग्राह्यम् (grāhyam) - to be grasped, to be apprehended

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of grāhya

grāhya - to be grasped, to be apprehended, comprehensible

Gerundive

Derived from root 'grah'

Root: grah (class 9)

दर्शनेन (darśanena) - by vision, by perception, by insight

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, vision, perception, insight, doctrine

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - vision, perception, insight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, vision, perception, insight, doctrine