महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-199, verse-28

अव्यक्तात्मा पुरुषोऽव्यक्तकर्मा सोऽव्यक्तत्वं गच्छति ह्यन्तकाले ।
तैरेवायं चेन्द्रियैर्वर्धमानैर्ग्लायद्भिर्वा वर्तते कर्मरूपः ॥२८॥

28. avyaktātmā puruṣo'vyaktakarmā; so'vyaktatvaṁ gacchati hyantakāle ,
tairevāyaṁ cendriyairvardhamānai;rglāyadbhirvā vartate karmarūpaḥ.

28. avyaktātmā puruṣaḥ avyaktakarmā saḥ
avyaktatvam gacchati hi antakāle |
taiḥ eva ayam ca indriyaiḥ vardhamānaiḥ
glāyadbhīḥ vā vartate karmarūpaḥ

28. avyaktātmā puruṣaḥ avyaktakarmā saḥ hi antakāle avyaktatvam gacchati.
Ayam karmarūpaḥ ca taiḥ eva vardhamānaiḥ vā glāyadbhīḥ indriyaiḥ vartate.

28. The (puruṣa) whose true nature (ātman) is unmanifest and whose actions (karma) are unmanifest, he indeed attains the unmanifested state at the time of final dissolution (antakāle). This (individual), whose form is (karma), exists or operates through those very senses, whether they are growing strong or decaying.

Words meanings summery:

• अव्यक्तात्मा (avyaktātmā) - whose self (ātman) is unmanifest; having an unmanifest self

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, man, being, the cosmic person (puruṣa))

• अव्यक्तकर्मा (avyaktakarmā) - whose actions (karma) are unmanifest; having unmanifested actions

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अव्यक्तत्वम् (avyaktatvam) - the unmanifested state (the state of being unmanifest, imperceptibility)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves, attains, reaches

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of final dissolution or death (at the end of time, at the time of death, at the final moment)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those

• एव (eva) - those very (indeed, only, just, very)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (individual) (this (masculine))

• च (ca) - and, also

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by senses, by organs of perception/action

• वर्धमानैः (vardhamānaiḥ) - by those growing, by those increasing, flourishing

• ग्लायद्भीः (glāyadbhīḥ) - by those decaying, by those fading, by those weakening

• वा (vā) - or, either

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, acts, remains, happens (middle voice)

• कर्मरूपः (karmarūpaḥ) - whose form is (karma) (whose form is action (karma), acting as (karma), having the nature of (karma))

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यक्तात्मा (avyaktātmā) - whose self (ātman) is unmanifest; having an unmanifest self

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaktātman

avyaktātman - whose self is unmanifest, having an unmanifest self

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avyakta+ātman)

• avyakta – unmanifest, unrevealed, imperceptible
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative of 'vyakta' (manifest)
  Prefix: a
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence, individual spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: It is a Bahuvrihi compound.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, man, being, the cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa) in Sāṃkhya philosophy

अव्यक्तकर्मा (avyaktakarmā) - whose actions (karma) are unmanifest; having unmanifested actions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaktakarman

avyaktakarman - whose actions are unmanifest, having unmanifested actions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avyakta+karman)

• avyakta – unmanifest, unrevealed, imperceptible
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative of 'vyakta' (manifest)
  Prefix: a
• karman – action (karma), deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)

Note: It is a Bahuvrihi compound.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'puruṣaḥ'.

अव्यक्तत्वम् (avyaktatvam) - the unmanifested state (the state of being unmanifest, imperceptibility)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaktatva

avyaktatva - state of being unmanifest, imperceptibility

Derived from avyakta + suffix -tva

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves, attains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gam

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: gam (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or explanatory particle.

अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of final dissolution or death (at the end of time, at the time of death, at the final moment)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of antakāla

antakāla - time of death, end of time, final moment

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (anta+kāla)

• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)

तैः (taiḥ) - by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'indriyaiḥ' (senses).

एव (eva) - those very (indeed, only, just, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अयम् (ayam) - this (individual) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the embodied soul or individual.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by senses, by organs of perception/action

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense

वर्धमानैः (vardhamānaiḥ) - by those growing, by those increasing, flourishing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vardhamāna

vardhamāna - growing, increasing, flourishing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √vṛdh (to grow, prosper) in present active

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'indriyaiḥ'.

ग्लायद्भीः (glāyadbhīḥ) - by those decaying, by those fading, by those weakening

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of glāyat

glāyat - decaying, fading, weakening, languishing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √glai (to fade, languish) in present active

Root: glai (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'indriyaiḥ'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to connect 'vardhamānaiḥ' and 'glāyadbhīḥ'.

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, acts, remains, happens (middle voice)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present middle

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कर्मरूपः (karmarūpaḥ) - whose form is (karma) (whose form is action (karma), acting as (karma), having the nature of (karma))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karmarūpa

karmarūpa - whose form is action, acting as karma, having the nature of action

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (karman+rūpa)

• karman – action (karma), deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: It is a Bahuvrihi compound.