महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-204, verse-16

बीजान्यग्न्युपदग्धानि न रोहन्ति यथा पुनः ।
ज्ञानदग्धैस्तथा क्लेशैर्नात्मा संबध्यते पुनः ॥१६॥

16. bījānyagnyupadagdhāni na rohanti yathā punaḥ ,
jñānadagdhaistathā kleśairnātmā saṁbadhyate punaḥ.

16. bījāni agni-upadagdhāni na rohanti yathā punaḥ
jñāna-dagdhaiḥ tathā kleśaiḥ na ātmā saṃbadhyate punaḥ

16. yathā agni-upadagdhāni bījāni punaḥ na rohanti,
tathā jñāna-dagdhaiḥ kleśaiḥ ātmā punaḥ na saṃbadhyate

16. Just as seeds scorched by fire do not sprout again, similarly, the self (ātman) is not bound again by the afflictions (kleśas) that have been consumed by knowledge (jñāna).

Words meanings summery:

• बीजानि (bījāni) - seeds

• अग्नि-उपदग्धानि (agni-upadagdhāni) - scorched by fire (burnt by fire, scorched by fire)

• न (na) - not

• रोहन्ति (rohanti) - do sprout (they grow, they sprout)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

• ज्ञान-दग्धैः (jñāna-dagdhaiḥ) - consumed by knowledge (jñāna) (burnt by knowledge, consumed by knowledge)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, so)

• क्लेशैः (kleśaiḥ) - by the afflictions (kleśas) (by afflictions, by troubles)

• न (na) - not

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, soul)

• संबध्यते (saṁbadhyate) - is bound (is bound, is connected, is attached)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

Words meanings and morphology

बीजानि (bījāni) - seeds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

अग्नि-उपदग्धानि (agni-upadagdhāni) - scorched by fire (burnt by fire, scorched by fire)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of agnyupadagdha

agnyupadagdha - burnt by fire, consumed by fire

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'agni' (fire) and 'upadagdha' (scorched, burnt).

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (agni+upadagdha)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• upadagdha – scorched, partially burnt, consumed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'upa-dah' (to burn slightly, scorch).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: dah (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'rohanti'.

रोहन्ति (rohanti) - do sprout (they grow, they sprout)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ruh

Present active indicative, 3rd person plural

From root 'ruh' (to grow), 1st class.

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'bījāni'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

(indeclinable)

Correlative particle.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

ज्ञान-दग्धैः (jñāna-dagdhaiḥ) - consumed by knowledge (jñāna) (burnt by knowledge, consumed by knowledge)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jñānadagdha

jñānadagdha - burnt by knowledge, consumed by knowledge

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'jñāna' (knowledge) and 'dagdha' (burnt).

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (jñāna+dagdha)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• dagdha – burnt, consumed, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dah' (to burn).
  Root: dah (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, so)

(indeclinable)

Correlative particle.

क्लेशैः (kleśaiḥ) - by the afflictions (kleśas) (by afflictions, by troubles)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kleśa

kleśa - affliction, pain, distress, trouble, defilement

From root 'kliś' (to suffer, torment).

Root: kliś (class 9)

Note: Agent of 'saṃbadhyate' (passive voice).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'saṃbadhyate'.

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

Root: an

संबध्यते (saṁbadhyate) - is bound (is bound, is connected, is attached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of sam-bandh

Present passive indicative, 3rd person singular

From prefix 'sam' and root 'bandh' (to bind), passive stem 'bandhy'.

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.