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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-209, verse-14

यत्तत्सदसदव्यक्तं स्वपित्यस्मिन्निदर्शनम् ।
सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्थं तदध्यात्मगुणं विदुः ॥१४॥
14. yattatsadasadavyaktaṁ svapityasminnidarśanam ,
sarvabhūtātmabhūtasthaṁ tadadhyātmaguṇaṁ viduḥ.
14. yat tat sat asat avyaktam svapiti asmin nidarśanam
sarvabhūtātmabhūtastham tat adhyātmaguṇam viduḥ
14. yat sadasat avyaktam (asti),
asmin nidarśanam svapiti,
sarvabhūtātmabhūtastham (ca asti),
tat adhyātmaguṇam viduḥ
14. That (reality) which is both existent and non-existent, unmanifest (avyaktam), and in which this entire manifested world (nidarśanam) rests as if sleeping; that which resides in the very essence of all beings (sarvabhūtātmabhūtastham) – (the wise) know that as the quality of the supreme Self (adhyātman).

Words meanings summery:

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  • यत् (yat) - that (reality) which (which, what, that which)
  • तत् (tat) - that (reality) (that, that thing, it)
  • सत् (sat) - existent, being (existent, real, good)
  • असत् (asat) - non-existent, non-being (non-existent, unreal, bad)
  • अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (avyakta) principle (unmanifest, unperceived, subtle)
  • स्वपिति (svapiti) - remains dormant or unmanifested (sleeps, rests, is dormant)
  • अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (unmanifest principle) (in this, on this)
  • निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - the manifested or visible world (sight, view, example, demonstration, the visible world)
  • सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्थम् (sarvabhūtātmabhūtastham) - established in the very essence (ātman) of all existents (residing in the self of all beings)
  • तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that, it)
  • अध्यात्मगुणम् (adhyātmaguṇam) - the intrinsic quality of the supreme Self (adhyātman) (quality of the self, inherent quality of the spirit)
  • विदुः (viduḥ) - the wise understand (they know, they understand)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that (reality) which (which, what, that which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that which
Relative pronoun.
Note: Subject of the relative clause.
तत् (tat) - that (reality) (that, that thing, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Reinforcing 'yat'.
सत् (sat) - existent, being (existent, real, good)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existent, being, real, good, virtuous
Present Active Participle
Present participle of √as (to be).
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Adjective for 'yat'.
असत् (asat) - non-existent, non-being (non-existent, unreal, bad)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asat
asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil
Present Active Participle (negative)
Negative compound of a- (not) and sat (existent).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix.
  • sat – existent, being, real
    adjective
    Present Active Participle
    Present participle of √as (to be).
    Root: as (class 2)
Note: Adjective for 'yat'.
अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (avyakta) principle (unmanifest, unperceived, subtle)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avyakta
avyakta - unmanifest, imperceptible, subtle, undeveloped
Past Passive Participle (negative)
Negative compound of a- (not) and vyakta (manifest). Vyakta from vi-√añj (to anoint, to manifest).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix.
  • vyakta – manifest, perceptible, clear, developed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from vi-√añj (to make clear, to manifest).
    Prefix: vi
    Root: añj (class 7)
Note: Agrees with 'yat'.
स्वपिति (svapiti) - remains dormant or unmanifested (sleeps, rests, is dormant)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of svap
Root: svap (class 2)
Note: Verb for 'yat'.
अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (unmanifest principle) (in this, on this)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, here
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: It is locative, here referring to 'yat' (the unmanifest principle) as the substratum in which 'nidarśanam' (the visible world) sleeps.
निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - the manifested or visible world (sight, view, example, demonstration, the visible world)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nidarśana
nidarśana - sight, view, example, illustration, the visible world
Derived from ni-√dṛś (to see, to show).
Prefix: ni
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'svapiti'.
सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्थम् (sarvabhūtātmabhūtastham) - established in the very essence (ātman) of all existents (residing in the self of all beings)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvabhūtātmabhūtastha
sarvabhūtātmabhūtastha - residing in the self of all beings, inherent in the essence of all entities
Complex compound. sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūta-stha (all-beings-self-become-standing).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvabhūta+ātman+bhūta+stha)
  • sarvabhūta – all beings
    noun (neuter)
    Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'bhūta' (being).
  • ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
  • bhūta – being, existed, become
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from √bhū (to be, to exist).
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • stha – standing, existing, located
    adjective
    Derived from √sthā (to stand, to be).
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'yat'.
तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Object of 'viduḥ'.
अध्यात्मगुणम् (adhyātmaguṇam) - the intrinsic quality of the supreme Self (adhyātman) (quality of the self, inherent quality of the spirit)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of adhyātmaguṇa
adhyātmaguṇa - quality of the self, inherent quality of the spirit
Compound of adhyātman (individual self / supreme Self) and guṇa (quality).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhyātman+guṇa)
  • adhyātman – the supreme spirit, the individual soul (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of adhi- (over, above) and ātman (self).
    Prefix: adhi
  • guṇa – quality, attribute, property, strand (of prakṛti)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Object of knowledge ('viduḥ').
विदुः (viduḥ) - the wise understand (they know, they understand)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (liṭ) of vid
Irregular verb, from √vid (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Subject (they) is implied.