महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-209, verse-15

लिप्सेत मनसा यश्च संकल्पादैश्वरं गुणम् ।
आत्मप्रभावात्तं विद्यात्सर्वा ह्यात्मनि देवताः ॥१५॥

15. lipseta manasā yaśca saṁkalpādaiśvaraṁ guṇam ,
ātmaprabhāvāttaṁ vidyātsarvā hyātmani devatāḥ.

15. lipsēta manasā yaḥ ca saṅkalpāt aiśvaram guṇam
ātmaprabhāvāt tam vidyāt sarvāḥ hi ātmani devatāḥ

15. yaḥ ca manasā saṅkalpāt aiśvaram guṇam lipsēta,
tam ātmaprabhāvāt vidyāt; hi sarvāḥ devatāḥ ātmani (santi)

15. And whoever, through the mind (manas), desires to attain a divine quality (guṇa) originating from (their own) resolve (saṅkalpa), one should understand that such a person does so through the power of the (individual) self (ātman); for indeed, all divine powers (devatāḥ) reside within the (individual) self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• लिप्सेत (lipsēta) - should desire to attain (should wish to obtain, should desire, should seek)

• मनसा (manasā) - through the faculty of the mind (manas) (by the mind, mentally)

• यः (yaḥ) - Whoever (person) (who, whoever)

• च (ca) - and (connecting clauses) (and, also)

• सङ्कल्पात् (saṅkalpāt) - originating from (one's own) resolve (saṅkalpa) (from resolve, from intention)

• ऐश्वरम् (aiśvaram) - a divine quality or power (divine, pertaining to Īśvara (the Lord))

• गुणम् (guṇam) - a divine attribute or characteristic (quality, attribute, virtue)

• आत्मप्रभावात् (ātmaprabhāvāt) - by means of the intrinsic power of the (individual) self (ātman) (from the power of the self (ātman))

• तम् (tam) - that (person who desires the divine quality) (that, him)

• विद्यात् (vidyāt) - one should understand (that person) (one should know, one should understand)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (the) (all, every)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (as a reason) (indeed, surely, for)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the (individual) self (ātman) (in the self (ātman), in the soul)

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - all divine powers (devatāḥ) (deities, gods, divine powers)

Words meanings and morphology

लिप्सेत (lipsēta) - should desire to attain (should wish to obtain, should desire, should seek)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of labh

desiderative of √labh

Desiderative stem `lips` + optative ending `īta`.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'yaḥ'.

मनसा (manasā) - through the faculty of the mind (manas) (by the mind, mentally)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, spirit, thought, intention

Root √man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Instrument of 'lipsēta'.

यः (yaḥ) - Whoever (person) (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, that which

Relative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'lipsēta'.

च (ca) - and (connecting clauses) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

सङ्कल्पात् (saṅkalpāt) - originating from (one's own) resolve (saṅkalpa) (from resolve, from intention)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - intention, resolution, volition, mental concept

Formed from saṃ-√kḷp (to be arranged, to be fitted).

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Ablative case, indicating source or origin.

ऐश्वरम् (aiśvaram) - a divine quality or power (divine, pertaining to Īśvara (the Lord))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aiśvara

aiśvara - divine, relating to a ruler or lord (Īśvara), powerful

Derived from Īśvara (lord, master, God) with suffix -a.

Root: īś

Note: Agrees with 'guṇam'.

गुणम् (guṇam) - a divine attribute or characteristic (quality, attribute, virtue)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, property, virtue, excellence

Note: Object of 'lipsēta'.

आत्मप्रभावात् (ātmaprabhāvāt) - by means of the intrinsic power of the (individual) self (ātman) (from the power of the self (ātman))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ātmaprabhāva

ātmaprabhāva - power of the self, influence of the soul

Compound of ātman (self) and prabhāva (power, influence).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+prabhāva)

• ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• prabhāva – power, might, influence, majesty
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra-√bhū (to arise, to be powerful).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Explains the means by which 'tam' should be known.

तम् (tam) - that (person who desires the divine quality) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers back to 'yaḥ'. Object of 'vidyāt'.

विद्यात् (vidyāt) - one should understand (that person) (one should know, one should understand)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vid

Root √vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the second clause. Subject (one/he) is implied.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (the) (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Universal pronoun/adjective.

Note: Agrees with 'devatāḥ'.

हि (hi) - for, indeed (as a reason) (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing cause or emphasis.

Note: Introduces the reason.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the (individual) self (ātman) (in the self (ātman), in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, supreme spirit (ātman)

Note: Location where deities reside.

देवताः (devatāḥ) - all divine powers (devatāḥ) (deities, gods, divine powers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god, divine power

Derived from deva (god) with suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun forming suffix).

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'santi' (are).