महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-212, verse-32

तद्धि श्रोत्राश्रयं भूतं शब्दः श्रोत्रं समाश्रितः ।
नोभयं शब्दविज्ञाने विज्ञानस्येतरस्य वा ॥३२॥

32. taddhi śrotrāśrayaṁ bhūtaṁ śabdaḥ śrotraṁ samāśritaḥ ,
nobhayaṁ śabdavijñāne vijñānasyetarasya vā.

32. tat hi śrotra-āśrayam bhūtam śabdaḥ śrotram samāśritaḥ
na ubhayam śabda-vijñāne vijñānasya itarasya vā

32. hi śabdaḥ tat śrotra-āśrayam bhūtam; śrotram samāśritaḥ (asti).
ubhayam śabda-vijñāne na (asti),
vā itarasya vijñānasya (api na asti).

32. Indeed, sound (śabda) is an entity that relies on the ear, and the ear relies on sound. Yet, neither the sound nor the ear constitutes the knowledge of sound, nor the knowledge of anything else.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - refers to 'sound' (that, it)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• श्रोत्र-आश्रयम् (śrotra-āśrayam) - residing in the ear, depending on the ear

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - an entity, a being, that which has come into existence

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound (śabda) (sound, word, voice)

• श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - ear, sense of hearing

• समाश्रितः (samāśritaḥ) - dependent, relying upon, resorting to

• न (na) - not, no

• उभयम् (ubhayam) - neither (when used with 'na') (both, either of two)

• शब्द-विज्ञाने (śabda-vijñāne) - in the knowledge of sound

• विज्ञानस्य (vijñānasya) - of knowledge, of understanding

• इतरस्य (itarasya) - of another, of any other

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - refers to 'sound' (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

श्रोत्र-आश्रयम् (śrotra-āśrayam) - residing in the ear, depending on the ear

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrotra-āśraya

śrotra-āśraya - residing in the ear, depending on the ear

Compound formed from śrotra and āśraya.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrotra+āśraya)

• śrotra – ear, organ of hearing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śru (class 5)
• āśraya – refuge, support, residence, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śri (class 1) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

भूतम् (bhūtam) - an entity, a being, that which has come into existence

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - become, past, being, creature, element

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (class 1) 'to be', with suffix -ta.

Root: bhū (class 1)

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound (śabda) (sound, word, voice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, voice

श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - ear, sense of hearing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śrotra

śrotra - ear, organ of hearing

Derived from root śru (class 5) 'to hear'.

Root: śru (class 5)

समाश्रितः (samāśritaḥ) - dependent, relying upon, resorting to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāśrita

samāśrita - dependent, relying upon, resorted to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śri (class 1) 'to resort to' with prefixes sam and ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उभयम् (ubhayam) - neither (when used with 'na') (both, either of two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ubhaya

ubhaya - both, two kinds

शब्द-विज्ञाने (śabda-vijñāne) - in the knowledge of sound

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śabda-vijñāna

śabda-vijñāna - knowledge of sound

Compound formed from śabda and vijñāna.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śabda+vijñāna)

• śabda – sound, word
  noun (masculine)
• vijñāna – knowledge, discernment, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jñā (class 9) 'to know' with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

विज्ञानस्य (vijñānasya) - of knowledge, of understanding

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vijñāna

vijñāna - knowledge, discernment, understanding

Derived from root jñā (class 9) 'to know' with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

इतरस्य (itarasya) - of another, of any other

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)