महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-230, verse-3

तत्र चेह विवित्सा स्याज्ज्ञानं चेत्पुरुषं प्रति ।
उपपत्त्युपलब्धिभ्यां वर्णयिष्यामि तच्छृणु ॥३॥

3. tatra ceha vivitsā syājjñānaṁ cetpuruṣaṁ prati ,
upapattyupalabdhibhyāṁ varṇayiṣyāmi tacchṛṇu.

3. tatra ca iha vivitsā syāt jñānam cet puruṣam prati
upapatti upalabdhibhyām varṇayiṣyāmi tat śṛṇu

3. cet puruṣam prati jñānam ca iha tatra vivitsā syāt,
upapatti upalabdhibhyām tat varṇayiṣyāmi śṛṇu

3. If there is a desire to know (vivitsā) about the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) in this matter, then I will explain that (knowledge) using logical reasoning (upapatti) and direct experience (upalabdhi). Listen to it.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, in that matter

• च (ca) - and, also

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• विवित्सा (vivitsā) - desire to know, curiosity, inquiry

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let there be, would be

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, understanding

• चेत् (cet) - if

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

• उपपत्ति (upapatti) - logical reasoning, proof, evidence, proper explanation

• उपलब्धिभ्याम् (upalabdhibhyām) - by direct perception, by experience, by attainment

• वर्णयिष्यामि (varṇayiṣyāmi) - I will describe, I will explain

• तत् (tat) - that knowledge/explanation (that, it)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, in that matter

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

विवित्सा (vivitsā) - desire to know, curiosity, inquiry

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vivitsā

vivitsā - desire to know, curiosity

Desiderative nominalization

Derived from the desiderative stem of √vid (to know), with feminine suffix -ā.

Root: vid (class 2)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let there be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used here as the subject of the conditional clause 'if knowledge'.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person

Note: Governed by 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

(indeclinable)

उपपत्ति (upapatti) - logical reasoning, proof, evidence, proper explanation

(noun)

feminine, singular of upapatti

upapatti - coming near, occurring, logical conclusion, proof, explanation

Action noun

From upa-√pad (to happen, occur, be produced).

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: First part of an instrumental dual Dvandva compound.

उपलब्धिभ्याम् (upalabdhibhyām) - by direct perception, by experience, by attainment

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of upalabdhi

upalabdhi - acquisition, attainment, perception, comprehension

Action noun

From upa-√labh (to obtain, perceive).

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Second part of an instrumental dual Dvandva compound.

वर्णयिष्यामि (varṇayiṣyāmi) - I will describe, I will explain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of varṇay

Causative/denominative verb

From √varṇ (derived from noun varṇa 'color, description') in the causative conjugation.

Root: varṇ (class 10)

तत् (tat) - that knowledge/explanation (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)