महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-231, verse-15

एवं सप्तदशं देहे वृतं षोडशभिर्गुणैः ।
मनीषी मनसा विप्रः पश्यत्यात्मानमात्मनि ॥१५॥

15. evaṁ saptadaśaṁ dehe vṛtaṁ ṣoḍaśabhirguṇaiḥ ,
manīṣī manasā vipraḥ paśyatyātmānamātmani.

15. evam saptadaśam dehe vṛtam ṣoḍaśabhiḥ guṇaiḥ
manīṣī manasā vipraḥ paśyati ātmānam ātmani

15. evam dehe ṣoḍaśabhiḥ guṇaiḥ vṛtam saptadaśam
manīṣī vipraḥ manasā ātmani ātmānam paśyati

15. Thus, the seventeenth [element] in the body, encompassed by sixteen qualities (guṇas), the discerning Brahmin (vipra) perceives the Self (ātman) within the self (ātman) by means of the mind.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - enveloped, covered, surrounded

• षोडशभिः (ṣoḍaśabhiḥ) - by sixteen

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by constituents

• सप्तदशम् (saptadaśam) - the seventeenth principle, likely referring to the individual soul (ātman) (the seventeenth)

• मनीषी (manīṣī) - the wise one, discerning

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin, a sage

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, within the self

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, mass

Root: dih (class 4)

वृतम् (vṛtam) - enveloped, covered, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen, elected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover) with suffix -ta

Root: vṛ (class 5)

षोडशभिः (ṣoḍaśabhiḥ) - by sixteen

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of ṣoḍaśa

ṣoḍaśa - sixteen, the sixteenth

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by constituents

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, excellence, (one of the three guṇas: sattva, rajas, tamas)

सप्तदशम् (saptadaśam) - the seventeenth principle, likely referring to the individual soul (ātman) (the seventeenth)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saptadaśa

saptadaśa - seventeen, the seventeenth

मनीषी (manīṣī) - the wise one, discerning

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, discerning, thoughtful

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin, a sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired one, sage, priest

Root: vip

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, within the self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' stem in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)