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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-231, verse-18

अव्यक्तं व्यक्तदेहेषु मर्त्येष्वमरमाश्रितम् ।
योऽनुपश्यति स प्रेत्य कल्पते ब्रह्मभूयसे ॥१८॥
18. avyaktaṁ vyaktadeheṣu martyeṣvamaramāśritam ,
yo'nupaśyati sa pretya kalpate brahmabhūyase.
18. avyaktam vyaktadeheṣu martyeṣu amaram āśritam
yaḥ anupaśyati saḥ pretya kalpate brahmabhūyase
18. yaḥ vyaktadeheṣu martyeṣu avyaktam amaram āśritam
anupaśyati saḥ pretya brahmabhūyase kalpate
18. Whoever perceives the unmanifest and immortal (ātman) abiding within the manifest bodies of mortals, he, after death, becomes qualified for the state of Brahman.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest, imperceptible, invisible
  • व्यक्तदेहेषु (vyaktadeheṣu) - in manifest bodies, in embodied beings
  • मर्त्येषु (martyeṣu) - among mortals, in mortal beings
  • अमरम् (amaram) - immortal, deathless
  • आश्रितम् (āśritam) - dwelling, situated, abiding
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
  • अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati) - perceives, sees
  • सः (saḥ) - he
  • प्रेत्य (pretya) - after dying, having departed (from the body)
  • कल्पते (kalpate) - becomes fit, is able to, attains
  • ब्रह्मभूयसे (brahmabhūyase) - for becoming Brahman, for attaining the state of Brahman

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest, imperceptible, invisible
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avyakta
avyakta - unmanifest, imperceptible, invisible; that which is not evident
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `añj` with prefixes `vi` and `a-` (negation).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • vyakta – manifested, perceptible, evident
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root `añj` with `vi` prefix
    Prefix: vi
    Root: añj (class 7)
व्यक्तदेहेषु (vyaktadeheṣu) - in manifest bodies, in embodied beings
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of vyaktadeha
vyaktadeha - one whose body is manifest; embodied being
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyakta+deha)
  • vyakta – manifested, perceptible, evident
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root `añj` with `vi` prefix
    Prefix: vi
    Root: añj (class 7)
  • deha – body, physical form
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dih (class 2)
मर्त्येषु (martyeṣu) - among mortals, in mortal beings
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of martya
martya - mortal, subject to death; a human being
Gerundive
From root `mṛ` (to die)
Root: mṛ (class 1)
अमरम् (amaram) - immortal, deathless
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of amara
amara - immortal, deathless; a god
Compound of `a` (negation) and `mara` (death).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • mara – death, dying
    noun (masculine)
    From root `mṛ` (to die)
    Root: mṛ (class 1)
आश्रितम् (āśritam) - dwelling, situated, abiding
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āśrita
āśrita - resorted to, dependent on, supported by, dwelling in
Past Passive Participle
From root `śriñ` (to resort to, serve) with prefix `ā`.
Prefix: ā
Root: śriñ (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what; who, whoever
अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati) - perceives, sees
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anu-paś
Present active third singular. From root `dṛś` (to see) in `paśya` stem, with `anu` prefix.
Prefix: anu
Root: dṛś (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
प्रेत्य (pretya) - after dying, having departed (from the body)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
From root `i` (to go) with prefix `pra`. `lyaP` suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
कल्पते (kalpate) - becomes fit, is able to, attains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kḷp
Present middle third singular.
Root: kḷp (class 10)
ब्रह्मभूयसे (brahmabhūyase) - for becoming Brahman, for attaining the state of Brahman
(noun)
Dative, neuter, singular of brahmabhūya
brahmabhūya - the state of being Brahman, becoming Brahman
Compound of `brahman` and `bhūya` (state of being).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+bhūya)
  • brahman – Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality
    noun (neuter)
    Root: bṛh (class 1)
  • bhūya – state of being, existence, becoming
    noun (neuter)
    From root `bhū` (to be)
    Root: bhū (class 1)