महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-231, verse-28

नैवान्तं कारणस्येयाद्यद्यपि स्यान्मनोजवः ।
तस्मात्सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतरं नास्ति स्थूलतरं ततः ॥२८॥

28. naivāntaṁ kāraṇasyeyādyadyapi syānmanojavaḥ ,
tasmātsūkṣmātsūkṣmataraṁ nāsti sthūlataraṁ tataḥ.

28. na eva antam kāraṇasya īyāt yadi api syāt manojavaḥ
tasmāt sūkṣmāt sūkṣmataram na asti sthūlataram tataḥ

28. yadi api manojavaḥ syāt,
kāraṇasya antam na eva īyāt.
tasmāt sūkṣmāt sūkṣmataram na asti,
tataḥ sthūlataram na asti

28. One would not reach the end of the ultimate cause, even if one were as swift as thought. Therefore, there is nothing subtler than the subtle, nor anything grosser than it.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the negation (indeed, only, just)

• अन्तम् (antam) - end, limit, boundary

• कारणस्य (kāraṇasya) - of the ultimate cause (of the cause, of the reason)

• ईयात् (īyāt) - one would reach (one would go, one would reach)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अपि (api) - even (conjunction with yadi) (also, even, even if)

• स्यात् (syāt) - one might be, would be

• मनोजवह् (manojavah) - swift as thought

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• सूक्ष्मात् (sūkṣmāt) - than the subtle (referring to the ultimate reality in its subtle aspect) (from the subtle, than the subtle)

• सूक्ष्मतरम् (sūkṣmataram) - subtler, more subtle

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• स्थूलतरम् (sthūlataram) - grosser, more gross

• ततः (tataḥ) - than that (referring to the ultimate reality in its gross aspect or simply 'than it') (from that, than that, then, therefore)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the negation (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

अन्तम् (antam) - end, limit, boundary

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary

कारणस्य (kāraṇasya) - of the ultimate cause (of the cause, of the reason)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

from √kṛ + ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ईयात् (īyāt) - one would reach (one would go, one would reach)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of √i

optative mood

2nd class verb (adādi), Parasmaipada

Root: i (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (conjunction with yadi) (also, even, even if)

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - one might be, would be

(verb)

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

optative mood

2nd class verb (adādi), Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

मनोजवह् (manojavah) - swift as thought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manojava

manojava - swift as thought, quick-witted

Compound of manas (mind) and java (speed)

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+java)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• java – speed, swiftness, velocity
  noun (masculine)
  from √jū (to be swift)
  Root: jū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

सूक्ष्मात् (sūkṣmāt) - than the subtle (referring to the ultimate reality in its subtle aspect) (from the subtle, than the subtle)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, delicate

सूक्ष्मतरम् (sūkṣmataram) - subtler, more subtle

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sūkṣmatara

sūkṣmatara - subtler, more minute

comparative degree of sūkṣma

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √as

present indicative

2nd class verb (adādi), Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

स्थूलतरम् (sthūlataram) - grosser, more gross

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthūlatara

sthūlatara - grosser, coarser, more material

comparative degree of sthūla

ततः (tataḥ) - than that (referring to the ultimate reality in its gross aspect or simply 'than it') (from that, than that, then, therefore)

(indeclinable)