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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-232, verse-22

प्रतिभामुपसर्गांश्चाप्युपसंगृह्य योगतः ।
तांस्तत्त्वविदनादृत्य स्वात्मनैव निवर्तयेत् ॥२२॥
22. pratibhāmupasargāṁścāpyupasaṁgṛhya yogataḥ ,
tāṁstattvavidanādṛtya svātmanaiva nivartayet.
22. pratibhām upasargān ca api upasaṃgṛhya yogataḥ
tān tattvavit anādṛtya svātmanā eva nivartayet
22. tattvavit yogataḥ pratibhām upasargān ca api
upasaṃgṛhya tān anādṛtya svātmanā eva nivartayet
22. Through the practice of yoga (yoga), a knower of truth, having understood both intuition and obstacles, should disregard them and dismiss them solely by one's own Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रतिभाम् (pratibhām) - a yogi's intuitive faculty or sudden spiritual insight that may or may not be an obstacle (intuition, insight, inspiration, intelligence)
  • उपसर्गान् (upasargān) - hindrances or psychic powers (siddhis) that can distract a yogi from the ultimate goal (obstacles, calamities, disturbances, supernatural powers)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - emphasizing 'also' in addition to `ca` (also, even, too)
  • उपसंगृह्य (upasaṁgṛhya) - having fully grasped or understood the nature of both intuition and obstacles through yogic insight (having collected, having comprehended, having understood, having taken hold of)
  • योगतः (yogataḥ) - by employing yogic methods or discipline (yoga) (through yoga (practice), by means of yoga, from yoga)
  • तान् (tān) - referring to both intuition (`pratibhām`) and obstacles (`upasargān`) mentioned previously (them (masc. acc. pl.))
  • तत्त्ववित् (tattvavit) - a yogi who has attained true understanding of underlying principles (tattva) (a knower of truth, one who knows reality)
  • अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - having paid no mind to, or having rejected the significance of, the described phenomena (intuition and obstacles) (having disregarded, having neglected, having disrespected)
  • स्वात्मना (svātmanā) - using the power or essence of one's inner being or ultimate reality (ātman) (by one's own Self (ātman))
  • एव (eva) - emphasizing that the dismissal is done *solely* by one's own Self (ātman) (only, alone, indeed, just)
  • निवर्तयेत् (nivartayet) - a yogi should actively remove, cease, or reject the distractions and powers encountered during practice (one should turn away, one should cause to cease, one should dismiss, one should ward off)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिभाम् (pratibhām) - a yogi's intuitive faculty or sudden spiritual insight that may or may not be an obstacle (intuition, insight, inspiration, intelligence)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pratibhā
pratibhā - intuition, inspiration, flash of insight, intelligence, appearance
From `prati-` (prefix) + root `bhā` (to shine)
Prefix: prati
Root: bhā (class 2)
Note: Object of `upasaṃgṛhya`
उपसर्गान् (upasargān) - hindrances or psychic powers (siddhis) that can distract a yogi from the ultimate goal (obstacles, calamities, disturbances, supernatural powers)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of upasarga
upasarga - calamity, obstacle, disturbance, prefix (gram.), supernatural power
From `upa-` (prefix) + root `sṛj` (to let go, create), or `upa-` (prefix) + root `sṛ` (to move)
Prefix: upa
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Object of `upasaṃgṛhya`
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction
अपि (api) - emphasizing 'also' in addition to `ca` (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle
उपसंगृह्य (upasaṁgṛhya) - having fully grasped or understood the nature of both intuition and obstacles through yogic insight (having collected, having comprehended, having understood, having taken hold of)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From `upa-sam-` (prefixes) + root `grah` (to seize, grasp, comprehend)
Prefixes: upa+sam
Root: grah (class 9)
योगतः (yogataḥ) - by employing yogic methods or discipline (yoga) (through yoga (practice), by means of yoga, from yoga)
(indeclinable)
From root `yuj` (to join, to connect)
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Adverbial use, indicating means
तान् (tān) - referring to both intuition (`pratibhām`) and obstacles (`upasargān`) mentioned previously (them (masc. acc. pl.))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to `pratibhām` (feminine) and `upasargān` (masculine), with the pronoun taking the masculine plural form
तत्त्ववित् (tattvavit) - a yogi who has attained true understanding of underlying principles (tattva) (a knower of truth, one who knows reality)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tattvavit
tattvavit - knower of truth, one who discerns reality
Tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+vit)
  • tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
    noun (neuter)
    From `tad` (that) + `tva` (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  • vit – knowing, knower, wise
    adjective/noun
    From root `vid` (to know)
    Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Subject of the main verb `nivartayet`
अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - having paid no mind to, or having rejected the significance of, the described phenomena (intuition and obstacles) (having disregarded, having neglected, having disrespected)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From `an-` (negation) + `ā-` (prefix) + root `dṛ` (to honor, regard) + `tya` suffix
Prefixes: an+ā
Root: dṛ (class 1)
Note: Indicates a completed action prior to the main verb `nivartayet`
स्वात्मना (svātmanā) - using the power or essence of one's inner being or ultimate reality (ātman) (by one's own Self (ātman))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svātman
svātman - one's own self, the individual soul (ātman)
Tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)
  • sva – own, one's own, self
    pronoun/adjective
  • ātman – (ātman), self, soul, spirit, essential nature
    noun (masculine)
Note: Instrument of dismissal
एव (eva) - emphasizing that the dismissal is done *solely* by one's own Self (ātman) (only, alone, indeed, just)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle
निवर्तयेत् (nivartayet) - a yogi should actively remove, cease, or reject the distractions and powers encountered during practice (one should turn away, one should cause to cease, one should dismiss, one should ward off)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nivart
Causative of `ni-vṛt` (to turn back)
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Expresses prescription or command