महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-242, verse-9

एवमात्मा न जानीते क्व गमिष्ये कुतो न्वहम् ।
अन्यो ह्यत्रान्तरात्मास्ति यः सर्वमनुपश्यति ॥९॥

9. evamātmā na jānīte kva gamiṣye kuto nvaham ,
anyo hyatrāntarātmāsti yaḥ sarvamanupaśyati.

9. evam ātmā na jānīte kva gamiṣye kutaḥ nu aham
anyaḥ hi atra antarātmā asti yaḥ sarvam anupaśyati

9. evam ātmā na jānīte "kva gamiṣye? kutaḥ nu aham (āgataḥ)?".
hi atra anyaḥ antarātmā asti yaḥ sarvam anupaśyati

9. In the same way, the individual Self (ātman) does not know, "Where will I go? And from where do I come?" For indeed, here there exists another inner Self (antarātman) who perceives everything.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - In the same way (referring to the previous simile). (thus, in this manner, so)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual Self (ātman) (the self, the soul, the individual soul)

• न (na) - not, no

• जानीते (jānīte) - it knows, it perceives

• क्व (kva) - where

• गमिष्ये (gamiṣye) - I will go

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

• नु (nu) - emphasizes the question (indeed, then, now)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

• हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizes the reason (for, indeed, because)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• अन्तरात्मा (antarātmā) - the Supreme Self residing within. (inner Self, indwelling soul)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati) - perceives, observes, surveys

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - In the same way (referring to the previous simile). (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous verse.

आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual Self (ātman) (the self, the soul, the individual soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, supreme soul

Note: Subject of jānīte.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

जानीते (jānīte) - it knows, it perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

present middle

3rd person singular present indicative, middle voice, from root jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to the individual self's lack of knowledge about its origin and destiny.

क्व (kva) - where

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb of place.

गमिष्ये (gamiṣye) - I will go

(verb)

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

future active

1st person singular future indicative, active voice, from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses inquiry about future destination.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb of origin.

नु (nu) - emphasizes the question (indeed, then, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Subject of gamiṣye.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Refers to the Supreme Self.

हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizes the reason (for, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or causal particle.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

अन्तरात्मा (antarātmā) - the Supreme Self residing within. (inner Self, indwelling soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarātman

antarātman - inner Self, indwelling soul, conscience

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+ātman)

• antar – within, inner, among
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul, supreme soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of asti and anupaśyati.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

present active

3rd person singular present indicative, active voice, from root as

Root: as (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to antarātmā.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every, everything

Note: Object of anupaśyati.

अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati) - perceives, observes, surveys

(verb)

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

present active

3rd person singular present indicative, active voice, from root dṛś (with replacement to paśya-) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Describes the all-perceiving nature of the inner Self.