महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-254, verse-36

सूक्ष्मत्वान्न स विज्ञातुं शक्यते बहुनिह्नवः ।
उपलभ्यान्तरा चान्यानाचारानवबुध्यते ॥३६॥

36. sūkṣmatvānna sa vijñātuṁ śakyate bahunihnavaḥ ,
upalabhyāntarā cānyānācārānavabudhyate.

36. sūkṣmatvāt na saḥ vijñātum śakyate bahunihnavaḥ
upalabhya antarā ca anyān ācārān avabudhyate

36. saḥ bahunihnavaḥ sūkṣmatvāt na vijñātum śakyate
ca antarā anyān ācārān upalabhya avabudhyate

36. Because of his subtle nature and numerous evasions, he cannot be easily known. Yet, by perceiving from within, he comprehends other practices.

Words meanings summery:

• सूक्ष्मत्वात् (sūkṣmatvāt) - due to subtlety, because of minuteness

• न (na) - not, no

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• विज्ञातुम् (vijñātum) - to know, to understand, to comprehend

• शक्यते (śakyate) - is able, can be

• बहुनिह्नवः (bahunihnavaḥ) - very elusive, having many concealments

• उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having perceived, perceiving

• अन्तरा (antarā) - within, internally, in between

• च (ca) - and

• अन्यान् (anyān) - others, different ones

• आचारान् (ācārān) - customs, practices, behaviors

• अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - understands, comprehends

Words meanings and morphology

सूक्ष्मत्वात् (sūkṣmatvāt) - due to subtlety, because of minuteness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sūkṣmatva

sūkṣmatva - subtlety, minuteness, fineness

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विज्ञातुम् (vijñātum) - to know, to understand, to comprehend

(verb)

infinitive

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

शक्यते (śakyate) - is able, can be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

बहुनिह्नवः (bahunihnavaḥ) - very elusive, having many concealments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahunihnava

bahunihnava - having much concealment, very elusive/evasive

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+nihnava)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective
• nihnava – concealment, denial, evasion
  noun (masculine)

उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having perceived, perceiving

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

अन्तरा (antarā) - within, internally, in between

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्यान् (anyān) - others, different ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

आचारान् (ācārān) - customs, practices, behaviors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ācāra

ācāra - conduct, custom, practice, behavior

अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - understands, comprehends

(verb)

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

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)