महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-66

हारिद्रवर्णे रक्ते वा वर्तमानस्तु पार्थिव ।
तिर्यगेवानुपश्येत कर्मभिस्तामसैर्वृतः ॥६६॥

66. hāridravarṇe rakte vā vartamānastu pārthiva ,
tiryagevānupaśyeta karmabhistāmasairvṛtaḥ.

66. hārīdravarṇe rakte vā vartamānaḥ tu pārthiva
tiryak eva anupaśyeta karmabhiḥ tāmasaiḥ vṛtaḥ

66. pārthiva,
hārīdravarṇe vā rakte vartamānaḥ tu,
tāmasaiḥ karmabhiḥ vṛtaḥ,
tiryak eva anupaśyeta

66. O ruler of men (pārthiva), one who exists in a yellow (sattva-like) or red (rajas-like) disposition, but is surrounded by ignorant (tāmasic) actions (karma), perceives reality only distortedly.

Words meanings summery:

• हारीद्रवर्णे (hārīdravarṇe) - in a yellow or saffron-like state or disposition (symbolic of sattva or renunciation) (in a yellow color; in a saffron hue)

• रक्ते (rakte) - in a red or passionate disposition (symbolic of rajas or desire) (in red; in a passionate state; in an attached state)

• वा (vā) - or

• वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - who is situated or existing (existing, being, present)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O King; O son of Pṛthā; O ruler of men

• तिर्यक् (tiryak) - in a distorted or perverse manner (obliquely, crookedly, perversely, horizontally)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

• अनुपश्येत (anupaśyeta) - he perceives (things) (he should see; he would perceive; he sees)

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions; by deeds

• तामसैः (tāmasaiḥ) - by ignorant or dark (tāmasic) actions (by tāmasic ones; by dark/ignorant ones)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - covered, surrounded, enveloped

Words meanings and morphology

हारीद्रवर्णे (hārīdravarṇe) - in a yellow or saffron-like state or disposition (symbolic of sattva or renunciation) (in a yellow color; in a saffron hue)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hārīdravarṇa

hārīdravarṇa - yellow color, saffron color

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hārīdra+varṇa)

• hārīdra – turmeric-colored, yellowish
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇa – color, hue, form, caste
  noun (masculine)

रक्ते (rakte) - in a red or passionate disposition (symbolic of rajas or desire) (in red; in a passionate state; in an attached state)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of rakta

rakta - red, colored, dyed, impassioned, attached

Past Passive Participle

From root rañj (to color, to be affected)

Root: rañj (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - who is situated or existing (existing, being, present)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, being, present, current

Present Active Participle

From root vṛt (to be, to exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O King; O son of Pṛthā; O ruler of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, ruler, son of Pṛthā

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

तिर्यक् (tiryak) - in a distorted or perverse manner (obliquely, crookedly, perversely, horizontally)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

अनुपश्येत (anupaśyeta) - he perceives (things) (he should see; he would perceive; he sees)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of anupaśyet

Optative Mood

From root dṛś (to see), with prefix anu (after, along), in the 4th conjugation class (paśya-), optative 3rd person singular

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 4)

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions; by deeds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तामसैः (tāmasaiḥ) - by ignorant or dark (tāmasic) actions (by tāmasic ones; by dark/ignorant ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tāmasa

tāmasa - relating to tamas, dark, ignorant, dull, obscure

Derived from tamas (darkness, ignorance)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - covered, surrounded, enveloped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen, appointed

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover, to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)