महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-28, verse-32

इति कालेन सर्वार्थानीप्सितानीप्सितानि च ।
स्पृशन्ति सर्वभूतानि निमित्तं नोपलभ्यते ॥३२॥

32. iti kālena sarvārthānīpsitānīpsitāni ca ,
spṛśanti sarvabhūtāni nimittaṁ nopalabhyate.

32. iti kālena sarvārthāni īpsitāni anīpsitāni ca
spṛśanti sarvabhūtāni nimittam na upalabhyate

32. iti kālena īpsitāni ca anīpsitāni sarvārthāni
sarvabhūtāni spṛśanti nimittam na upalabhyate

32. Thus, by time, both desired and undesired outcomes affect all beings, yet no specific cause (nimitta) for this is perceived.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking conclusion

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, by the influence of time

• सर्वार्थानि (sarvārthāni) - all outcomes (desired or undesired) (all purposes, all objects, all matters)

• ईप्सितानि (īpsitāni) - desired outcomes (desired, wished for, sought after)

• अनीप्सितानि (anīpsitāni) - undesired outcomes (undesired, not wished for)

• च (ca) - and

• स्पृशन्ति (spṛśanti) - they touch, they affect, they reach

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - cause, reason, sign, omen (nimitta)

• न (na) - not, no

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is found, is perceived, is obtained

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking conclusion

(indeclinable)

कालेन (kālena) - by time, by the influence of time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, destiny

सर्वार्थानि (sarvārthāni) - all outcomes (desired or undesired) (all purposes, all objects, all matters)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvārtha

sarvārtha - all objects, all purposes, entire meaning

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+artha)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth, goal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Syntactically acts as the subject along with īpsitāni and anīpsitāni, or the object. Given spṛśanti is active, it's more likely the object that is 'touched' or 'affected' by beings or that 'touches' beings. The translation implies sarvārthāni as the subject of spṛśanti that affect sarvabhūtāni.

ईप्सितानि (īpsitāni) - desired outcomes (desired, wished for, sought after)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished for, sought after

Past Passive Participle

Intensive desiderative form of root āp (to obtain) + kta (passive participle suffix)

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'sarvārthāni'.

अनीप्सितानि (anīpsitāni) - undesired outcomes (undesired, not wished for)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anīpsita

anīpsita - undesired, not wished for, unexpected

Past Passive Participle (for īpsita)

Negative compound: an (not) + īpsita (desired)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+īpsita)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• īpsita – desired, wished for
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root āp (to obtain) with intensive desiderative form
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'sarvārthāni'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects īpsitāni and anīpsitāni.

स्पृशन्ति (spṛśanti) - they touch, they affect, they reach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of spṛś

Present Active

3rd person plural present active from root spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: The subject is 'sarvārthāni' (desired/undesired outcomes) and the object is 'sarvabhūtāni' (all beings).

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound: sarva (all) + bhūta (being/creature)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (neuter)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'spṛśanti'. Can also be nominative plural neuter.

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - cause, reason, sign, omen (nimitta)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, reason, sign, mark, omen (nimitta)

Note: Subject of 'upalabhyate'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is found, is perceived, is obtained

(verb)

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

Present Passive

3rd person singular present passive from root labh with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)