महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-291, verse-41

एवमेष महानात्मा सर्गप्रलयकोविदः ।
विकुर्वाणः प्रकृतिमानभिमन्यत्यबुद्धिमान् ॥४१॥

41. evameṣa mahānātmā sargapralayakovidaḥ ,
vikurvāṇaḥ prakṛtimānabhimanyatyabuddhimān.

41. evam eṣaḥ mahān ātmā sargapralayakovidaḥ
vikurvāṇaḥ prakṛtimān abhimanyuati abuddhimān

41. evam eṣaḥ mahān ātmā sargapralayakovidaḥ
prakṛtimān vikurvāṇaḥ abuddhimān abhimanyuati

41. In this way, this great Self (ātman), though skilled in creation and dissolution, as the possessor of nature (prakṛti), diversifies and identifies (with it), as if lacking true understanding.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large, noble

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the great Self (ātman) (Self, soul, spirit)

• सर्गप्रलयकोविदः (sargapralayakovidaḥ) - expert in creation and dissolution, skilled in manifestation and reabsorption

• विकुर्वाणः (vikurvāṇaḥ) - transforming, diversifying, manifesting various forms

• प्रकृतिमान् (prakṛtimān) - endowed with nature (prakṛti), having intrinsic nature

• अभिमन्युअति (abhimanyuati) - identifies (oneself), considers oneself, thinks, imagines

• अबुद्धिमान् (abuddhimān) - unintelligent, unwise, lacking true understanding

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, exalted

आत्मा (ātmā) - the great Self (ātman) (Self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life principle

सर्गप्रलयकोविदः (sargapralayakovidaḥ) - expert in creation and dissolution, skilled in manifestation and reabsorption

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sargapralayakovida

sargapralayakovida - skilled or expert in creation and dissolution

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+pralaya+kovida)

• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, reabsorption
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• kovida – skilled, expert, wise, knowledgeable
  adjective (masculine)

विकुर्वाणः (vikurvāṇaḥ) - transforming, diversifying, manifesting various forms

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikurvāṇa

vikurvāṇa - transforming, diversifying, changing (oneself)

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make) with the prefix 'vi-' (indicating separation, diversity) and the śānac suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रकृतिमान् (prakṛtimān) - endowed with nature (prakṛti), having intrinsic nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakṛtimat

prakṛtimat - having original nature, possessed of material nature (prakṛti)

Possessive adjective

Derived from the noun 'prakṛti' by adding the possessive suffix 'matup'.

अभिमन्युअति (abhimanyuati) - identifies (oneself), considers oneself, thinks, imagines

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

अबुद्धिमान् (abuddhimān) - unintelligent, unwise, lacking true understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abuddhimat

abuddhimat - unwise, unintelligent, lacking discrimination

Possessive adjective

Derived from the noun 'abuddhi' by adding the possessive suffix 'matup'. 'Abuddhi' itself is a compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+buddhi)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)