महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-292, verse-1

वसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवमप्रतिबुद्धत्वादबुद्धमनुवर्तते ।
देहाद्देहसहस्राणि तथा समभिपद्यते ॥१॥

1. vasiṣṭha uvāca ,
evamapratibuddhatvādabuddhamanuvartate ,
dehāddehasahasrāṇi tathā samabhipadyate.

1. vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca evam apratibuddhatvāt abuddham
anuvartate dehāt dehasahasrāṇi tathā samabhipadyate

1. vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca evam apratibuddhatvāt abuddham
anuvartate tathā dehāt dehasahasrāṇi samabhipadyate

1. Vasiṣṭha said: Thus, owing to a lack of awakening, the unenlightened self (abuddha) continues to exist. In this way, it successively attains thousands of bodies (saṃsāra), transitioning from one body to another.

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - (he) said, (he) spoke

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

• अप्रतिबुद्धत्वात् (apratibuddhatvāt) - due to non-awakening, from the state of not being awakened, due to ignorance

• अबुद्धम् (abuddham) - the unenlightened self or mind, which is the subject of transmigration (the unenlightened (one), the ignorant (one), the unawakened)

• अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - it continues to exist (in a cycle of rebirth) (it follows, it continues, it persists, it revolves)

• देहात् (dehāt) - from one body (transitioning to another) (from the body)

• देहसहस्राणि (dehasahasrāṇi) - countless bodies in the cycle of transmigration (thousands of bodies)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so, in that manner

• समभिपद्यते (samabhipadyate) - it attains, it reaches, it obtains, it comes to pass

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage), most excellent, best

Superlative of `vasu` (good).

Root: vas (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - (he) said, (he) spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form of the root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

अप्रतिबुद्धत्वात् (apratibuddhatvāt) - due to non-awakening, from the state of not being awakened, due to ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of apratibuddhatva

apratibuddhatva - state of not being awakened, non-enlightenment, ignorance

Abstract noun formed by adding `tva` suffix to the adjective `apratibuddha`. The adjective `apratibuddha` is a nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of `a` (negative prefix) and `pratibuddha` (past passive participle of `budh`).

Note: Indicates cause.

अबुद्धम् (abuddham) - the unenlightened self or mind, which is the subject of transmigration (the unenlightened (one), the ignorant (one), the unawakened)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abuddha

abuddha - unenlightened, ignorant, not understood, foolish

Past Passive Participle (used as noun/adjective)

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of `a` (negative prefix) and `buddha` (past passive participle of `budh`).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+buddha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• buddha – awakened, enlightened, known, understood
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `budh` (to awaken, to know).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of `anuvartate`.

अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - it continues to exist (in a cycle of rebirth) (it follows, it continues, it persists, it revolves)

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular

From root `vṛt` (to turn, exist) with prefix `anu-`. Atmanepada form.

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

देहात् (dehāt) - from one body (transitioning to another) (from the body)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, embodiment

From root `dih` (to smear, grow, thrive).

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Indicates separation or origin in the context of transmigration.

देहसहस्राणि (dehasahasrāṇi) - countless bodies in the cycle of transmigration (thousands of bodies)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dehasahasra

dehasahasra - thousands of bodies

Compound of `deha` (body) and `sahasra` (thousand).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deha+sahasra)

• deha – body, form, embodiment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `samabhipadyate`.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

From `tad` (that) + `thā` suffix.

Note: Connects the idea of persisting ignorance with attaining many bodies.

समभिपद्यते (samabhipadyate) - it attains, it reaches, it obtains, it comes to pass

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular

From root `pad` (to go, fall) with prefixes `sam-` and `abhi-`. Atmanepada form.

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The subject is `abuddham` (the unenlightened self/mind).