महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-293, verse-36

पुमांश्चैवापुमांश्चैव त्रैलिङ्ग्यं प्राकृतं स्मृतम् ।
नैव पुमान्पुमांश्चैव स लिङ्गीत्यभिधीयते ॥३६॥

36. pumāṁścaivāpumāṁścaiva trailiṅgyaṁ prākṛtaṁ smṛtam ,
naiva pumānpumāṁścaiva sa liṅgītyabhidhīyate.

36. pumān ca eva apumān ca eva trailṅgyam prākṛtam smṛtam
na eva pumān pumān ca eva saḥ liṅgī iti abhidhīyate

36. pumān ca eva apumān ca eva trailṅgyam prākṛtam smṛtam
saḥ na eva pumān pumān ca eva iti liṅgī abhidhīyate

36. Both masculine and non-masculine (expressions) are regarded as the natural (prākṛta) triad of characteristics (trailṅgya). That (entity) which is neither (grossly) masculine nor (emphatically) masculine (i.e., not defined by any gross gender), is called `liṅgī` (the subtle body or characteristic-bearer).

Words meanings summery:

• पुमान् (pumān) - masculine gender/form (male, man, masculine)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• अपुमान् (apumān) - non-masculine (feminine or neuter) gender/form (non-male, female, eunuch, neuter)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• त्रैल्ङ्ग्यम् (trailṅgyam) - the three distinct categories/genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) or the three constituent qualities (guṇas) of the subtle body (liṅga-śarīra) (triad of characteristics, three genders/marks, pertaining to the three qualities (guṇas))

• प्राकृतम् (prākṛtam) - belonging to or derived from material nature (prakṛti) (natural, material, primordial, pertaining to material nature (prakṛti))

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered, is traditionally taught (remembered, considered, taught by tradition)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• पुमान् (pumān) - masculine (in gender/form) (male, man, masculine)

• पुमान् (pumān) - masculine (in gender/form) (male, man, masculine)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• सः (saḥ) - that (subtle body, liṅga-śarīra) (he, that)

• लिङ्गी (liṅgī) - one possessing the subtle body (liṅga-śarīra), or the subtle body itself, which is distinct from gross gender (possessing a mark/sign/characteristic, having a gender, the subtle body (liṅga-śarīra))

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (introduces direct speech or designates a topic)

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is referred to as (is called, is said, is denominated)

Words meanings and morphology

पुमान् (pumān) - masculine gender/form (male, man, masculine)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, masculine principle, masculine gender

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अपुमान् (apumān) - non-masculine (feminine or neuter) gender/form (non-male, female, eunuch, neuter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apums

apums - not a man, eunuch, neuter, female, non-masculine

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+pums)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pums – man, male, masculine principle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Though masculine in grammatical gender, it refers to the category of 'non-male' or feminine/neuter beings.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

त्रैल्ङ्ग्यम् (trailṅgyam) - the three distinct categories/genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) or the three constituent qualities (guṇas) of the subtle body (liṅga-śarīra) (triad of characteristics, three genders/marks, pertaining to the three qualities (guṇas))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of trailṅgya

trailṅgya - triad of characteristics, three genders/marks, pertaining to the three qualities (guṇas)

प्राकृतम् (prākṛtam) - belonging to or derived from material nature (prakṛti) (natural, material, primordial, pertaining to material nature (prakṛti))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prākṛta

prākṛta - natural, material, primordial, pertaining to (prakṛti), unrefined, common

Note: Agrees with 'trailṅgyam'.

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered, is traditionally taught (remembered, considered, taught by tradition)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, learned, traditional

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'trailṅgyam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

पुमान् (pumān) - masculine (in gender/form) (male, man, masculine)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, masculine principle, masculine gender

Note: Part of the phrase 'na eva pumān pumān ca eva', indicating 'neither male nor (again) male', which is interpreted as 'neither male nor non-male' or 'genderless' in reference to the subtle body.

पुमान् (pumān) - masculine (in gender/form) (male, man, masculine)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, masculine principle, masculine gender

Note: Part of the phrase 'na eva pumān pumān ca eva', indicating 'neither male nor (again) male', which is interpreted as 'neither male nor non-male' or 'genderless' in reference to the subtle body.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (subtle body, liṅga-śarīra) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

लिङ्गी (liṅgī) - one possessing the subtle body (liṅga-śarīra), or the subtle body itself, which is distinct from gross gender (possessing a mark/sign/characteristic, having a gender, the subtle body (liṅga-śarīra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of liṅgin

liṅgin - having a mark, characteristic, attribute; having a sign or gender; subtle body

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (introduces direct speech or designates a topic)

(indeclinable)

अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is referred to as (is called, is said, is denominated)

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)