महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-293, verse-6

षोडशी तु कला सूक्ष्मा स सोम उपधार्यताम् ।
न तूपयुज्यते देवैर्देवानुपयुनक्ति सा ॥६॥

6. ṣoḍaśī tu kalā sūkṣmā sa soma upadhāryatām ,
na tūpayujyate devairdevānupayunakti sā.

6. ṣoḍaśī tu kalā sūkṣmā saḥ somaḥ upadhāryatām
na tu upayujyate devaiḥ devān upayuñjanti sā

6. tu ṣoḍaśī kalā sūkṣmā saḥ somaḥ upadhāryatām
sā devaiḥ na upayujyate tu devān upayuñjanti

6. However, the sixteenth part (kalā) is subtle; that Soma (the moon) should be understood as such. It is not utilized by the gods (devas), but rather it utilizes the gods (devas).

Words meanings summery:

• षोडशी (ṣoḍaśī) - sixteenth

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

• कला (kalā) - the part or phase of the moon (part, digit (of the moon), art, skill)

• सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - subtle, minute, fine, imperceptible

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine)

• सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma, referring to the moon (Soma, the moon, the divine drink)

• उपधार्यताम् (upadhāryatām) - let it be understood, let it be meditated upon, let it be fixed in mind

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

• उपयुज्यते (upayujyate) - is used, is employed

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods (devas) (by the gods, by the divine beings)

• देवान् (devān) - the gods (devas) (the gods, the divine beings)

• उपयुञ्जन्ति (upayuñjanti) - they use, they employ, they make use of, they apply

• सा (sā) - she, referring to the kalā (she, that (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

षोडशी (ṣoḍaśī) - sixteenth

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ṣoḍaśa

ṣoḍaśa - sixteenth

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

कला (kalā) - the part or phase of the moon (part, digit (of the moon), art, skill)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalā

kalā - a small part, a digit of the moon, an art

सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - subtle, minute, fine, imperceptible

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma, referring to the moon (Soma, the moon, the divine drink)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma (plant, juice, deity), the moon

उपधार्यताम् (upadhāryatām) - let it be understood, let it be meditated upon, let it be fixed in mind

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of upadhṛ

passive imperative

passive, derived from upa + root dhṛ (class 1)

Prefix: upa

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

उपयुज्यते (upayujyate) - is used, is employed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of upayuj

present passive

passive voice, derived from upa + root yuj (class 7)

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods (devas) (by the gods, by the divine beings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, divine being

देवान् (devān) - the gods (devas) (the gods, the divine beings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, divine being

उपयुञ्जन्ति (upayuñjanti) - they use, they employ, they make use of, they apply

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of upayuj

verb with prefix

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

सा (sā) - she, referring to the kalā (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that