महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-294, verse-17

न चाभिमन्यते किंचिन्न च बुध्यति काष्ठवत् ।
तदा प्रकृतिमापन्नं युक्तमाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥१७॥

17. na cābhimanyate kiṁcinna ca budhyati kāṣṭhavat ,
tadā prakṛtimāpannaṁ yuktamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ.

17. na ca abhimanyate kiñcit na ca budhyati kāṣṭhavat
tadā prakṛtim āpannam yuktam āhuḥ manīṣiṇaḥ

17. manīṣiṇaḥ āhuḥ tadā yuktam prakṛtim āpannam na
ca abhimanyate kiñcit na ca budhyati kāṣṭhavat

17. When it (the self) neither perceives anything nor understands, like a log, then the wise (manīṣiṇaḥ) declare it to have attained its intrinsic nature (prakṛti), and rightly so.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• अभिमन्यते (abhimanyate) - perceives, thinks, considers

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• बुध्यति (budhyati) - understands, awakens, knows

• काष्ठवत् (kāṣṭhavat) - like a log, like wood

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - intrinsic nature, material nature

• आपन्नम् (āpannam) - attained, reached, fallen into

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - rightly so, appropriate (appropriate, proper, joined, connected)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise, thinkers

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभिमन्यते (abhimanyate) - perceives, thinks, considers

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, a little

Neuter nominative/accusative singular

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बुध्यति (budhyati) - understands, awakens, knows

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: budh (class 1)

काष्ठवत् (kāṣṭhavat) - like a log, like wood

(indeclinable)

Suffixed with -vat to kāṣṭha

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - intrinsic nature, material nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, intrinsic nature, primary matter, origin

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आपन्नम् (āpannam) - attained, reached, fallen into

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āpanna

āpanna - attained, reached, happened, obtained, fallen into

Past Passive Participle

From verb āp (ā + ap)

Prefix: ā

Root: ap (class 5)

Note: Adjective form of the past passive participle, here in neuter accusative singular.

युक्तम् (yuktam) - rightly so, appropriate (appropriate, proper, joined, connected)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, united, proper, appropriate, engaged

Past Passive Participle

From verb yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Adjective form of the past passive participle, here in neuter nominative singular, functioning adverbially or predicatively.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect Indicative

3rd person plural, Parasmaipada (irregular perfect form)

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Used with a present meaning.

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise, thinkers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, thoughtful, a sage