महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-294, verse-22

तदेवाहुरणुभ्योऽणु तन्महद्भ्यो महत्तरम् ।
तदन्तः सर्वभूतेषु ध्रुवं तिष्ठन्न दृश्यते ॥२२॥

22. tadevāhuraṇubhyo'ṇu tanmahadbhyo mahattaram ,
tadantaḥ sarvabhūteṣu dhruvaṁ tiṣṭhanna dṛśyate.

22. tat eva āhuḥ aṇubhyaḥ aṇu tat mahadbhyaḥ mahattaram
tat antaḥ sarvabhūteṣu dhruvam tiṣṭhan na dṛśyate

22. te tat eva aṇubhyaḥ aṇu mahadbhyaḥ mahattaram āhuḥ.
tat sarvabhūteṣu antaḥ dhruvam tiṣṭhan na dṛśyate.

22. That, they declare, is subtler than the subtle and greater than the great. Remaining constant within all beings, it is not perceived.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - refers to the ultimate reality from the previous verse (that, it)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• अणुभ्यः (aṇubhyaḥ) - than the subtle, than the minute particles

• अणु (aṇu) - subtle, minute

• तत् (tat) - refers to the ultimate reality (that, it)

• महद्भ्यः (mahadbhyaḥ) - than the great ones

• महत्तरम् (mahattaram) - greater, mightier (comparative)

• तत् (tat) - refers to the ultimate reality (that, it)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internal

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in all beings, among all creatures

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - constantly, fixedly, surely

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - remaining, standing, abiding

• न (na) - not

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - refers to the ultimate reality from the previous verse (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

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

perfect 3rd plural

from root brū (or its ancient variant ah-), class 2, perfect tense

Root: brū (class 2)

अणुभ्यः (aṇubhyaḥ) - than the subtle, than the minute particles

(adjective)

Ablative, plural of aṇu

aṇu - minute, subtle, atomic, small

Note: Used with aṇu in the sense of 'smaller/subtler than...'

अणु (aṇu) - subtle, minute

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṇu

aṇu - minute, subtle, atomic, small

Note: Qualifies 'tat' implied from context.

तत् (tat) - refers to the ultimate reality (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

महद्भ्यः (mahadbhyaḥ) - than the great ones

(adjective)

Ablative, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

Note: Used with mahattaram in the sense of 'greater than...'

महत्तरम् (mahattaram) - greater, mightier (comparative)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahattara

mahattara - greater, mightier, more extensive

comparative degree of mahat, suffixed with -tara

Note: Qualifies 'tat' implied from context.

तत् (tat) - refers to the ultimate reality (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internal

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the locative 'sarvabhūteṣu'.

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in all beings, among all creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - constantly, fixedly, surely

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - remaining, standing, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthā

sthā - to stand, to remain, to abide

present active participle

from root sthā, class 1, present stem tiṣṭha-

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (tat).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'dṛśyate'.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived

(verb)

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

present 3rd singular passive

from root dṛś, class 1, passive voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)