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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-294, verse-25

योगमेतद्धि योगानां मन्ये योगस्य लक्षणम् ।
एवं पश्यं प्रपश्यन्ति आत्मानमजरं परम् ॥२५॥
25. yogametaddhi yogānāṁ manye yogasya lakṣaṇam ,
evaṁ paśyaṁ prapaśyanti ātmānamajaraṁ param.
25. yogam etat hi yogānām manye yogasya lakṣaṇam
| evam paśyam prapaśyanti ātmānam ajaram param
25. hi etat yogānām yogam yogasya lakṣaṇam manye
evam paśyam ajaram param ātmānam prapaśyanti
25. I indeed consider this among various spiritual disciplines (yoga) to be the true characteristic (lakṣaṇam) of yoga. Those who perceive in this manner truly see the imperishable, supreme Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

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  • योगम् (yogam) - union, spiritual discipline, yoga
  • एतत् (etat) - this
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
  • योगानाम् (yogānām) - among various spiritual disciplines (of disciplines, among disciplines)
  • मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think, I believe
  • योगस्य (yogasya) - of yoga, of discipline
  • लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, definition, distinguishing mark
  • एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
  • पश्यम् (paśyam) - by perceiving (in this manner) (seeing, one who sees, by seeing (adverbial))
  • प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - they clearly perceive, they fully see
  • आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self, soul, spirit
  • अजरम् (ajaram) - undecaying, ageless, imperishable
  • परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

Words meanings and morphology

योगम् (yogam) - union, spiritual discipline, yoga
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yoga
yoga - union, conjunction, spiritual discipline, meditation, means, method
Root: yuj (class 7)
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
(indeclinable)
योगानाम् (yogānām) - among various spiritual disciplines (of disciplines, among disciplines)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yoga
yoga - union, conjunction, spiritual discipline, meditation, means, method
Root: yuj (class 7)
मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think, I believe
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man
Root: man (class 4)
योगस्य (yogasya) - of yoga, of discipline
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yoga
yoga - union, conjunction, spiritual discipline, meditation, means, method
Root: yuj (class 7)
लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, definition, distinguishing mark
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa
lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, definition, attribute, symptom
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
पश्यम् (paśyam) - by perceiving (in this manner) (seeing, one who sees, by seeing (adverbial))
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of paśya
paśya - seeing, visible, to be seen, a seer
Present Active Participle (adverbial/substantive use)
Derived from root dṛś (to see), with `paśya` stem in present tense. Used here in an adverbial accusative singular form, or as a noun.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Used adverbially here, 'by seeing thus' or 'while seeing thus'.
प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - they clearly perceive, they fully see
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prapaś
Prefix: pra
Root: dṛś (class 1)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self, soul, spirit
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, living principle
अजरम् (ajaram) - undecaying, ageless, imperishable
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ajara
ajara - undecaying, ageless, eternal, imperishable, not growing old
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jara)
  • a – not, un-, non-
    indeclinable
  • jara – old age, decay, decrepitude
    noun (feminine)
    Root: jṛ (class 1)
परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, other, beyond