महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-295, verse-15

यदा तु गुणजालं तदव्यक्तात्मनि संक्षिपेत् ।
तदा सह गुणैस्तैस्तु पञ्चविंशो विलीयते ॥१५॥

15. yadā tu guṇajālaṁ tadavyaktātmani saṁkṣipet ,
tadā saha guṇaistaistu pañcaviṁśo vilīyate.

15. yadā tu guṇajālam tat avyaktātmani saṃkṣipet |
tadā saha guṇaiḥ taiḥ tu pañcaviṃśaḥ vilīyate

15. yadā tu tat guṇajālam avyaktātmani saṃkṣipet tadā tu taiḥ guṇaiḥ saha pañcaviṃśaḥ vilīyate.

15. But when that network of constituents (guṇa) withdraws into the essence (ātman) of the unmanifest (avyakta), then indeed, along with those constituents, the twenty-fifth (principle) also dissolves.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, whenever)

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

• गुणजालम् (guṇajālam) - that network of constituents (guṇa) (the network of qualities, the aggregate of constituents)

• तत् (tat) - referring to the 'guṇajāla' (that)

• अव्यक्तात्मनि (avyaktātmani) - into the essence (ātman) of the unmanifest (avyakta) (i.e., Prakṛti) (in the self of the unmanifest, in the essence of the unmanifest)

• संक्षिपेत् (saṁkṣipet) - withdraws (or should withdraw, potential mood) (should withdraw, should contract, should dissolve)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• सह (saha) - along with (with, along with, together with)

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with those constituents (guṇa) (by the qualities, with the constituents)

• तैः (taiḥ) - with those (qualities) (by them, by those)

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

• पञ्चविंशः (pañcaviṁśaḥ) - the twenty-fifth principle (Puruṣa) (the twenty-fifth)

• विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves (or withdraws its connection from the manifest realm) (dissolves, vanishes, merges)

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when (when, whenever)

(indeclinable)

temporal adverb.

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

(indeclinable)

particle, often indicates contrast or emphasis.

गुणजालम् (guṇajālam) - that network of constituents (guṇa) (the network of qualities, the aggregate of constituents)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of guṇajāla

guṇajāla - network/aggregate of qualities/constituents

Compound of 'guṇa' and 'jāla'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+jāla)

• guṇa – quality, constituent, strand
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, web, multitude
  noun (neuter)

Note: neuter accusative singular form of 'guṇajāla'

तत् (tat) - referring to the 'guṇajāla' (that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: neuter nominative/accusative singular form of 'tad'

अव्यक्तात्मनि (avyaktātmani) - into the essence (ātman) of the unmanifest (avyakta) (i.e., Prakṛti) (in the self of the unmanifest, in the essence of the unmanifest)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avyaktātman

avyaktātman - the self/essence of the unmanifest

Compound of 'avyakta' and 'ātman'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avyakta+ātman)

• avyakta – unmanifest
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (negated)
  From 'a' (not) + 'vyakta' (manifest).
  Prefixes: a+vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: masculine locative singular form of 'avyaktātman'

संक्षिपेत् (saṁkṣipet) - withdraws (or should withdraw, potential mood) (should withdraw, should contract, should dissolve)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sam-kṣip

From root 'kṣip' (to throw, cast, withdraw) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: 3rd person singular optative active form of 'saṃ-kṣip'

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

temporal adverb. Correlates with 'yadā'.

सह (saha) - along with (with, along with, together with)

(indeclinable)

preposition, takes instrumental case.

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with those constituents (guṇa) (by the qualities, with the constituents)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, constituent, strand, property

Note: masculine instrumental plural form of 'guṇa'

तैः (taiḥ) - with those (qualities) (by them, by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine instrumental plural form of 'tad'

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

(indeclinable)

particle, often indicates contrast or emphasis.

पञ्चविंशः (pañcaviṁśaḥ) - the twenty-fifth principle (Puruṣa) (the twenty-fifth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcaviṃśa

pañcaviṁśa - twenty-fifth, consisting of twenty-five

From 'pañcaviṃśati' (twenty-five) with suffix 'a'.

Note: masculine nominative singular form of 'pañcaviṃśa'

विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves (or withdraws its connection from the manifest realm) (dissolves, vanishes, merges)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present (laṭ) of vi-lī

From root 'lī' (to cling, dissolve) with prefix 'vi'. The verb is in passive or middle voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: 3rd person singular present middle/passive form of 'vi-lī'