महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-296, verse-15

न चैष तत्त्ववांस्तात निस्तत्त्वस्त्वेष बुद्धिमान् ।
एष मुञ्चति तत्त्वं हि क्षिप्रं बुद्धस्य लक्षणम् ॥१५॥

15. na caiṣa tattvavāṁstāta nistattvastveṣa buddhimān ,
eṣa muñcati tattvaṁ hi kṣipraṁ buddhasya lakṣaṇam.

15. na ca eṣa tattvavān tāta nistattvaḥ tu eṣa buddhimān
eṣa muñcati tattvam hi kṣipram buddhasya lakṣaṇam

15. tāta,
eṣa buddhimān ca na tattvavān,
tu eṣa nistattvaḥ.
eṣa hi kṣipram tattvam muñcati buddhasya lakṣaṇam.

15. And this wise one (buddhimān), O dear one (tāta), is not endowed with principles; rather, he is without principles (nistattvas). This indeed is the characteristic of an awakened one (buddha), that he quickly abandons principles (tattva).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एष (eṣa) - this (wise one) (this, this one, this (masculine))

• तत्त्ववान् (tattvavān) - endowed with principles (having truth, possessing principles, real)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (dear one, father, son)

• निस्तत्त्वः (nistattvaḥ) - without principles (without essence, devoid of principle, beyond categories, unconditioned)

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

• एष (eṣa) - this (wise one) (this, this one, this (masculine))

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise one (wise, intelligent, discerning)

• एष (eṣa) - this (case/fact) (this, this one, this (masculine))

• मुञ्चति (muñcati) - he abandons (he releases, he abandons, he loosens)

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - principles (reality, truth, principle, essence)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, certainly)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, soon)

• बुद्धस्य (buddhasya) - of an awakened one (of the awakened, of the enlightened, of the Buddha)

• लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, sign, mark, definition

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this (wise one) (this, this one, this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one, this (masculine)

तत्त्ववान् (tattvavān) - endowed with principles (having truth, possessing principles, real)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tattvavat

tattvavat - having truth, possessing principles, real

suffix -vat denoting possession

तात (tāta) - O dear one (dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father, son

निस्तत्त्वः (nistattvaḥ) - without principles (without essence, devoid of principle, beyond categories, unconditioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nistattva

nistattva - without essence, devoid of principle, beyond categories, unconditioned

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+tattva)

• nis – without, out of, away from
  indeclinable
• tattva – reality, truth, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this (wise one) (this, this one, this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one, this (masculine)

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise one (wise, intelligent, discerning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - wise, intelligent, discerning

suffix -mat denoting possession of buddhi (intellect)

एष (eṣa) - this (case/fact) (this, this one, this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one, this (masculine)

मुञ्चति (muñcati) - he abandons (he releases, he abandons, he loosens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of muc

present indicative 3rd singular, from √muc

Root: muc (class 6)

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - principles (reality, truth, principle, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - reality, truth, principle, essence

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, certainly)

(indeclinable)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, soon)

(indeclinable)

बुद्धस्य (buddhasya) - of an awakened one (of the awakened, of the enlightened, of the Buddha)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of buddha

buddha - awakened, enlightened, known, understood

Past Passive Participle

formed from √budh + kta

Root: budh (class 1)

लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, sign, mark, definition

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - characteristic, sign, mark, definition