महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-296, verse-3

एतदेवं विकुर्वाणां बुध्यमानो न बुध्यते ।
अव्यक्तबोधनाच्चैव बुध्यमानं वदन्त्यपि ॥३॥

3. etadevaṁ vikurvāṇāṁ budhyamāno na budhyate ,
avyaktabodhanāccaiva budhyamānaṁ vadantyapi.

3. etat evam vikurvāṇām budhyamānaḥ na budhyate
avyaktabodhanāt ca eva budhyamānam vadanti api

3. etat evam vikurvāṇām budhyamānaḥ na budhyate
ca eva avyaktabodhanāt api budhyamānam vadanti

3. Although one perceives these varied manifestations, the perceiver (budhyamānaḥ) fails to comprehend the ultimate truth. And indeed, only through the instruction concerning the unmanifest (avyakta) do they (the wise) speak of (or acknowledge) the truly knowing one.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - refers to the manifest world or phenomena (this, this world, this phenomenon)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, in this way

• विकुर्वाणाम् (vikurvāṇām) - refers to the various transformations or the entities undergoing/causing them, specifically the manifested forms of the ultimate reality (of the transforming ones, of the manifesting entities/forms)

• बुध्यमानः (budhyamānaḥ) - one who understands or perceives only the manifest world (the one who is understanding, the perceiver, the knowing one)

• न (na) - not, no

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - he understands, he perceives

• अव्यक्तबोधनात् (avyaktabodhanāt) - from the revelation or teaching concerning the unmanifest (avyakta) (from the understanding/instruction of the unmanifest)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• बुध्यमानम् (budhyamānam) - the one who is truly knowing, i.e., understands the unmanifest (the one who is understanding, the knowing one)

• वदन्ति (vadanti) - the wise or the scriptures speak (they say, they speak, they describe)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - refers to the manifest world or phenomena (this, this world, this phenomenon)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here, this present

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, in this way

(indeclinable)

विकुर्वाणाम् (vikurvāṇām) - refers to the various transformations or the entities undergoing/causing them, specifically the manifested forms of the ultimate reality (of the transforming ones, of the manifesting entities/forms)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vikurvāṇa

vikurvāṇa - transforming, creating, manifesting

Present Middle Participle

from vi-kṛ (class 8 verb) with suffix -śānac

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बुध्यमानः (budhyamānaḥ) - one who understands or perceives only the manifest world (the one who is understanding, the perceiver, the knowing one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of budhyamāna

budhyamāna - understanding, perceiving, knowing

Present Middle Participle

from budh (class 4 verb) with suffix -śānac

Root: budh (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बुध्यते (budhyate) - he understands, he perceives

(verb)

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

Present Tense

from budh (class 4 verb, Ātmanepada)

Root: budh (class 4)

अव्यक्तबोधनात् (avyaktabodhanāt) - from the revelation or teaching concerning the unmanifest (avyakta) (from the understanding/instruction of the unmanifest)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of avyaktabodhana

avyaktabodhana - understanding of the unmanifest, instruction about the unmanifest (avyakta)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (avyakta+bodhana)

• avyakta – unmanifest, unexpressed, imperceptible, primordial matter (avyakta)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from a-vyaj (class 7 verb) with negative prefix a-
  Prefixes: a+vi
  Root: vyaj (class 7)
• bodhana – awakening, teaching, understanding, knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  noun from causative root budh
  from root budh (causative)
  Root: budh (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

बुध्यमानम् (budhyamānam) - the one who is truly knowing, i.e., understands the unmanifest (the one who is understanding, the knowing one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of budhyamāna

budhyamāna - understanding, perceiving, knowing

Present Middle Participle

from budh (class 4 verb) with suffix -śānac

Root: budh (class 4)

वदन्ति (vadanti) - the wise or the scriptures speak (they say, they speak, they describe)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Present Tense

from vad (class 1 verb, Parasmaipada)

Root: vad (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)