महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-299, verse-16

चक्षुः पश्यति रूपाणि मनसा तु न चक्षुषा ।
मनसि व्याकुले चक्षुः पश्यन्नपि न पश्यति ।
तथेन्द्रियाणि सर्वाणि पश्यन्तीत्यभिचक्षते ॥१६॥

16. cakṣuḥ paśyati rūpāṇi manasā tu na cakṣuṣā ,
manasi vyākule cakṣuḥ paśyannapi na paśyati ,
tathendriyāṇi sarvāṇi paśyantītyabhicakṣate.

16. cakṣuḥ paśyati rūpāṇi manasā tu na
cakṣuṣā | manasi vyākule cakṣuḥ
paśyan api na paśyati | tathā indriyāṇi
sarvāṇi paśyanti iti abhicakṣate

16. cakṣuḥ manasā rūpāṇi paśyati tu cakṣuṣā
na (paśyati) manasi vyākule (sati)
cakṣuḥ paśyan api na paśyati tathā sarvāṇi
indriyāṇi paśyanti iti abhicakṣate

16. The eye perceives forms, but it does so through the mind (manas), not independently by the eye itself. When the mind (manas) is distracted, the eye, even when looking, does not truly see. Likewise, it is declared that all the senses function in this way.

Words meanings summery:

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - the eye, sight

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees

• रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, sights, objects of vision

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

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

• न (na) - not

• चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by the eye, with the eye

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, when the mind

• व्याकुले (vyākule) - agitated, distracted, confused

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - the eye

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, while seeing

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• न (na) - not

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the senses, the sense organs

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• अभिचक्षते (abhicakṣate) - they declare, they say, they call

Words meanings and morphology

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - the eye, sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' stem in present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, sights, objects of vision

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by the eye, with the eye

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, when the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

व्याकुले (vyākule) - agitated, distracted, confused

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyākula

vyākula - agitated, confused, distracted, bewildered

Derived from root 'kul' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manasi' (Locative Absolute construction)

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - the eye

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, while seeing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing

Present Active Participle

Root 'dṛś' (paś) + 'śatṛ' suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Present active participle. Grammatically masculine singular nominative, referring to the implicit agent (a person) who uses the eye.

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' stem in present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the senses, the sense organs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'indriyāṇi'

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' stem in present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

अभिचक्षते (abhicakṣate) - they declare, they say, they call

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of abhicakṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)