महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-303, verse-16

अन्यो ह्यग्निरुखाप्यन्या नित्यमेवमवैहि भोः ।
न चोपलिप्यते सोऽग्निरुखासंस्पर्शनेन वै ॥१६॥

16. anyo hyagnirukhāpyanyā nityamevamavaihi bhoḥ ,
na copalipyate so'gnirukhāsaṁsparśanena vai.

16. anyaḥ hi agniḥ ukhā api anyā nityam evam avaihi bhoḥ
na ca upalipyate saḥ agniḥ ukhāsaṃsparśanena vai

16. hi agniḥ anyaḥ api ukhā anyā bhoḥ evam nityam avaihi
ca saḥ agniḥ ukhāsaṃsparśanena vai na upalipyate

16. Indeed, fire is distinct, and the pot is also distinct; understand this always, O (learner). And that fire is verily not affected by the contact of the pot.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - distinct (other, distinct, different)

• हि (hi) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, surely, because)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

• उखा (ukhā) - cooking pot (pot, cauldron)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• अन्या (anyā) - distinct (other, distinct, different)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, eternally, constantly)

• एवम् (evam) - this (referring to the principle of distinctness) (thus, in this way, so)

• अवैहि (avaihi) - understand! know! (know, understand, perceive)

• भोः (bhoḥ) - O (learner/listener) (O!, hello! (vocative particle))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• उपलिप्यते (upalipyate) - is affected, is stained (is smeared, adheres, is affected)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to fire) (that, he)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• उखासंस्पर्शनेन (ukhāsaṁsparśanena) - by the contact with the pot (by the contact of the pot)

• वै (vai) - verily (for emphasis) (indeed, verily, surely)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - distinct (other, distinct, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

Note: modifies agniḥ

हि (hi) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: emphasizes the statement

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god Agni

Note: subject of implied 'is'

उखा (ukhā) - cooking pot (pot, cauldron)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukhā

ukhā - pot, cauldron, cooking vessel

Note: subject of implied 'is distinct'

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: connects the second distinct entity

अन्या (anyā) - distinct (other, distinct, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

Note: modifies ukhā

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, eternally, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: adverbial use

एवम् (evam) - this (referring to the principle of distinctness) (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: object of 'avaihi'

अवैहि (avaihi) - understand! know! (know, understand, perceive)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ava-i

Imperative Active

from ava (prefix) + root i (to go/know), Class 2, imperative, parasmaipada

Prefix: ava

Root: i (class 2)

भोः (bhoḥ) - O (learner/listener) (O!, hello! (vocative particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: addressing the listener

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: negates 'upalipyate'

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: connects the two clauses

उपलिप्यते (upalipyate) - is affected, is stained (is smeared, adheres, is affected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upa-lip

Present Passive Indicative

from upa (prefix) + root lip, Class 6, passive/middle voice

Prefix: upa

Root: lip (class 6)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to fire) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: refers back to agniḥ

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god Agni

Note: subject of 'upalipyate'

उखासंस्पर्शनेन (ukhāsaṁsparśanena) - by the contact with the pot (by the contact of the pot)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ukhāsaṃsparśana

ukhāsaṁsparśana - contact with the pot

from ukhā (pot) + saṃsparśana (contact)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ukhā+saṃsparśana)

• ukhā – pot, cauldron, cooking vessel
  noun (feminine)
• saṃsparśana – touching, contact, sensation of touch
  noun (neuter)
  agent noun from saṃ-spṛś
  from sam-spṛś 'to touch completely'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: means by which the fire is not affected

वै (vai) - verily (for emphasis) (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: emphasizes the non-attachment