महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-303, verse-4

अव्यक्तस्तु न जानीते पुरुषो ज्ञः स्वभावतः ।
न मत्तः परमस्तीति नित्यमेवाभिमन्यते ॥४॥

4. avyaktastu na jānīte puruṣo jñaḥ svabhāvataḥ ,
na mattaḥ paramastīti nityamevābhimanyate.

4. avyaktaḥ tu na jānīte puruṣaḥ jñaḥ svabhāvataḥ |
na mattaḥ param asti iti nityam eva abhimanyate

4. tu avyaktaḥ na jānīte puruṣaḥ svabhāvataḥ jñaḥ (bhavati)
(saḥ) nityam eva "mattaḥ param na asti" iti abhimanyate

4. But the unmanifest does not know. The conscious being (puruṣa), by its very nature, is the knower. Yet, he (the individual puruṣa) constantly believes, 'There is nothing higher than me.'

Words meanings summery:

• अव्यक्तः (avyaktaḥ) - the unmanifest (prakṛti) (unmanifest, unevolved, imperceptible (often refers to prakṛti))

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

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जानीते (jānīte) - does not know (knows, perceives)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the conscious being (puruṣa) (person, man, conscious being, spirit (puruṣa))

• ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower (knowing, wise, a knower)

• स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - by its very nature (by nature, naturally, intrinsically)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - than me (from me, than me)

• परम् (param) - higher, supreme (higher, supreme, excellent, superior)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, so (quotation marker))

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

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (only, certainly, indeed)

• अभिमन्यते (abhimanyate) - believes (proudly or mistakenly) (considers, believes, is proud of, thinks highly of oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यक्तः (avyaktaḥ) - the unmanifest (prakṛti) (unmanifest, unevolved, imperceptible (often refers to prakṛti))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, unevolved, imperceptible, indistinct, primordial matter (prakṛti)

negative prefix a + vyakta (past passive participle of vi-añj)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vyakta – manifest, clear, distinct, evolved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root añj with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जानीते (jānīte) - does not know (knows, perceives)

(verb)

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

Present Ātmanepada

third person singular, root jñā (9th class) with ā-vikaraṇa

Root: jñā (class 9)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the conscious being (puruṣa) (person, man, conscious being, spirit (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, conscious being, spirit, soul, the cosmic person

ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower (knowing, wise, a knower)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knowing, wise, a knower, intelligent

agent noun from root jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used substantivally here.

स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - by its very nature (by nature, naturally, intrinsically)

(indeclinable)

formed from svabhāva + the suffix -tas (indicating manner or origin)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - than me (from me, than me)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

परम् (param) - higher, supreme (higher, supreme, excellent, superior)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, supreme, highest, ultimate, beyond

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

third person singular, root as (2nd class)

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, so (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Can be nominative/accusative neuter singular or an adverb.

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (only, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अभिमन्यते (abhimanyate) - believes (proudly or mistakenly) (considers, believes, is proud of, thinks highly of oneself)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhi-man

Present Ātmanepada

third person singular, root man with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)