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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-303, verse-6

यदाज्ञानेन कुर्वीत गुणसर्गं पुनः पुनः ।
यदात्मानं न जानीते तदाव्यक्तमिहोच्यते ॥६॥
6. yadājñānena kurvīta guṇasargaṁ punaḥ punaḥ ,
yadātmānaṁ na jānīte tadāvyaktamihocyate.
6. yadā ajñānena kurvīta guṇasargam punaḥ punaḥ
yadā ātmānam na jānīte tadā avyaktam iha ucyate
6. yadā ajñānena punaḥ punaḥ guṇasargam kurvīta
yadā ātmānam na jānīte tadā iha avyaktam ucyate
6. When one repeatedly causes the emanation of the material constituents (guṇasarga) due to ignorance (ajñāna), and when one does not know the true self (ātman), then here, that is called the unmanifest (avyakta).

Words meanings summery:

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  • यदा (yadā) - when
  • अज्ञानेन (ajñānena) - by ignorance, through ignorance
  • कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one would do, one would make
  • गुणसर्गम् (guṇasargam) - the emanation of material constituents (sattva, rajas, tamas) of prakṛti (the emanation of qualities/constituents, the creation of qualities)
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew
  • यदा (yadā) - when
  • आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)
  • (na) - not
  • जानीते (jānīte) - one knows
  • तदा (tadā) - then
  • अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest, the unexpressed
  • इह (iha) - here, in this context
  • उच्यते (ucyate) - it is said, it is called

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when
(indeclinable)
अज्ञानेन (ajñānena) - by ignorance, through ignorance
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ajñāna
ajñāna - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, cognition
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root jñā (to know)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one would do, one would make
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
गुणसर्गम् (guṇasargam) - the emanation of material constituents (sattva, rajas, tamas) of prakṛti (the emanation of qualities/constituents, the creation of qualities)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇasarga
guṇasarga - emanation or creation of the guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+sarga)
  • guṇa – quality, constituent (of prakṛti), strand, virtue
    noun (masculine)
  • sarga – creation, emanation, production, discharge
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root sṛj (to emit, create)
    Root: sṛj (class 6)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew
(indeclinable)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew
(indeclinable)
यदा (yadā) - when
(indeclinable)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
जानीते (jānīte) - one knows
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
तदा (tadā) - then
(indeclinable)
अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest, the unexpressed
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avyakta
avyakta - unmanifest, unexpressed, indistinct, invisible, primordial matter (prakṛti)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • vyakta – manifest, expressed, distinct, visible
    adjective (masculine/neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root añj (to anoint, to manifest) with prefix vi-
    Prefix: vi
    Root: añj (class 7)
इह (iha) - here, in this context
(indeclinable)
उच्यते (ucyate) - it is said, it is called
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)