महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-101

यस्याव्यक्तं न विदितं सगुणं निर्गुणं पुनः ।
तेन तीर्थानि यज्ञाश्च सेवितव्याविपश्चिता ॥१०१॥

101. yasyāvyaktaṁ na viditaṁ saguṇaṁ nirguṇaṁ punaḥ ,
tena tīrthāni yajñāśca sevitavyāvipaścitā.

101. yasya avyaktam na viditam saguṇam nirguṇam punaḥ
| tena tīrthāni yajñāḥ ca sevitavyā avipaścitā

101. yasya avyaktam saguṇam punaḥ nirguṇam na viditam,
tena avipaścitā tīrthāni ca yajñāḥ sevitavyā.

101. For one to whom the unmanifest (avyakta) — both with attributes (saguṇa) and without attributes (nirguṇa) — is not known, by such an unwise person, pilgrimages to holy places (tīrtha) and Vedic rituals (yajña) should be undertaken.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - for whom (whose, of whom, for whom)

• अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (Brahman) (the unmanifest, unperceived)

• न (na) - not

• विदितम् (viditam) - known (known, understood)

• सगुणम् (saguṇam) - with attributes (with qualities, possessing attributes)

• निर्गुणम् (nirguṇam) - without attributes (without qualities, devoid of attributes)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - and also, moreover (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

• तेन (tena) - by that (unwise person) (by him, by that)

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - pilgrimages to holy places (tīrtha) (holy places, fords, pilgrimages)

• यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals (yajña) (Vedic rituals, sacrifices)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सेवितव्या (sevitavyā) - should be undertaken/resorted to (to be served, to be practiced, to be resorted to)

• अविपश्चिता (avipaścitā) - by that unwise person (by the unwise, by the ignorant)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - for whom (whose, of whom, for whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (Brahman) (the unmanifest, unperceived)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, imperceptible, indistinct

Past Passive Participle (used as noun/adjective)

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'vyakta' (manifest).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vyakta – manifest, distinct, apparent, discernible
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'añj' with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Used here as a noun referring to the ultimate reality.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विदितम् (viditam) - known (known, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vid' (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

सगुणम् (saguṇam) - with attributes (with qualities, possessing attributes)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saguṇa

saguṇa - possessed of good qualities, endowed with attributes

Compound of 'sa' (with) and 'guṇa' (quality).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+guṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

निर्गुणम् (nirguṇam) - without attributes (without qualities, devoid of attributes)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities or attributes, supreme spirit

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'guṇa' (quality).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+guṇa)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - and also, moreover (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that (unwise person) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - pilgrimages to holy places (tīrtha) (holy places, fords, pilgrimages)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing-place, holy place, place of pilgrimage

Derived from root 'tṛ' (to cross) with suffix '-tha'.

Root: tṛ (class 1)

यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals (yajña) (Vedic rituals, sacrifices)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, ceremony, worship, sacrifice

Derived from root 'yaj' (to worship, sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सेवितव्या (sevitavyā) - should be undertaken/resorted to (to be served, to be practiced, to be resorted to)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sevitavya

sevitavya - to be served, to be resorted to, to be practiced

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from root 'sev' (to serve, resort to) with suffix '-tavya'.

Root: sev (class 1)

अविपश्चिता (avipaścitā) - by that unwise person (by the unwise, by the ignorant)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of avipaścit

avipaścit - unwise, ignorant, unlearned

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'vipaścit' (wise).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vipaścit)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vipaścit – wise, learned, intelligent
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'paś' (to see) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: paś (class 4)

Note: Used as a noun, 'by the unwise person'.