महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-74

यदा तु मन्यतेऽन्योऽहमन्य एष इति द्विजः ।
तदा स केवलीभूतः षड्विंशमनुपश्यति ॥७४॥

74. yadā tu manyate'nyo'hamanya eṣa iti dvijaḥ ,
tadā sa kevalībhūtaḥ ṣaḍviṁśamanupaśyati.

74. yadā tu manyate anyaḥ aham anyaḥ eṣaḥ iti dvijaḥ
tadā sa kevalībhūtaḥ ṣaḍviṃśam anupaśyati

74. yadā tu dvijaḥ "aham anyaḥ,
eṣaḥ anyaḥ" iti manyate,
tadā sa kevalībhūtaḥ ṣaḍviṃśam anupaśyati.

74. But when the twice-born (dvija) considers, "I am separate, and this other is also separate," then, having attained a state of isolation (kevalībhūta), he perceives the twenty-sixth principle.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when

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

• मन्यते (manyate) - thinks, considers, believes

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different, distinct

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different, distinct

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• इति (iti) - Indicates direct speech or thought. (thus, so, in this way)

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Refers to a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya, traditionally initiated into Vedic studies. (twice-born)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• स (sa) - he, that

• केवलीभूतः (kevalībhūtaḥ) - In philosophical context, 'kevalībhūta' refers to a state of complete isolation or singleness of the self (puruṣa) from prakṛti in Sāṅkhya. (having become isolated, having become pure/alone)

• षड्विंशम् (ṣaḍviṁśam) - Refers to the twenty-sixth principle in Sāṅkhya philosophy, which is the puruṣa (supreme cosmic person) or the individual self (ātman), beyond the 25 principles of prakṛti. (the twenty-sixth)

• अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati) - perceives, sees, observes

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

मन्यते (manyate) - thinks, considers, believes

(verb)

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

Root: man (class 4)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different, distinct

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different, distinct

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

इति (iti) - Indicates direct speech or thought. (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Refers to a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya, traditionally initiated into Vedic studies. (twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya); bird; tooth

From dvi (two) + √jan (to be born) + -a (suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jan – to be born
  root
  Root: jan (class 4)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

केवलीभूतः (kevalībhūtaḥ) - In philosophical context, 'kevalībhūta' refers to a state of complete isolation or singleness of the self (puruṣa) from prakṛti in Sāṅkhya. (having become isolated, having become pure/alone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kevalībhūta

kevalībhūta - become isolated, become pure/alone

Past Passive Participle

Compound: kevalī + bhūta (from √bhū 'to become')

Compound type : tatpurusha (kevalī+bhūta)

• kevalī – pure, isolated, single
  adjective
• bhūta – become, happened, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sa' (he).

षड्विंशम् (ṣaḍviṁśam) - Refers to the twenty-sixth principle in Sāṅkhya philosophy, which is the puruṣa (supreme cosmic person) or the individual self (ātman), beyond the 25 principles of prakṛti. (the twenty-sixth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṣaḍviṃśa

ṣaḍviṁśa - twenty-sixth

Compound type : dvandva (ṣaṭ+viṃśa)

• ṣaṭ – six
  numeral
• viṃśa – twenty
  numeral

Note: Often interpreted as the puruṣa in Sāṅkhya, which is the 26th principle after the 25 evolutes of prakṛti.

अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati) - perceives, sees, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anu-√paś (√dṛś)

Present stem paśya from √dṛś

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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