महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-100

न वेद चक्षुश्चक्षुष्ट्वं श्रोत्रं नात्मनि वर्तते ।
तथैव व्यभिचारेण न वर्तन्ते परस्परम् ।
संश्लिष्टा नाभिजायन्ते यथाप इह पांसवः ॥१००॥

100. na veda cakṣuścakṣuṣṭvaṁ śrotraṁ nātmani vartate ,
tathaiva vyabhicāreṇa na vartante parasparam ,
saṁśliṣṭā nābhijāyante yathāpa iha pāṁsavaḥ.

100. na veda cakṣuḥ cakṣuṣṭvam śrotram na
ātmani vartate tathā eva vyabhicāreṇa
na vartante parasparam saṃśliṣṭāḥ
na abhijāyante yathā āpaḥ iha pāṃsavaḥ

100. cakṣuḥ cakṣuṣṭvam na veda śrotram ātmani
na vartate tathā eva vyabhicāreṇa
parasparam na vartante saṃśliṣṭāḥ api
yathā āpaḥ iha pāṃsavaḥ na abhijāyante

100. The eye does not comprehend its own 'eyeness' (its intrinsic nature as an eye), and the ear does not function (or reside) solely within the self (ātman). Similarly, due to their inherent variability, they do not operate independently of each other. Even when intimately combined, they do not originate as a singular, new entity, just as water and dust do not in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• वेद (veda) - knows, understands

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, vision

• चक्षुष्ट्वम् (cakṣuṣṭvam) - its intrinsic nature and function as an eye (eyeness, the quality of being an eye)

• श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - ear, sense of hearing

• न (na) - not, no

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - solely within the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the principle)

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, functions, resides, operates

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• व्यभिचारेण (vyabhicāreṇa) - due to their inherent variability and interdependence (as they don't function independently) (by deviation, by inconsistency, by variability, by mutual interdependence)

• न (na) - not, no

• वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they do not operate independently (they exist, they function, they reside, they operate)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - independently of each other (mutually, reciprocally, each other)

• संश्लिष्टाः (saṁśliṣṭāḥ) - even when intimately combined (referring to senses and objects) (intertwined, joined, combined)

• न (na) - not, no

• अभिजायन्ते (abhijāyante) - they do not originate as a new, singular entity (they are born, they originate, they become)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• पांसवः (pāṁsavaḥ) - dust particles (dust, sand)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वेद (veda) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, vision

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, vision

चक्षुष्ट्वम् (cakṣuṣṭvam) - its intrinsic nature and function as an eye (eyeness, the quality of being an eye)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cakṣuṣṭva

cakṣuṣṭva - eyeness, the quality of being an eye

'tva' suffix forms abstract noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakṣus+tva)

• cakṣus – eye, vision
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns
  indeclinable

श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - ear, sense of hearing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrotra

śrotra - ear, sense of hearing

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - solely within the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the principle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, principle

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, functions, resides, operates

(verb)

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

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

व्यभिचारेण (vyabhicāreṇa) - due to their inherent variability and interdependence (as they don't function independently) (by deviation, by inconsistency, by variability, by mutual interdependence)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyabhicāra

vyabhicāra - deviation, inconsistency, variability, non-fixedness, infidelity

Prefixes: vi+abhi

Root: car (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they do not operate independently (they exist, they function, they reside, they operate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - independently of each other (mutually, reciprocally, each other)

(indeclinable)

used adverbially from accusative singular neuter

संश्लिष्टाः (saṁśliṣṭāḥ) - even when intimately combined (referring to senses and objects) (intertwined, joined, combined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃśliṣṭa

saṁśliṣṭa - intertwined, joined, combined

Past Passive Participle

from sam-śraṣ- + kta

Prefix: sam

Root: śliṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभिजायन्ते (abhijāyante) - they do not originate as a new, singular entity (they are born, they originate, they become)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of abhi-jan

Prefix: abhi

Root: jan (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

पांसवः (pāṁsavaḥ) - dust particles (dust, sand)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṃsu

pāṁsu - dust, sand