महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-38

इतः सर्वेऽपि गच्छामः शरणं लोकसाक्षिणम् ।
महापुरुषमव्यक्तं स नो वक्ष्यति यद्धितम् ॥३८॥

38. itaḥ sarve'pi gacchāmaḥ śaraṇaṁ lokasākṣiṇam ,
mahāpuruṣamavyaktaṁ sa no vakṣyati yaddhitam.

38. itaḥ sarve api gacchāmaḥ śaraṇam lokasākṣiṇam
mahāpuruṣam avyaktam saḥ naḥ vakṣyati yat hitam

38. itaḥ sarve api lokasākṣiṇam avyaktam mahāpuruṣam
śaraṇam gacchāmaḥ saḥ naḥ yat hitam vakṣyati

38. From here, let all of us go for refuge to the witness of the world, the unmanifest great cosmic person (puruṣa). He will tell us what is beneficial.

Words meanings summery:

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - let us go

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter

• लोकसाक्षिणम् (lokasākṣiṇam) - the witness of the world

• महापुरुषम् (mahāpuruṣam) - the great person, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

• अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest, unperceived

• सः (saḥ) - he

• नः (naḥ) - to us

• वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will tell, will speak

• यत् (yat) - what, which (neuter)

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary

Words meanings and morphology

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - let us go

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative, active voice, 1st person plural

From root 'gam'.

Root: gam (class 1)

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, house

Root: śṛ (class 5)

लोकसाक्षिणम् (lokasākṣiṇam) - the witness of the world

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokasākṣin

lokasākṣin - witness of the world, a universal witness

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+sākṣin)

• loka – world, people, folk
  noun (masculine)
• sākṣin – witness, spectator
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'akṣ' (to see) with prefix 'sa'.
  Prefix: sa
  Root: akṣ (class 1)

महापुरुषम् (mahāpuruṣam) - the great person, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāpuruṣa

mahāpuruṣa - great person, supreme being, cosmic person (puruṣa)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+puruṣa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat
• puruṣa – man, person, male, spirit, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest, unperceived

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, invisible, indistinct, unperceived

Past Passive Participle (negative prefix)

Negation of 'vyakta' (manifest), which is from 'añj' (to anoint, make clear) with 'vi'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vyakta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyakta – manifest, distinct, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'añj' with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `mahāpuruṣam`.

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नः (naḥ) - to us

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Enclitic form for dative/genitive plural.

वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will tell, will speak

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - what, which (neuter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Object of `vakṣyati`.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, suitable, proper, salutary, good

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place) and often used as an adjective.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `yat`.