महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-14

अव्यक्ते पुरुषं याते पुंसि सर्वगतेऽपि च ।
तम एवाभवत्सर्वं न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥१४॥

14. avyakte puruṣaṁ yāte puṁsi sarvagate'pi ca ,
tama evābhavatsarvaṁ na prājñāyata kiṁcana.

14. avyakte puruṣam yāte puṃsi sarvagate api ca
tamaḥ eva abhavat sarvam na prājñāyata kiṃcana

14. sarvagate puṃsi puruṣam avyakte yāte api ca
tamaḥ eva sarvam abhavat kiṃcana na prājñāyata

14. When the all-pervading supreme person (puruṣa) merged into the unmanifest state, only darkness (tamas) existed everywhere, and nothing whatsoever was perceived.

Words meanings summery:

• अव्यक्ते (avyakte) - in the primordial unmanifest state of creation (in the unmanifest, in the unrevealed state)

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (the person, the man, the supreme being)

• याते (yāte) - having merged (into the unmanifest) (having gone, having reached, having entered, having merged)

• पुंसि (puṁsi) - in the supreme person, referring to the context of `puruṣaṃ yāte` (in the man, in the person, in the male being)

• सर्वगते (sarvagate) - in the all-pervading (supreme person) (in the all-pervading, in the omnipresent)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too, moreover)

• च (ca) - and, also (often implies "even if" in combination with api) (and, also, moreover)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - primordial darkness (tamas) (darkness, ignorance, gloom, primordial darkness)

• एव (eva) - only (only, alone, indeed, certainly, just)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was, happened)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (in existence) (all, everything, the whole)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was perceived (was known, was perceived, was understood)

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything whatsoever (anything, whatsoever, something)

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यक्ते (avyakte) - in the primordial unmanifest state of creation (in the unmanifest, in the unrevealed state)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, unrevealed; the primordial state of prakṛti; not apparent, indistinct, invisible, unevolved, undeclared, undefined, implicit, latent; the primeval or rudimentary form of existence

From 'a' (not) + 'vyakta' (manifested)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+vyakta)

• a – not, un-, in-, without
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• vyakta – manifest, apparent, revealed, distinct, developed, visible, expressed, declared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'vi' (apart) + 'añj' (to anoint, reveal)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (the person, the man, the supreme being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, human being, person, soul, spirit, the supreme being, the cosmic person

याते (yāte) - having merged (into the unmanifest) (having gone, having reached, having entered, having merged)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, reached, attained, obtained, past; having gone

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yā' (to go, move, proceed)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: This is a locative absolute construction, indicating a state or condition.

पुंसि (puṁsi) - in the supreme person, referring to the context of `puruṣaṃ yāte` (in the man, in the person, in the male being)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person, spirit, soul

सर्वगते (sarvagate) - in the all-pervading (supreme person) (in the all-pervading, in the omnipresent)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarvagata

sarvagata - all-pervading, omnipresent, reaching everywhere

Past Passive Participle

From 'sarva' (all) + 'gata' (gone, reached). Literally, 'gone everywhere'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+gata)

• sarva – all, every, whole, complete
  adjective (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached, attained, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go, move)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `puṃsi`.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also (often implies "even if" in combination with api) (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तमः (tamaḥ) - primordial darkness (tamas) (darkness, ignorance, gloom, primordial darkness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, night; ignorance, delusion, mental darkness; one of the three guṇas (qualities) of prakṛti

From root 'tam' (to be bewildered, to become dark)

Root: tam (class 4)

एव (eva) - only (only, alone, indeed, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was, happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (in existence) (all, everything, the whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete, entire

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was perceived (was known, was perceived, was understood)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of jñā

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything whatsoever (anything, whatsoever, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something, whatsoever

From 'kim' (what) + 'cana' (a particle implying indefiniteness)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)

• kim – what, which, who, why
  pronoun (neuter)
  interrogative pronoun
• cana – a particle used to denote indefiniteness
  indeclinable