महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-89

नैवास्य विन्दन्ति गतिं महात्मनो न चागतिं कश्चिदिहानुपश्यति ।
ज्ञानात्मकाः संयमिनो महर्षयः पश्यन्ति नित्यं पुरुषं गुणाधिकम् ॥८९॥

89. naivāsya vindanti gatiṁ mahātmano; na cāgatiṁ kaścidihānupaśyati ,
jñānātmakāḥ saṁyamino maharṣayaḥ; paśyanti nityaṁ puruṣaṁ guṇādhikam.

89. na eva asya vindanti gatim mahātmanaḥ
na ca agatīm kaścit iha anupaśyati
jñāna-ātmakāḥ saṃyaminaḥ maharṣayaḥ
paśyanti nityam puruṣam guṇa-adhikam

89. mahātmanaḥ asya gatim na eva vindanti
ca kaścit iha agatīm na anupaśyati
jñāna-ātmakāḥ saṃyaminaḥ maharṣayaḥ
nityam puruṣam guṇa-adhikam paśyanti

89. The great souls (mahātmanaḥ) certainly do not comprehend his movement or destination (gatim), nor does anyone here perceive his non-movement or origin (agatīm). However, the great sages (maharṣayaḥ), whose essence is knowledge (jñāna) and who are self-controlled, constantly perceive that eternal supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) who is superior to the qualities.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - do not (not, no)

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

• अस्य (asya) - his (his, of this)

• विन्दन्ति (vindanti) - they comprehend (they find, they know, they obtain)

• गतिम् (gatim) - his movement or destination (movement, path, destination, state)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - the great souls (mahātmanaḥ) (great souls, high-minded persons)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अगतीम् (agatīm) - his non-movement or origin (non-movement, lack of destination, origin)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone)

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

• अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati) - perceives (he sees, he perceives, he observes)

• ज्ञान-आत्मकाः (jñāna-ātmakāḥ) - whose essence is knowledge (jñāna) (whose nature is knowledge, composed of knowledge)

• संयमिनः (saṁyaminaḥ) - who are self-controlled (self-controlled, ascetics, restrained)

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - the great sages (maharṣayaḥ) (great sages, great seers)

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - constantly perceive (they see, they perceive)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, eternally, constantly)

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

• गुण-अधिकम् (guṇa-adhikam) - who is superior to the qualities (superior to qualities, abounding in qualities)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - do not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the negation.

अस्य (asya) - his (his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Genitive singular masculine of idam.

विन्दन्ति (vindanti) - they comprehend (they find, they know, they obtain)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, parasmaipada, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: From root vid (6th class).

गतिम् (gatim) - his movement or destination (movement, path, destination, state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, course, destination, state, spiritual progress

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of vindanti.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - the great souls (mahātmanaḥ) (great souls, high-minded persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, high-minded, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative plural of mahātman.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अगतीम् (agatīm) - his non-movement or origin (non-movement, lack of destination, origin)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agati

agati - non-movement, impossibility of reaching, origin, reverse path

Compound of a- (negation) and gati (movement, path).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gati)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• gati – going, motion, path, destination, state
  noun (feminine)
  From root gam.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of anupaśyati.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, some, any

Note: Nominative singular of kaścid.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati) - perceives (he sees, he perceives, he observes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, parasmaipada, present (lat) of dṛś

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ज्ञान-आत्मकाः (jñāna-ātmakāḥ) - whose essence is knowledge (jñāna) (whose nature is knowledge, composed of knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñānātmaka

jñānātmaka - whose nature is knowledge, essentially knowledge

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jñāna+ātmaka)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of, having the nature of
  adjective
  Derived from ātman.

Note: Agrees with maharṣayaḥ.

संयमिनः (saṁyaminaḥ) - who are self-controlled (self-controlled, ascetics, restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃyamin

saṁyamin - self-controlled, restrained, ascetic, mindful

Derived from root yam (to restrain) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with maharṣayaḥ.

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - the great sages (maharṣayaḥ) (great sages, great seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of paśyanti.

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - constantly perceive (they see, they perceive)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, parasmaipada, present (lat) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, eternally, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying paśyanti.

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, spirit, supreme being, cosmic person

Note: Object of paśyanti.

गुण-अधिकम् (guṇa-adhikam) - who is superior to the qualities (superior to qualities, abounding in qualities)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇādhika

guṇādhika - superior to qualities, having abundant qualities, excelling in virtues

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+adhika)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)
• adhika – superior, greater, exceeding, abundant
  adjective

Note: Agrees with puruṣam.