महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-339, verse-13

एवं हि परमात्मानं केचिदिच्छन्ति पण्डिताः ।
एकात्मानं तथात्मानमपरेऽध्यात्मचिन्तकाः ॥१३॥

13. evaṁ hi paramātmānaṁ kecidicchanti paṇḍitāḥ ,
ekātmānaṁ tathātmānamapare'dhyātmacintakāḥ.

13. evam hi paramātmānam kecit icchanti paṇḍitāḥ
ekātmānam tathā ātmānam apare adhyātmacintakāḥ

13. hi kecit paṇḍitāḥ evam paramātmānam icchanti
tathā apare adhyātmacintakāḥ ekātmānam ātmānam

13. Indeed, some scholars (paṇḍitāḥ) consider the Supreme Self (paramātman) to be thus. Likewise, other spiritual thinkers (adhyātmacintakāḥ) consider the individual self (ātman) to be a singular self (ekātman).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• परमात्मानम् (paramātmānam) - the Supreme Self, the highest soul

• केचित् (kecit) - some (persons), certain ones

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire, they intend, they consider

• पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - scholars, learned ones, wise persons

• एकात्मानम् (ekātmānam) - the singular self, the one self

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly, so

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul

• अपरे (apare) - others

• अध्यात्मचिन्तकाः (adhyātmacintakāḥ) - spiritual thinkers, those contemplating the self

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

परमात्मानम् (paramātmānam) - the Supreme Self, the highest soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - Supreme Self, highest soul

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: AN (class 2)

केचित् (kecit) - some (persons), certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, some, certain

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire, they intend, they consider

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

present active

root iṣ, 6th class, Parasmaipada, present stem iccha-

Root: iṣ (class 6)

पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - scholars, learned ones, wise persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - scholar, learned, wise person

एकात्मानम् (ekātmānam) - the singular self, the one self

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekātman

ekātman - singular self, one self

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+ātman)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: AN (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly, so

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit

Root: AN (class 2)

अपरे (apare) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another

अध्यात्मचिन्तकाः (adhyātmacintakāḥ) - spiritual thinkers, those contemplating the self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhyātmacintaka

adhyātmacintaka - spiritual thinker, one contemplating the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhyātma+cintaka)

• adhyātma – pertaining to the self, spiritual
  indeclinable (neuter)
• cintaka – thinker, contemplator
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root cint (to think)
  Root: cit (class 10)