महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-339, verse-17

द्रष्टा द्रष्टव्यं श्राविता श्रावणीयं ज्ञाता ज्ञेयं सगुणं निर्गुणं च ।
यद्वै प्रोक्तं गुणसाम्यं प्रधानं नित्यं चैतच्छाश्वतं चाव्ययं च ॥१७॥

17. draṣṭā draṣṭavyaṁ śrāvitā śrāvaṇīyaṁ; jñātā jñeyaṁ saguṇaṁ nirguṇaṁ ca ,
yadvai proktaṁ guṇasāmyaṁ pradhānaṁ; nityaṁ caitacchāśvataṁ cāvyayaṁ ca.

17. draṣṭā draṣṭavyaṃ śrāvitā śrāvaṇīyaṃ
jñātā jñeyaṃ saguṇaṃ nirguṇaṃ ca yat
vai proktaṃ guṇasāmyaṃ pradhānaṃ
nityaṃ ca etat śāśvataṃ ca avyayaṃ ca

17. draṣṭā draṣṭavyam śrāvitā śrāvaṇīyam
jñātā jñeyam saguṇam nirguṇam ca yat
vai guṇasāmyam pradhānam proktam ca
etat nityam ca śāśvatam ca avyayam ca

17. The perceiver and the perceived, the hearer and that which is to be heard, the knower and that which is to be known, that which is with qualities and that which is without qualities; indeed, that which is declared as the equilibrium of the qualities is primordial nature (prakṛti). And this (primordial nature) is eternal, everlasting, and imperishable.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - a seer, observer, perceiver

• द्रष्टव्यं (draṣṭavyaṁ) - that which is to be seen/perceived

• श्राविता (śrāvitā) - one who causes to hear, the hearer

• श्रावणीयं (śrāvaṇīyaṁ) - that which is to be heard, audible

• ज्ञाता (jñātā) - a knower

• ज्ञेयं (jñeyaṁ) - that which is to be known, knowable

• सगुणं (saguṇaṁ) - endowed with qualities, having attributes

• निर्गुणं (nirguṇaṁ) - without qualities, attributeless

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

• प्रोक्तं (proktaṁ) - declared, said, proclaimed

• गुणसाम्यं (guṇasāmyaṁ) - the equilibrium of qualities

• प्रधानं (pradhānaṁ) - primordial nature (prakṛti) in Sāṃkhya philosophy (primordial matter, primary cause, chief principle)

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - eternal, perpetual, constant

• च (ca) - and

• एतत् (etat) - this

• शाश्वतं (śāśvataṁ) - everlasting, perpetual

• च (ca) - and

• अव्ययं (avyayaṁ) - imperishable, unchangeable, immutable

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - a seer, observer, perceiver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, perceiver

Agent noun from root dṛś

Agent noun formed with -tṛ suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

द्रष्टव्यं (draṣṭavyaṁ) - that which is to be seen/perceived

(adjective)

neuter, singular of draṣṭavya

draṣṭavya - to be seen, visible, perceptible

Gerundive

Future Passive Participle/Gerundive from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

श्राविता (śrāvitā) - one who causes to hear, the hearer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrāvitṛ

śrāvitṛ - one who causes to hear, a hearer

Agent noun from causative of root śru

Agent noun from causative stem of śru, formed with -tṛ suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

श्रावणीयं (śrāvaṇīyaṁ) - that which is to be heard, audible

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śrāvaṇīya

śrāvaṇīya - to be heard, audible

Gerundive

Future Passive Participle/Gerundive from root śru (causative stem used here)

Root: śru (class 5)

ज्ञाता (jñātā) - a knower

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñātṛ

jñātṛ - knower, one who knows

Agent noun from root jñā

Agent noun formed with -tṛ suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

ज्ञेयं (jñeyaṁ) - that which is to be known, knowable

(adjective)

neuter, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, intelligible

Gerundive

Future Passive Participle/Gerundive from root jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

सगुणं (saguṇaṁ) - endowed with qualities, having attributes

(adjective)

neuter, singular of saguṇa

saguṇa - having qualities, endowed with excellences

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+guṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

निर्गुणं (nirguṇaṁ) - without qualities, attributeless

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities, attributeless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+guṇa)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

वै (vai) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

प्रोक्तं (proktaṁ) - declared, said, proclaimed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - said, declared, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root vac with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

गुणसाम्यं (guṇasāmyaṁ) - the equilibrium of qualities

(noun)

neuter, singular of guṇasāmya

guṇasāmya - equilibrium of qualities, state of balance of the guṇas

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+sāmya)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)
• sāmya – equality, equilibrium, impartiality
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sama (equal)

प्रधानं (pradhānaṁ) - primordial nature (prakṛti) in Sāṃkhya philosophy (primordial matter, primary cause, chief principle)

(noun)

neuter, singular of pradhāna

pradhāna - primordial nature (prakṛti), chief, principal

Prefix: pra

Root: dhā (class 3)

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - eternal, perpetual, constant

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, permanent, constant

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

शाश्वतं (śāśvataṁ) - everlasting, perpetual

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - everlasting, perpetual, constant

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अव्ययं (avyayaṁ) - imperishable, unchangeable, immutable

(adjective)

neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, unchangeable

Derived from 'vi-i' with negative prefix 'a'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+vyaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyaya – expenditure, decay, destruction, change
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ī (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)