महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-339, verse-20

चतुर्विभक्तः पुरुषः स क्रीडति यथेच्छति ।
एवं स एव भगवाञ्ज्ञानेन प्रतिबोधितः ॥२०॥

20. caturvibhaktaḥ puruṣaḥ sa krīḍati yathecchati ,
evaṁ sa eva bhagavāñjñānena pratibodhitaḥ.

20. caturvibhaktaḥ puruṣaḥ saḥ krīḍati yathā icchati
evam saḥ eva bhagavān jñānena pratibodhitaḥ

20. caturvibhaktaḥ saḥ puruṣaḥ yathā icchati krīḍati
evam saḥ eva bhagavān jñānena pratibodhitaḥ

20. The cosmic person (puruṣa), divided into four, plays as he wishes. Thus, that very venerable Lord (Bhagavān) is awakened by knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्विभक्तः (caturvibhaktaḥ) - divided into four, four-part

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person, cosmic person)

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to 'puruṣaḥ'. (he, that)

• क्रीडति (krīḍati) - he plays, sports

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• इच्छति (icchati) - he wishes, desires

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed (emphatic particle)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - The Supreme Lord, possessing all opulences. (the venerable one, the Lord, blessed one)

• ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge

• प्रतिबोधितः (pratibodhitaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, revealed, made aware

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्विभक्तः (caturvibhaktaḥ) - divided into four, four-part

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturvibhakta

caturvibhakta - divided into four parts, four-fold

Compound type : tatpurusha (catur+vibhakta)

• catur – four
  numeral
• vibhakta – divided, separated, distributed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP from root bhaj with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person, cosmic person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, spirit, the cosmic person, consciousness

Note: Subject of the first clause.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to 'puruṣaḥ'. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'puruṣaḥ'.

क्रीडति (krīḍati) - he plays, sports

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of krīḍ

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

इच्छति (icchati) - he wishes, desires

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

From root iṣ (cl. 6)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhagavān.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - The Supreme Lord, possessing all opulences. (the venerable one, the Lord, blessed one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessed of fortune, glorious, venerable, divine, the Lord

Derived from 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence) with suffix -vat

Note: Subject of the second clause.

ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

From root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Instrument of awakening/enlightenment.

प्रतिबोधितः (pratibodhitaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, revealed, made aware

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibodhita

pratibodhita - awakened, enlightened, instructed, revealed

Past Passive Participle

PPP from root budh with prefixes prati and (implied) caus. suffix i

Prefix: prati

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective.