महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-339, verse-3

अशरीरः शरीरेषु सर्वेषु निवसत्यसौ ।
वसन्नपि शरीरेषु न स लिप्यति कर्मभिः ॥३॥

3. aśarīraḥ śarīreṣu sarveṣu nivasatyasau ,
vasannapi śarīreṣu na sa lipyati karmabhiḥ.

3. aśarīraḥ śarīreṣu sarveṣu nivasati asau
vasan api śarīreṣu na saḥ lipyati karmabhiḥ

3. asau aśarīraḥ sarveṣu śarīreṣu nivasati
śarīreṣu vasan api saḥ karmabhiḥ na lipyati

3. Though bodiless, he dwells in all bodies. Even while dwelling in bodies, he is not tainted by actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• अशरीरः (aśarīraḥ) - bodiless (as an attribute of puruṣa) (bodiless, incorporeal)

• शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in all bodies (in bodies, among bodies)

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (bodies) (in all, among all)

• निवसति (nivasati) - dwells, resides (dwells, resides, lives in)

• असौ (asau) - he (referring to puruṣa) (that (one), he)

• वसन् (vasan) - while dwelling, residing (as a present active participle) (dwelling, residing)

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the condition 'while dwelling') (also, even, too)

• शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in bodies (in bodies, among bodies)

• न (na) - not (negating being tainted) (not, no)

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to puruṣa) (he, that)

• लिप्यति (lipyati) - is tainted, is affected (is smeared, is tainted, adheres)

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds)

Words meanings and morphology

अशरीरः (aśarīraḥ) - bodiless (as an attribute of puruṣa) (bodiless, incorporeal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśarīra

aśarīra - bodiless, incorporeal, without a body

A-privative + śarīra (body)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+śarīra)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• śarīra – body, corporeal frame
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Refers to puruṣa/asau.

शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in all bodies (in bodies, among bodies)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

Root: śṝ (class 9)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (bodies) (in all, among all)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

निवसति (nivasati) - dwells, resides (dwells, resides, lives in)

(verb)

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

Present active

prefix 'ni-' + root 'vas', present third person singular, active voice

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

असौ (asau) - he (referring to puruṣa) (that (one), he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one (pronoun indicating something distant)

Note: Refers to puruṣa.

वसन् (vasan) - while dwelling, residing (as a present active participle) (dwelling, residing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing, living

Present Active Participle

from root 'vas' (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' implicitly.

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the condition 'while dwelling') (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in bodies (in bodies, among bodies)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

Root: śṝ (class 9)

न (na) - not (negating being tainted) (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to puruṣa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लिप्यति (lipyati) - is tainted, is affected (is smeared, is tainted, adheres)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lip

Present passive

root 'lip', present third person singular, passive voice

Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Refers to puruṣa.

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of actions (karma)

from root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)