महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-86, verse-4

ये चैते पूर्वकथिता गुणास्ते पुरुषं प्रति ।
नैकस्मिन्पुरुषे ह्येते विद्यन्त इति मे मतिः ॥४॥

4. ye caite pūrvakathitā guṇāste puruṣaṁ prati ,
naikasminpuruṣe hyete vidyanta iti me matiḥ.

4. ye ca ete pūrvakathitāḥ guṇāḥ te puruṣam prati
na ekasmin puruṣe hi ete vidyante iti me matiḥ

4. me matiḥ iti (asti) ca ye ete pūrvakathitāḥ guṇāḥ te puruṣam prati (uktaḥ),
hi ete na ekasmin puruṣe vidyante

4. And these qualities, which were mentioned previously concerning an individual (puruṣa), are indeed not found in any one person; this is my conviction.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those (qualities) which (those who, which)

• च (ca) - and

• एते (ete) - these (qualities) (these)

• पूर्वकथिताः (pūrvakathitāḥ) - previously mentioned (qualities) (previously described, formerly spoken)

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities (qualities, virtues, attributes)

• ते (te) - those (qualities) (those (masc. nom. pl.))

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - regarding an individual (puruṣa) (person, man, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

• प्रति (prati) - regarding (a person) (towards, regarding, concerning)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in a single (person) (in one, in a single)

• पुरुषे (puruṣe) - in one person (puruṣa) (in a person, in a man, in the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

• एते (ete) - these (qualities) (these)

• विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - are found (are found, exist, are present)

• इति (iti) - thus (this is) (thus, so, (marks a quotation))

• मे (me) - my (opinion) (my, to me)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - my opinion (opinion, thought, intelligence)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those (qualities) which (those who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (qualities) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

पूर्वकथिताः (pūrvakathitāḥ) - previously mentioned (qualities) (previously described, formerly spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūrvakathita

pūrvakathita - previously said, formerly described

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √kath with pūrva (as a compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+kathita)

• pūrva – previous, former
  adjective
• kathita – said, described
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √kath (to tell, speak)
  Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with guṇāḥ

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities (qualities, virtues, attributes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature

Note: Subject

ते (te) - those (qualities) (those (masc. nom. pl.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - regarding an individual (puruṣa) (person, man, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, supreme cosmic person

Note: Object of prati

प्रति (prati) - regarding (a person) (towards, regarding, concerning)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in a single (person) (in one, in a single)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

पुरुषे (puruṣe) - in one person (puruṣa) (in a person, in a man, in the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, supreme cosmic person

Note: Denotes location

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (qualities) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Subject of vidyante

विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - are found (are found, exist, are present)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of √vid

present middle

Present 3rd person plural middle (ātmanepada) of √vid (class 4)

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Root 'vid' (to be) from class 4.

इति (iti) - thus (this is) (thus, so, (marks a quotation))

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (opinion) (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

मतिः (matiḥ) - my opinion (opinion, thought, intelligence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, opinion, intention, understanding

From √man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'