महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-34, verse-18

यत्किंचित्कथ्यते लोके श्रूयते पश्यतेऽपि वा ।
सर्वं तद्ब्राह्मणेष्वेव गूढोऽग्निरिव दारुषु ॥१८॥

18. yatkiṁcitkathyate loke śrūyate paśyate'pi vā ,
sarvaṁ tadbrāhmaṇeṣveva gūḍho'gniriva dāruṣu.

18. yatkiṃcit kathyate loke śrūyate paśyate api vā
sarvam tat brāhmaṇeṣu eva gūḍhaḥ agniḥ iva dāruṣu

18. loke yatkiṃcit kathyate śrūyate vā api paśyate,
tat sarvam brāhmaṇeṣu eva dāruṣu gūḍhaḥ agniḥ iva

18. Everything that is spoken of, heard, or even seen in the world is indeed present within the brahmins, just as fire is hidden within wood.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्किंचित् (yatkiṁcit) - whatsoever, whatever

• कथ्यते (kathyate) - is spoken, is said

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in people

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

• पश्यते (paśyate) - is seen, is perceived

• अपि (api) - also, even

• वा (vā) - or

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• तत् (tat) - that

• ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among brahmins

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone

• गूढः (gūḍhaḥ) - hidden, concealed

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दारुषु (dāruṣu) - in wood

Words meanings and morphology

यत्किंचित् (yatkiṁcit) - whatsoever, whatever

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'yat' (relative pronoun) + 'kiṃcit' (indefinite pronoun).

कथ्यते (kathyate) - is spoken, is said

(verb)

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

Denominative verb from 'kathā' (story), or treated as a root.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: ātmanepada form

लोके (loke) - in the world, in people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, region, space

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: ātmanepada form

पश्यते (paśyate) - is seen, is perceived

(verb)

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

'paśya' is the strong stem for present tense of 'dṛś'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: ātmanepada form

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter. Here it functions as subject.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter. Here it functions as subject, agreeing with 'sarvam'.

ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among brahmins

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, relating to brahma

एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

गूढः (gūḍhaḥ) - hidden, concealed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gūḍha

gūḍha - hidden, concealed, secret

Past Passive Participle

From root 'guh' (to hide).

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'agniḥ'.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

दारुषु (dāruṣu) - in wood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of dāru

dāru - wood, timber, a piece of wood