महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-19, verse-11

पञ्चभूतगुणैर्हीनममूर्तिमदलेपकम् ।
अगुणं गुणभोक्तारं यः पश्यति स मुच्यते ॥११॥

11. pañcabhūtaguṇairhīnamamūrtimadalepakam ,
aguṇaṁ guṇabhoktāraṁ yaḥ paśyati sa mucyate.

11. pañcabhūtaguṇaiḥ hīnam amūrtimat alepakam
aguṇam guṇabhoktāram yaḥ paśyati saḥ mucyate

11. yaḥ pañcabhūtaguṇaiḥ hīnam amūrtimat alepakam
aguṇam guṇabhoktāram paśyati saḥ mucyate

11. He who perceives the self (ātman) as devoid of the qualities of the five great elements, formless, untainted, without its own intrinsic material qualities (guṇas), yet the experiencer of all qualities, he becomes liberated (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• पञ्चभूतगुणैः (pañcabhūtaguṇaiḥ) - by the qualities of the five elements, by the constituents of the five gross elements

• हीनम् (hīnam) - devoid of, bereft of, deficient in

• अमूर्तिमत् (amūrtimat) - bodiless, formless, incorporeal

• अलेपकम् (alepakam) - untainted, undefiled, not clinging

• अगुणम् (aguṇam) - without qualities, attributeless

• गुणभोक्तारम् (guṇabhoktāram) - the enjoyer of qualities, the experiencer of the (material) qualities

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

• पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, he perceives, he understands

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - he is liberated, he becomes free

Words meanings and morphology

पञ्चभूतगुणैः (pañcabhūtaguṇaiḥ) - by the qualities of the five elements, by the constituents of the five gross elements

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pañcabhūtaguṇa

pañcabhūtaguṇa - qualities of the five great elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether)

Compound of pañca, bhūta, and guṇa.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pañca+bhūta+guṇa)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• bhūta – element, being, creature, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, string, strand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Expresses the means or the thing from which something is devoid.

हीनम् (hīnam) - devoid of, bereft of, deficient in

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hīna

hīna - devoid of, deficient, left, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

From root hā (to abandon)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Modifies ātman (implied).

अमूर्तिमत् (amūrtimat) - bodiless, formless, incorporeal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amūrtimat

amūrtimat - bodiless, formless, incorporeal (possessing no form/body)

Compound of 'a-mūrti' (formless) + possessive suffix 'matup'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mūrti)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• mūrti – form, body, shape, embodiment
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies ātman.

अलेपकम् (alepakam) - untainted, undefiled, not clinging

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of alepaka

alepaka - not smearing, not clinging, undefiled, untainted

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi). From root lip (to smear, cling).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+lepaka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• lepaka – smearing, clinging, one who smothers/defiles
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root lip (to smear)
  Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Modifies ātman.

अगुणम् (aguṇam) - without qualities, attributeless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aguṇa

aguṇa - without qualities, attributeless, virtuous

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+guṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of prakṛti
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies ātman.

गुणभोक्तारम् (guṇabhoktāram) - the enjoyer of qualities, the experiencer of the (material) qualities

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇabhoktṛ

guṇabhoktṛ - enjoyer/experiencer of qualities (guṇas)

Compound of guṇa and bhoktṛ. From root bhuj (to enjoy, experience).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+bhoktṛ)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of prakṛti
  noun (masculine)
• bhoktṛ – enjoyer, experiencer, consumer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root bhuj (to enjoy, eat, experience)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies ātman.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Starts the relative clause.

पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, he perceives, he understands

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Class 1 verb (bhvādi gaṇa)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

Note: Corresponds to 'yaḥ'.

मुच्यते (mucyate) - he is liberated, he becomes free

(verb)

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

Present passive indicative

Class 6 verb (tudādi gaṇa).

Root: muc (class 6)