महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-19, verse-18

स चेच्छक्नोत्ययं साधुर्योक्तुमात्मानमात्मनि ।
तत एकान्तशीलः स पश्यत्यात्मानमात्मनि ॥१८॥

18. sa cecchaknotyayaṁ sādhuryoktumātmānamātmani ,
tata ekāntaśīlaḥ sa paśyatyātmānamātmani.

18. sa cet śaknoti ayam sādhuḥ yoktum ātmānam ātmani
tataḥ ekāntaśīlaḥ sa paśyati ātmānam ātmani

18. cet ayam sādhuḥ ātmānam ātmani yoktum śaknoti,
tataḥ sa ekāntaśīlaḥ ātmānam ātmani paśyati

18. If this virtuous person (sādhu) is able to fix the self (ātman) within the self (ātman), then, being devoted to solitude, he perceives the self (ātman) within his own self.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• चेत् (cet) - if

• शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• साधुः (sādhuḥ) - a virtuous person, a sage, a good person

• योक्तुम् (yoktum) - to unite, to join, to fix, to control, to practice (yoga)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, oneself

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, within oneself

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

• एकान्तशीलः (ekāntaśīlaḥ) - one who is accustomed to solitude, solitary by nature

• स (sa) - he, that

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, oneself

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, within oneself

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'sādhuḥ'.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional particle.

शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Root śak (class 5) in present tense.

Root: śak (class 5)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Refers to 'sādhuḥ'.

साधुः (sādhuḥ) - a virtuous person, a sage, a good person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, excellent; a sage, an ascetic, a holy man

From √sādh (to accomplish, succeed)

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

योक्तुम् (yoktum) - to unite, to join, to fix, to control, to practice (yoga)

(verb)

active, infinitive of yuj

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root yuj (class 7).

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Governed by 'śaknoti'.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, oneself

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, principle of life

Note: Object of 'yoktum' and 'paśyati'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, within oneself

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, principle of life

Note: Denotes the place where the self is fixed or seen.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal conjunction.

एकान्तशीलः (ekāntaśīlaḥ) - one who is accustomed to solitude, solitary by nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekāntaśīla

ekāntaśīla - one whose nature is solitude, habitually secluded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ekānta+śīla)

• ekānta – solitary, secluded, private; extreme, absolute
  adjective (masculine)
  From eka (one) + anta (end, limit)
• śīla – nature, habit, character, disposition, conduct
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Acts as an epithet for 'sa'.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the main clause.

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Root dṛś forms paśyati in present stem (Class 4).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, oneself

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, principle of life

Note: Object of 'yoktum' and 'paśyati'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, within oneself

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, principle of life

Note: Denotes the place where the self is fixed or seen.