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14,19

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-19, verse-44

न त्वसौ चक्षुषा ग्राह्यो न च सर्वैरपीन्द्रियैः ।
मनसैव प्रदीपेन महानात्मनि दृश्यते ॥४४॥
44. na tvasau cakṣuṣā grāhyo na ca sarvairapīndriyaiḥ ,
manasaiva pradīpena mahānātmani dṛśyate.
44. na tu asau cakṣuṣā grāhyaḥ na ca sarvaiḥ api
indriyaiḥ manasā eva pradīpena mahān ātmani dṛśyate
44. tu asau cakṣuṣā na grāhyaḥ ca sarvaiḥ indriyaiḥ
api na mahān ātmani manasā eva pradīpena dṛśyate
44. But that (ātman) is not to be grasped by the eye, nor by any of the senses. The great (ātman) is seen within the self (ātmani) only by the mind (manas), which serves as a lamp.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)
  • असौ (asau) - that (ātman) (that (one), he, she, it)
  • चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by the eye (by the eye, with the eye)
  • ग्राह्यः (grāhyaḥ) - to be grasped, perceivable (to be grasped, perceivable, comprehensible)
  • (na) - nor (not, nor)
  • (ca) - nor (and, also, moreover)
  • सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all (by all, by everyone)
  • अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
  • इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses (by the senses, by organs of sense/action)
  • मनसा (manasā) - by the mind (manas) (by the mind, with the mind)
  • एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)
  • प्रदीपेन (pradīpena) - which acts as a lamp (by a lamp, by a light)
  • महान् (mahān) - the great (ātman) (the great, the vast)
  • आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the self (ātmani) (in the self, within the (ātman))
  • दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, is perceived, appears)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)
(indeclinable)
असौ (asau) - that (ātman) (that (one), he, she, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - this, that, he, she, it (referring to something distant or important)
Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.
चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by the eye (by the eye, with the eye)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakṣus
cakṣus - eye, vision, sight
(S-stem)
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
ग्राह्यः (grāhyaḥ) - to be grasped, perceivable (to be grasped, perceivable, comprehensible)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of grāhya
grāhya - to be grasped, perceivable, comprehensible, acceptable
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
Derived from root GRAH (to grasp, seize) with suffix -ya.
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Implies possibility or fitness.
(na) - nor (not, nor)
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
(ca) - nor (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction. With preceding 'na', forms 'nor'.
सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all (by all, by everyone)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Universal pronoun.
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
Particle.
इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses (by the senses, by organs of sense/action)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - organ of sense or action, faculty, power, vitality
From INDRA.
मनसा (manasā) - by the mind (manas) (by the mind, with the mind)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart, consciousness
(S-stem)
Root: man (class 4)
एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
प्रदीपेन (pradīpena) - which acts as a lamp (by a lamp, by a light)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pradīpa
pradīpa - lamp, light, any object that illuminates
From PRA- + DĪP (to shine, blaze).
Prefix: pra
Root: dīp (class 4)
महान् (mahān) - the great (ātman) (the great, the vast)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, eminent
Derived from root MAH (to be great).
Root: mah (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate'.
आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the self (ātmani) (in the self, within the (ātman))
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, essence
(N-stem)
Root: an (class 2)
दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, is perceived, appears)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice
From root DṚŚ (class 1, ātmanepada). Passive form.
Root: dṛś (class 1)