महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-21, verse-16

घोषिणी जातनिर्घोषा नित्यमेव प्रवर्तते ।
तयोरपि च घोषिण्योर्निर्घोषैव गरीयसी ॥१६॥

16. ghoṣiṇī jātanirghoṣā nityameva pravartate ,
tayorapi ca ghoṣiṇyornirghoṣaiva garīyasī.

16. ghoṣiṇī jātanirghoṣā nityam eva pravartate |
tayoḥ api ca ghoṣiṇyoḥ nirghoṣā eva garīyasī

16. ghoṣiṇī jātanirghoṣā nityam eva pravartate
ca tayoḥ ghoṣiṇyoḥ api nirghoṣā eva garīyasī

16. Speech (Vāc), in its form with sound and having become soundless, always functions. And even among these two aspects, the soundless one is indeed more significant.

Words meanings summery:

• घोषिणी (ghoṣiṇī) - the aspect of speech that has sound (sonorous, endowed with sound, vocal)

• जातनिर्घोषा (jātanirghoṣā) - the aspect of speech that has become silent or unmanifested (having become soundless, silent)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - operates, proceeds, functions, manifests

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - among the two aspects of speech (sonorous and soundless) (of those two, among those two)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• च (ca) - and, also

• घोषिण्योः (ghoṣiṇyoḥ) - of the two aspects of speech that manifest with sound, or of these two mentioned states (sonorous and soundless) (of the two sonorous ones, among the two with sound)

• निर्घोषा (nirghoṣā) - the unmanifest or subtle aspect of speech, beyond audible sound (the soundless one, silent)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• गरीयसी (garīyasī) - more excellent, superior, weightier

Words meanings and morphology

घोषिणी (ghoṣiṇī) - the aspect of speech that has sound (sonorous, endowed with sound, vocal)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghoṣin

ghoṣin - making a noise, sounding, sonorous, vocal

जातनिर्घोषा (jātanirghoṣā) - the aspect of speech that has become silent or unmanifested (having become soundless, silent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jātanirghoṣa

jātanirghoṣa - one who has become silent/soundless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+nirghoṣa)

• jāta – born, produced, arisen, become
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √jan 'to be born, produced'.
  Root: √jan (class 4)
• nirghoṣa – soundless, voiceless, quiet
  adjective (masculine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - operates, proceeds, functions, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of √vṛt

Present Indicative Middle

From root √vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix pra- (forward, forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: √vṛt (class 1)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - among the two aspects of speech (sonorous and soundless) (of those two, among those two)

(pronoun)

feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Genitive/locative dual, referring to the preceding 'ghoṣiṇī' and 'jātanirghoṣā'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

घोषिण्योः (ghoṣiṇyoḥ) - of the two aspects of speech that manifest with sound, or of these two mentioned states (sonorous and soundless) (of the two sonorous ones, among the two with sound)

(adjective)

feminine, dual of ghoṣin

ghoṣin - making a noise, sounding, sonorous, vocal

Note: Genitive/locative dual, agreeing with 'tayoḥ'.

निर्घोषा (nirghoṣā) - the unmanifest or subtle aspect of speech, beyond audible sound (the soundless one, silent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirghoṣa

nirghoṣa - soundless, voiceless, quiet, inaudible

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

गरीयसी (garīyasī) - more excellent, superior, weightier

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of garīyas

garīyas - heavier, weightier, more important, more excellent, superior

Comparative form of 'guru' (heavy, important).