महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-22, verse-12

घ्राणं जिह्वा च चक्षुश्च त्वक्श्रोत्रं मन एव च ।
न निष्ठामधिगच्छन्ति बुद्धिस्तामधिगच्छति ॥१२॥

12. ghrāṇaṁ jihvā ca cakṣuśca tvakśrotraṁ mana eva ca ,
na niṣṭhāmadhigacchanti buddhistāmadhigacchati.

12. ghrāṇam jihvā ca cakṣuḥ ca tvak śrotram manaḥ eva ca
| na niṣṭhām adhigacchanti buddhiḥ tām adhigacchati

12. ghrāṇam jihvā ca cakṣuḥ ca tvak śrotram manaḥ eva ca
niṣṭhām na adhigacchanti buddhiḥ tām adhigacchati

12. The nose, tongue, eye, skin, ear, and mind do not perceive ultimate conclusions or resolute conviction. The intellect, however, perceives it.

Words meanings summery:

• घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - the nose; the sense of smell

• जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue

• च (ca) - and

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - the eye; the sense of sight

• च (ca) - and

• त्वक् (tvak) - the skin; the sense of touch

• श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - the ear; the sense of hearing

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind; intellect; thought

• एव (eva) - also (only; indeed; just; also)

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not; no

• निष्ठाम् (niṣṭhām) - ultimate conclusion; resolute conviction; determination; firmness

• अधिगच्छन्ति (adhigacchanti) - they perceive; they apprehend; they obtain

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - the intellect; understanding; discrimination

• ताम् (tām) - it (referring to ultimate conclusion/conviction) (it; her; that)

• अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - it perceives; it apprehends; it obtains

Words meanings and morphology

घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - the nose; the sense of smell

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghrāṇa

ghrāṇa - the nose; the sense of smell

जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jihvā

jihvā - tongue

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - the eye; the sense of sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye; the sense of sight

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

त्वक् (tvak) - the skin; the sense of touch

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tvac

tvac - skin; hide; sense of touch

श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - the ear; the sense of hearing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrotra

śrotra - ear; the sense of hearing

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind; intellect; thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind; intellect; thought

एव (eva) - also (only; indeed; just; also)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not; no

(indeclinable)

निष्ठाम् (niṣṭhām) - ultimate conclusion; resolute conviction; determination; firmness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niṣṭhā

niṣṭhā - firmness; resolution; conclusion; ultimate end; conviction

अधिगच्छन्ति (adhigacchanti) - they perceive; they apprehend; they obtain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (Laṭ) of adhigam

present tense stem

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - the intellect; understanding; discrimination

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect; understanding; discrimination

ताम् (tām) - it (referring to ultimate conclusion/conviction) (it; her; that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that; her

अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - it perceives; it apprehends; it obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (Laṭ) of adhigam

present tense stem

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)