महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-22, verse-18

इन्द्रियाण्यूचुः ।
एवमेतद्भवेत्सत्यं यथैतन्मन्यते भवान् ।
ऋतेऽस्मानस्मदर्थांस्तु भोगान्भुङ्क्ते भवान्यदि ॥१८॥

18. indriyāṇyūcuḥ ,
evametadbhavetsatyaṁ yathaitanmanyate bhavān ,
ṛte'smānasmadarthāṁstu bhogānbhuṅkte bhavānyadi.

18. indriyāṇi ūcuḥ evam etat bhavet satyam yathā etat manyate
bhavān ṛte asmān asmadarthān tu bhogān bhuṅkte bhavān yadi

18. indriyāṇi ūcuḥ bhavān yathā etat manyate,
evam etat satyam bhavet,
yadi bhavān asmān ṛte asmadarthān tu bhogān bhuṅkte

18. The senses said: "This would indeed be true, just as You believe, if You were to enjoy objects of gratification intended for us, without us."

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the senses, the organs of sense

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, indeed

• एतत् (etat) - this assertion/belief (this)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be

• सत्यम् (satyam) - true, truth

• यथा (yathā) - as, in which way

• एतत् (etat) - this statement/belief (this, that)

• मन्यते (manyate) - (You) think, believe, consider (thinks, believes, considers)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), Your Honor

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• अस्मदर्थान् (asmadarthān) - objects of gratification that are ordinarily perceived by our senses (objects meant for us, things for our sake)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• भोगान् (bhogān) - enjoyments, gratifications, objects of sense

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - (You) enjoy, experience (enjoys, eats, experiences)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), Your Honor

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the senses, the organs of sense

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, organ of sense, faculty

Note: Subject of 'ūcuḥ'.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect indicative (lit) of vac

Perfect active indicative

Irregular perfect form from the root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, indeed

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this assertion/belief (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative active

3rd person singular optative active form of the root √bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

सत्यम् (satyam) - true, truth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truth, reality

Derived from 'sat' (being, existence) + suffix '-ya'.

Root: as (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, in which way

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this statement/belief (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of 'manyate'.

मन्यते (manyate) - (You) think, believe, consider (thinks, believes, considers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Present middle indicative

3rd person singular present middle form of the root √man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), Your Honor

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), Your Honor, being, present

A respectful way of referring to 'you' (grammatically 3rd person).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'manyate' and 'bhuṅkte'.

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a postposition, governing 'asmān'.

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, us (first person pronoun stem)

First person plural pronoun.

Note: Object of 'ṛte'.

अस्मदर्थान् (asmadarthān) - objects of gratification that are ordinarily perceived by our senses (objects meant for us, things for our sake)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asmadartha

asmadartha - object for our sake, object meant for us

Compound type : tatpurusha (asmad+artha)

• asmad – I, we (first person pronoun stem)
  pronoun
  Stem for the first person plural pronoun.
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'bhogān'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

भोगान् (bhogān) - enjoyments, gratifications, objects of sense

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, gratification, experience, object of sense, possession

Derived from the root √bhuj (to enjoy).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Direct object of 'bhuṅkte'.

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - (You) enjoy, experience (enjoys, eats, experiences)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhuj

Present middle indicative

3rd person singular present middle form of the root √bhuj (to enjoy).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), Your Honor

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), Your Honor, being, present

A respectful way of referring to 'you' (grammatically 3rd person).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'bhuṅkte'.

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)