महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-22, verse-3

सूक्ष्मेऽवकाशे सन्तस्ते न पश्यन्तीतरेतरम् ।
एतान्वै सप्तहोतॄंस्त्वं स्वभावाद्विद्धि शोभने ॥३॥

3. sūkṣme'vakāśe santaste na paśyantītaretaram ,
etānvai saptahotṝṁstvaṁ svabhāvādviddhi śobhane.

3. sūkṣme avakāśe santaḥ te na paśyanti itaretaram |
etān vai saptahotṝn tvam svabhāvāt viddhi śobhane

3. śobhane sūkṣme avakāśe santaḥ te itaretaram na
paśyanti tvam etān saptahotṝn svabhāvāt vai viddhi

3. Existing in a subtle space, they do not perceive each other. Therefore, O beautiful one, know these seven offerers (hotṛs) according to their intrinsic nature (svabhāva).

Words meanings summery:

• सूक्ष्मे (sūkṣme) - subtle, minute, fine

• अवकाशे (avakāśe) - in space, in a place, in a subtle realm

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - being, existing

• ते (te) - the seven offerers (they)

• न (na) - not, no

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

• इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, mutually

• एतान् (etān) - these seven offerers (these (masculine accusative plural))

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• सप्तहोतॄन् (saptahotṝn) - the seven faculties acting as offerers/senses (the seven offerers/priests)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from their intrinsic nature (svabhāva)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful one, O excellent one

Words meanings and morphology

सूक्ष्मे (sūkṣme) - subtle, minute, fine

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, delicate, atomic

अवकाशे (avakāśe) - in space, in a place, in a subtle realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avakāśa

avakāśa - space, room, opportunity, scope

Derived from ava-√kāś (to shine down, to allow space)

Prefix: ava

Root: kāś (class 1)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - the seven offerers (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √dṛś

root

verbal root, present stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

Compound of itara (other) + itara (other)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (itara+itara)

• itara – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• itara – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

एतान् (etān) - these seven offerers (these (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

सप्तहोतॄन् (saptahotṝn) - the seven faculties acting as offerers/senses (the seven offerers/priests)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saptahotṛ

saptahotṛ - seven offerers, seven priests

Compound type : dvigu (sapta+hotṛ)

• sapta – seven
  numeral
• hotṛ – offerer, priest (especially one who invokes gods or offers oblations)
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root √hu (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from their intrinsic nature (svabhāva)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own state, intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, essential property

Compound of sva (own) + bhāva (state, existence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun/action noun
  Derived from root √bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √vid

root

verbal root, class 2, irregular imperative

Root: vid (class 2)

शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful one, O excellent one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śobhanā

śobhanā - beautiful, splendid, excellent, auspicious

Derived from root √śubh (to shine, to be beautiful)

Root: śubh (class 1)