महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-28, verse-1

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
गन्धान्न जिघ्रामि रसान्न वेद्मि रूपं न पश्यामि न च स्पृशामि ।
न चापि शब्दान्विविधाञ्शृणोमि न चापि संकल्पमुपैमि किंचित् ॥१॥

1. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
gandhānna jighrāmi rasānna vedmi; rūpaṁ na paśyāmi na ca spṛśāmi ,
na cāpi śabdānvividhāñśṛṇomi; na cāpi saṁkalpamupaimi kiṁcit.

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca | gandhān na jighrāmi
rasān na vedmi rūpam na paśyāmi na ca
spṛśāmi | na ca api śabdān vividhān
śṛṇomi na ca api saṃkalpam upaimi kiñcit

1. The brahmin said: I do not smell odors, I do not perceive tastes, I do not see forms, nor do I touch. Nor do I hear various sounds, nor do I entertain any specific resolve (saṃkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - The brahmin (speaking) (brahmin, a member of the priestly class)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• गन्धान् (gandhān) - odors (odors, smells)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जिघ्रामि (jighrāmi) - I smell

• रसान् (rasān) - tastes (tastes, flavors, essences)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I perceive (I know, I perceive)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, appearance, beauty)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• स्पृशामि (spṛśāmi) - I touch

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, indeed)

• शब्दान् (śabdān) - sounds (sounds, words)

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various (various, manifold, diverse)

• शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear (I hear, I listen)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, indeed)

• संकल्पम् (saṁkalpam) - resolve (saṃkalpa) (intention, resolve, purpose, determination)

• उपैमि (upaimi) - I entertain (literally, 'I approach' an intention) (I approach, I attain, I undergo)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any (specific) (anything, something, a little)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - The brahmin (speaking) (brahmin, a member of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priestly class, one associated with Brahman or the Vedas

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form of √vac

गन्धान् (gandhān) - odors (odors, smells)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gandha

gandha - smell, odor, fragrance

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जिघ्रामि (jighrāmi) - I smell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of ghrā

Root: ghrā (class 1)

रसान् (rasān) - tastes (tastes, flavors, essences)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rasa

rasa - taste, flavor, juice, essence, emotion

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I perceive (I know, I perceive)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, appearance, beauty)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, image

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Root takes 'paśya' stem in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

स्पृशामि (spṛśāmi) - I touch

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

शब्दान् (śabdān) - sounds (sounds, words)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise, voice

विविधान् (vividhān) - various (various, manifold, diverse)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse, different kinds

Note: Agrees with 'śabdān'.

शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear (I hear, I listen)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

संकल्पम् (saṁkalpam) - resolve (saṃkalpa) (intention, resolve, purpose, determination)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpa

saṁkalpa - intention, resolve, purpose, determination, will, mental conception

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

उपैमि (upaimi) - I entertain (literally, 'I approach' an intention) (I approach, I attain, I undergo)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of upa-i

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any (specific) (anything, something, a little)

(indeclinable)