महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-48, verse-16

अनित्यं नित्यमित्येके नास्त्यस्तीत्यपि चापरे ।
एकरूपं द्विधेत्येके व्यामिश्रमिति चापरे ।
एकमेके पृथक्चान्ये बहुत्वमिति चापरे ॥१६॥

16. anityaṁ nityamityeke nāstyastītyapi cāpare ,
ekarūpaṁ dvidhetyeke vyāmiśramiti cāpare ,
ekameke pṛthakcānye bahutvamiti cāpare.

16. anityaṃ nityam iti eke na asti asti
iti api ca apare ekarūpaṃ dvidhā iti
eke vyāmiśram iti ca apare ekam eke
pṛthak ca anye bahutvam iti ca apare

16. eke anityaṃ iti; apare nityam; ca (apare) na asti
iti; api ca (apare) asti iti; eke ekarūpaṃ iti;
dvidhā ca (apare) iti; vyāmiśram iti ca apare;
ekam eke; pṛthak ca anye; bahutvam iti ca apare

16. Some assert reality to be impermanent, while others consider it eternal. Similarly, some claim it does not exist, while others maintain that it does. Some believe it has a single form, others that it is twofold, and still others that it is a complex mixture. Moreover, some consider it to be one, others distinct, and yet others perceive it as a multitude.

Words meanings summery:

• अनित्यं (anityaṁ) - impermanent (referring to reality/existence) (impermanent, transient, perishable)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal (referring to reality/existence) (eternal, constant, perpetual)

• इति (iti) - marking the end of a statement or opinion (thus, as, so saying, indicating direct speech or thought)

• एके (eke) - some (philosophers/thinkers) (some (people))

• न (na) - negation of existence (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - it exists (is, exists)

• अस्ति (asti) - it exists (is, exists)

• इति (iti) - marking the end of a statement or opinion (thus, as, so saying, indicating direct speech or thought)

• अपि (api) - also, even; emphasizing the contrast (also, even, too; a particle of interrogation or emphasis)

• च (ca) - and; connecting contrasting opinions (and, also)

• अपरे (apare) - other (philosophers/thinkers) (others, some others)

• एकरूपं (ekarūpaṁ) - having a single nature (referring to reality/existence) (of one form, homogeneous, uniform)

• द्विधा (dvidhā) - twofold (describing the nature of reality) (in two ways, twofold, divided into two)

• इति (iti) - marking the end of a statement or opinion (thus, as, so saying, indicating direct speech or thought)

• एके (eke) - some (philosophers/thinkers) (some (people))

• व्यामिश्रम् (vyāmiśram) - a complex mixture (describing the nature of reality) (mixed, composite, complex)

• इति (iti) - marking the end of a statement or opinion (thus, as, so saying, indicating direct speech or thought)

• च (ca) - and; connecting contrasting opinions (and, also)

• अपरे (apare) - other (philosophers/thinkers) (others, some others)

• एकम् (ekam) - one (referring to reality/existence) (one, single)

• एके (eke) - some (philosophers/thinkers) (some (people))

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - distinct (describing the nature of reality) (separate, distinct, severally)

• च (ca) - and; connecting contrasting opinions (and, also)

• अन्ये (anye) - other (philosophers/thinkers) (others, some others)

• बहुत्वम् (bahutvam) - a multitude (describing the nature of reality) (multitude, plurality, abundance)

• इति (iti) - marking the end of a statement or opinion (thus, as, so saying, indicating direct speech or thought)

• च (ca) - and; connecting contrasting opinions (and, also)

• अपरे (apare) - other (philosophers/thinkers) (others, some others)

Words meanings and morphology

अनित्यं (anityaṁ) - impermanent (referring to reality/existence) (impermanent, transient, perishable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anitya

anitya - impermanent, transient, perishable, non-eternal

`na` (negation) + `nitya` (eternal)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+nitya)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
  adjective

Note: Used adverbially or as object of statement 'it is impermanent'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal (referring to reality/existence) (eternal, constant, perpetual)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, constant, perpetual

From `ni` + root `i` (to go)

Prefix: ni

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially or as object of statement 'it is eternal'.

इति (iti) - marking the end of a statement or opinion (thus, as, so saying, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

एके (eke) - some (philosophers/thinkers) (some (people))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, single, some

Note: Used in the sense of 'some people' or 'some schools of thought'.

न (na) - negation of existence (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - it exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - it exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - marking the end of a statement or opinion (thus, as, so saying, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even; emphasizing the contrast (also, even, too; a particle of interrogation or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and; connecting contrasting opinions (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice in the verse with `apare` and `anye` for 'and others'.

अपरे (apare) - other (philosophers/thinkers) (others, some others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another

एकरूपं (ekarūpaṁ) - having a single nature (referring to reality/existence) (of one form, homogeneous, uniform)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekarūpa

ekarūpa - having one form, uniform, homogeneous

`eka` (one) + `rūpa` (form)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+rūpa)

• eka – one, single
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the nature of reality.

द्विधा (dvidhā) - twofold (describing the nature of reality) (in two ways, twofold, divided into two)

(indeclinable)

From `dvi` (two) + suffix `dhā`

इति (iti) - marking the end of a statement or opinion (thus, as, so saying, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

एके (eke) - some (philosophers/thinkers) (some (people))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, single, some

Note: Used in the sense of 'some people' or 'some schools of thought'.

व्यामिश्रम् (vyāmiśram) - a complex mixture (describing the nature of reality) (mixed, composite, complex)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyāmiśra

vyāmiśra - mixed, mingled, composite

`vi` + `ā` + `miśra`, from root `miśr` (to mix)

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: miśr (class 10)

Note: Refers to the nature of reality.

इति (iti) - marking the end of a statement or opinion (thus, as, so saying, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and; connecting contrasting opinions (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice in the verse with `apare` and `anye` for 'and others'.

अपरे (apare) - other (philosophers/thinkers) (others, some others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another

एकम् (ekam) - one (referring to reality/existence) (one, single)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

Note: Used as an object 'it is one'.

एके (eke) - some (philosophers/thinkers) (some (people))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, single, some

Note: Used in the sense of 'some people' or 'some schools of thought'.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - distinct (describing the nature of reality) (separate, distinct, severally)

(indeclinable)

From root `pṛth` (to spread out)

Root: pṛth

च (ca) - and; connecting contrasting opinions (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice in the verse with `apare` and `anye` for 'and others'.

अन्ये (anye) - other (philosophers/thinkers) (others, some others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Similar to `apare`.

बहुत्वम् (bahutvam) - a multitude (describing the nature of reality) (multitude, plurality, abundance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahutva

bahutva - multitude, plurality, abundance

From `bahu` (many) + suffix `tva` (abstract noun)

Note: Refers to the nature of reality as manifold.

इति (iti) - marking the end of a statement or opinion (thus, as, so saying, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and; connecting contrasting opinions (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice in the verse with `apare` and `anye` for 'and others'.

अपरे (apare) - other (philosophers/thinkers) (others, some others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another