महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-147, verse-8

भीम उवाच ।
निर्गुणः परमात्मेति देहं ते व्याप्य तिष्ठति ।
तमहं ज्ञानविज्ञेयं नावमन्ये न लङ्घये ॥८॥

8. bhīma uvāca ,
nirguṇaḥ paramātmeti dehaṁ te vyāpya tiṣṭhati ,
tamahaṁ jñānavijñeyaṁ nāvamanye na laṅghaye.

8. bhīmaḥ uvāca nirguṇaḥ paramātmā iti deham te vyāpya
tiṣṭhati tam aham jñānavijñeyam na avamanye na laṅghaye

8. Bhīma said, "The supreme self (paramātman), which is devoid of qualities (nirguṇa), pervades and resides within your body. That [self], which is to be understood through spiritual knowledge (jñāna), I neither disrespect nor will I step over."

Words meanings summery:

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - without qualities, devoid of attributes (nirguṇa)

• परमात्मा (paramātmā) - supreme self (paramātman)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• देहम् (deham) - body

• ते (te) - your

• व्याप्य (vyāpya) - having pervaded, encompassing

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - resides, stands, exists

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ज्ञानविज्ञेयम् (jñānavijñeyam) - to be known through knowledge (jñāna)

• न (na) - not, no

• अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I disrespect, I disregard

• न (na) - not, no

• लङ्घये (laṅghaye) - I transgress, I step over

Words meanings and morphology

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - without qualities, devoid of attributes (nirguṇa)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities, devoid of attributes, qualityless (nirguṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+guṇa)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, strand
  noun (masculine)

परमात्मा (paramātmā) - supreme self (paramātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - supreme self, universal soul (paramātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

व्याप्य (vyāpya) - having pervaded, encompassing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from verb root āp with prefixes vi- and ā-.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - resides, stands, exists

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to paramātman.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

ज्ञानविज्ञेयम् (jñānavijñeyam) - to be known through knowledge (jñāna)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jñānavijñeya

jñānavijñeya - to be known by knowledge/wisdom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+vijñeya)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom (jñāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vijñeya – to be known, comprehensible, understandable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From verb root jñā (to know) with prefix vi- and suffix -eya (gerundive).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'tam' (paramātman).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I disrespect, I disregard

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avaman

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लङ्घये (laṅghaye) - I transgress, I step over

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of laṅghay

causative

Causative form of verb root lagh (to move quickly, jump).

Root: lagh (class 1)