महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-16

एष कर्ता न क्रियते कारणं चापि पौरुषे ।
यो ह्येनं पुरुषं वेत्ति देवा अपि न तं विदुः ॥१६॥

16. eṣa kartā na kriyate kāraṇaṁ cāpi pauruṣe ,
yo hyenaṁ puruṣaṁ vetti devā api na taṁ viduḥ.

16. eṣaḥ kartā na kriyate kāraṇam ca api pauruṣe
yaḥ hi enam puruṣam vetti devāḥ api na tam viduḥ

16. He is the creator but is not Himself created; He is also the cause of the cosmic person (puruṣa). Indeed, he who knows this cosmic person (puruṣa) — even the gods do not know Him (the cosmic person).

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (He) (this, this one)

• कर्ता (kartā) - the creator (creator, doer, agent)

• न (na) - not, no

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is created (passive voice) (is made, is done, is created)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (cause, reason, instrument)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• पौरुषे (pauruṣe) - in relation to the cosmic person (puruṣa) (in manliness, in human effort, relating to puruṣa)

• यः (yaḥ) - He who (who, which)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एनम् (enam) - this (cosmic person) (this, this one)

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person, cosmic person)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• न (na) - not, no

• तम् (tam) - him (the cosmic person) (him, that)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (He) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

कर्ता (kartā) - the creator (creator, doer, agent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, creator, agent

Agent Noun

Agent noun from √kṛ with suffix -tṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is created (passive voice) (is made, is done, is created)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Passive

3rd person singular present passive of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, origin

Action noun from causative of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

पौरुषे (pauruṣe) - in relation to the cosmic person (puruṣa) (in manliness, in human effort, relating to puruṣa)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manliness, human effort; virility, strength; relating to a man or to the cosmic person (puruṣa)

Derivative of puruṣa

Note: Here, it implies 'with respect to the cosmic person (puruṣa)' or 'inherent in the nature of puruṣa'.

यः (yaḥ) - He who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - this (cosmic person) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, this one

Note: Anaphoric pronoun, often used for emphasis or drawing attention.

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person, cosmic person)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, cosmic person (puruṣa), spirit

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular present active of √vid (class 2)

Root: vid (class 2)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (the cosmic person) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Active

3rd person plural present active of √vid (class 2)

Root: vid (class 2)