महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-202, verse-16

अनादिनिधनं जन्तुमात्मयोनिं सदाव्ययम् ।
अनौपम्यममूर्तं च भगवानाह बुद्धिमान् ।
तपोमूलमिदं सर्वं यन्मां विप्रानुपृच्छसि ॥१६॥

16. anādinidhanaṁ jantumātmayoniṁ sadāvyayam ,
anaupamyamamūrtaṁ ca bhagavānāha buddhimān ,
tapomūlamidaṁ sarvaṁ yanmāṁ viprānupṛcchasi.

16. anādinidhanam jantum ātmayoniṃ
sadāvyayam anaupamyam amūrtaṃ ca
bhagavān āha buddhimān tapomūlam idam
sarvam yat mām vipra anupṛcchasi

16. The wise Lord (Bhagavan) spoke of the living being (jantu) as one that is without beginning or end, having the self (ātman) as its origin, always imperishable, incomparable, and formless. Then he said, 'All this which you, O Brahmin, ask me, is fundamentally rooted in asceticism (tapas).'

Words meanings summery:

• अनादिनिधनम् (anādinidhanam) - without beginning or end, eternal

• जन्तुम् (jantum) - the living being (jantu) (living being, creature, human being)

• आत्मयोनिं (ātmayoniṁ) - having the self (ātman) as its origin (self-born, having the self as origin)

• सदाव्ययम् (sadāvyayam) - always imperishable, eternally undecaying

• अनौपम्यम् (anaupamyam) - incomparable, without analogy

• अमूर्तं (amūrtaṁ) - formless, bodiless

• च (ca) - and, also

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (Bhagavan) (the venerable one, the Lord, blessed one)

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise

• तपोमूलम् (tapomūlam) - fundamentally rooted in asceticism (tapas) (rooted in asceticism, having asceticism as its basis)

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• माम् (mām) - me

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin (Brahmin, inspired, wise)

• अनुपृच्छसि (anupṛcchasi) - you ask

Words meanings and morphology

अनादिनिधनम् (anādinidhanam) - without beginning or end, eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anādinidhana

anādinidhana - having no beginning and no end, eternal

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+ādi+nidhana)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)
• nidhana – end, destruction, death
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

जन्तुम् (jantum) - the living being (jantu) (living being, creature, human being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, human being, individual soul

derived from root jan-

Root: jan (class 4)

आत्मयोनिं (ātmayoniṁ) - having the self (ātman) as its origin (self-born, having the self as origin)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmayoni

ātmayoni - self-born, having the self as origin, originating from the self (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ātman+yoni)

• ātman – self, soul, supreme soul, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• yoni – source, origin, womb, birth-place
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu (class 2)

सदाव्ययम् (sadāvyayam) - always imperishable, eternally undecaying

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sadāvyaya

sadāvyaya - always imperishable, eternally undecaying

Compound type : tatpurusha (sadā+avyaya)

• sadā – always, ever, perpetually
  indeclinable
• avyaya – imperishable, undecaying, unchanging
  adjective (masculine)
  prefix a- (not) + vyaya (perishable)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ī (class 2)

अनौपम्यम् (anaupamyam) - incomparable, without analogy

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anaupamya

anaupamya - incomparable, without analogy, unequalled

prefix an- (not) + aupamya (comparable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+aupamya)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• aupamya – analogy, comparison, similarity
  noun (neuter)
  derived from upamā
  Prefix: upa

अमूर्तं (amūrtaṁ) - formless, bodiless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amūrta

amūrta - formless, bodiless, incorporeal

prefix a- (not) + mūrti (form)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mūrta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mūrta – embodied, having form, material
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root mūrch-
  Root: mūrch (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (Bhagavan) (the venerable one, the Lord, blessed one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, holy, blessed, divine, Lord (Bhagavan)

possessive suffix -vat from bhaga

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

perfect

root ah, used only in perfect tense

Root: ah

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, endowed with understanding

possessive suffix -mat from buddhi

तपोमूलम् (tapomūlam) - fundamentally rooted in asceticism (tapas) (rooted in asceticism, having asceticism as its basis)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapomūla

tapomūla - rooted in asceticism, whose root is austerity

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+mūla)

• tapas – asceticism, austerity, heat, spiritual fervor (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'idam sarvam'.

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

first person pronoun

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin (Brahmin, inspired, wise)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, a wise person, inspired

Root: vip (class 1)

अनुपृच्छसि (anupṛcchasi) - you ask

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anupṛcch

present active

root pṛcch, 6th class, with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: prac (class 6)