महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-203, verse-38

प्रदीप्तेनेव दीपेन मनोदीपेन पश्यति ।
दृष्ट्वात्मानं निरात्मानं तदा स तु विमुच्यते ॥३८॥

38. pradīpteneva dīpena manodīpena paśyati ,
dṛṣṭvātmānaṁ nirātmānaṁ tadā sa tu vimucyate.

38. pradīptena iva dīpena manodīpena paśyati
dṛṣṭvā ātmānaṃ nirātmānaṃ tadā sa tu vimucyate

38. One perceives with the lamp of the mind, as if by a brightly burning lamp. When one sees one's self (ātman) as truly devoid of individual selfhood (nirātman), then one is indeed liberated (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रदीप्तेन (pradīptena) - by a brightly burning (by a brightly burning, by a blazing, by an illuminated)

• इव (iva) - as if (as, like, as if, indeed)

• दीपेन (dīpena) - by a lamp (by a lamp, by a light)

• मनोदीपेन (manodīpena) - by the lamp of the mind (by the lamp of the mind, by the mind-lamp)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives, observes)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's self (referring to the individual or empirical self in this context, which is then seen as nirātman) (the self, the soul, the ego)

• निरात्मानम् (nirātmānam) - as truly devoid of individual selfhood (the one devoid of self, the non-self, without a self)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• स (sa) - he (the person who sees) (he, that (masculine nominative singular of 'tad'))

• तु (tu) - indeed, certainly (emphatic) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated (mokṣa) (is liberated, is released, is set free)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रदीप्तेन (pradīptena) - by a brightly burning (by a brightly burning, by a blazing, by an illuminated)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - brightly burning, blazing, illuminated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dīp with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if (as, like, as if, indeed)

(indeclinable)

दीपेन (dīpena) - by a lamp (by a lamp, by a light)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light

मनोदीपेन (manodīpena) - by the lamp of the mind (by the lamp of the mind, by the mind-lamp)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of manodīpa

manodīpa - lamp of the mind, mind-lamp

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+dīpa)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• dīpa – lamp, light
  noun (masculine)

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives, observes)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root √dṛś (class 1, often takes paśya- stem in present).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's self (referring to the individual or empirical self in this context, which is then seen as nirātman) (the self, the soul, the ego)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, ego, essence, life, Brahman

निरात्मानम् (nirātmānam) - as truly devoid of individual selfhood (the one devoid of self, the non-self, without a self)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirātman

nirātman - devoid of self, non-self, without a self, not the true self

Compound formed with nis- (negative particle) and ātman.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ātman)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Preposition indicating negation or absence.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ego, essence, life, Brahman
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'ātman'.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he (the person who sees) (he, that (masculine nominative singular of 'tad'))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: The 's' is from saḥ before tu.

तु (tu) - indeed, certainly (emphatic) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated (mokṣa) (is liberated, is released, is set free)

(verb)

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

Present passive indicative, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada

Root √muc (class 6) with prefix vi-. Passive form mucyate.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)