महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-14

देवानां यानि लिङ्गानि स्थविरेभ्यः श्रुतानि मे ।
तानीह तिष्ठतां भूमावेकस्यापि न लक्षये ॥१४॥

14. devānāṁ yāni liṅgāni sthavirebhyaḥ śrutāni me ,
tānīha tiṣṭhatāṁ bhūmāvekasyāpi na lakṣaye.

14. devānām yāni liṅgāni sthavirebhyaḥ śrutāni me
tāni iha tiṣṭhatām bhūmau ekasya api na lakṣaye

14. I do not perceive even one of those distinguishing marks of the gods, which I have heard from the elders, existing here on earth.

Words meanings summery:

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• यानि (yāni) - which, whatever

• लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni) - signs, marks, characteristics, symbols

• स्थविरेभ्यः (sthavirebhyaḥ) - from the elders

• श्रुतानि (śrutāni) - heard, learned

• मे (me) - by me, to me

• तानि (tāni) - those

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• तिष्ठताम् (tiṣṭhatām) - of those existing, of those standing

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, on the ground

• एकस्य (ekasya) - of one, of a single one

• अपि (api) - even, also

• न (na) - not, no

• लक्षये (lakṣaye) - I perceive, I observe, I notice

Words meanings and morphology

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity; divine, celestial

यानि (yāni) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yat

yat - which, what, whoever, whatever

लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni) - signs, marks, characteristics, symbols

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of liṅga

liṅga - sign, mark, characteristic; gender (grammatical); symbol

स्थविरेभ्यः (sthavirebhyaḥ) - from the elders

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, plural of sthavira

sthavira - old, aged; an elder, venerable person

श्रुतानि (śrutāni) - heard, learned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śruta

śruta - heard, listened to; revealed (scripture)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śru (to hear) with the suffix -ta.

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'liṅgāni'.

मे (me) - by me, to me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

Note: Used here to indicate the agent ('by me') of the past passive participle 'śrutāni'.

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to 'liṅgāni'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठताम् (tiṣṭhatām) - of those existing, of those standing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, existing, being present

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root sthā (to stand) with the present participle suffix -at.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as a substantive, referring to 'those signs which exist'.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land; site, place

एकस्य (ekasya) - of one, of a single one

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, a single; unique, principal

Note: Agrees with an implied 'liṅgasya' (of a sign).

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लक्षये (lakṣaye) - I perceive, I observe, I notice

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of lakṣ

Present Indicative

Root lakṣ (class 10, lakṣayati), 1st person singular, active voice (or middle voice, as both are possible for this root in the present tense).

Root: lakṣ (class 10)