महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-43, verse-34

तूष्णींभूत उपासीत न चेष्टेन्मनसा अपि ।
अभ्यावर्तेत ब्रह्मास्य अन्तरात्मनि वै श्रितम् ॥३४॥

34. tūṣṇīṁbhūta upāsīta na ceṣṭenmanasā api ,
abhyāvarteta brahmāsya antarātmani vai śritam.

34. tūṣṇīmbhūtaḥ upāsīta na ceṣṭet manasā api
abhyāvarteta brahma asya antarātmani vai śritam

34. One should remain silent and not even stir the mind. Indeed, the Brahman (brahman) of this person, residing within the inner self (ātman), turns inwards.

Words meanings summery:

• तूष्णीम्भूतः (tūṣṇīmbhūtaḥ) - having become silent, silent

• उपासीत (upāsīta) - one should remain in (silence/meditation) (one should sit near, one should worship, one should meditate on, one should remain in)

• न (na) - not

• चेष्टेत् (ceṣṭet) - one should stir (the mind) (one should stir, one should move, one should act)

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अभ्यावर्तेत (abhyāvarteta) - it (Brahman) should turn inwards (one should turn inwards, it should return, it should turn towards)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute (brahman) (Brahman, sacred word, the absolute)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (person) (of this, his, of him)

• अन्तरात्मनि (antarātmani) - in the inner self, in the indwelling soul

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, truly, certainly)

• श्रितम् (śritam) - residing (qualifying brahma) (resorted to, dwelling in, residing)

Words meanings and morphology

तूष्णीम्भूतः (tūṣṇīmbhūtaḥ) - having become silent, silent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tūṣṇīmbhūta

tūṣṇīmbhūta - having become silent, silent

Past Passive Participle (implied from bhūta) used as adjective

Compound formed from tūṣṇīm (silent) and bhūta (become).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tūṣṇīm+bhūta)

• tūṣṇīm – silently, in silence
  indeclinable
  Derived from tūṣṇī (silent) with adverbial suffix.
• bhūta – become, been, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

उपासीत (upāsīta) - one should remain in (silence/meditation) (one should sit near, one should worship, one should meditate on, one should remain in)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of upa-ās

Optative

3rd person singular middle optative form of root ās with upa prefix.

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

चेष्टेत् (ceṣṭet) - one should stir (the mind) (one should stir, one should move, one should act)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of ceṣṭ

Optative

3rd person singular active optative form of root ceṣṭ.

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

s-stem noun.

Root: man

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अभ्यावर्तेत (abhyāvarteta) - it (Brahman) should turn inwards (one should turn inwards, it should return, it should turn towards)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of abhi-ā-vṛt

Optative

3rd person singular middle optative form of root vṛt with prefixes abhi and ā.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute (brahman) (Brahman, sacred word, the absolute)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, sacred word, the absolute truth, prayer

n-stem neuter noun.

Root: bṛh

Note: This is the neuter form of Brahman, referring to the ultimate reality.

अस्य (asya) - of this (person) (of this, his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Genitive singular form of the demonstrative pronoun idam.

Note: Refers to the practitioner (implied masculine) described in the first part of the verse.

अन्तरात्मनि (antarātmani) - in the inner self, in the indwelling soul

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of antarātman

antarātman - inner self, indwelling soul

Compound of antar (within) and ātman (self). n-stem masculine noun.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (antar+ātman)

• antar – within, inside, intermediate
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  n-stem masculine noun.

Note: Refers to the inner self (ātman).

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, truly, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis.

श्रितम् (śritam) - residing (qualifying brahma) (resorted to, dwelling in, residing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrita

śrita - resorted to, sought, dwelling in, situated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śri.

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Used here predicatively or attributively for brahma.