महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-23

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः ।
न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः ॥२३॥

23. nainaṁ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ ,
na cainaṁ kledayantyāpo na śoṣayati mārutaḥ.

23. na enam chindanti śastrāṇi na enam dahati pāvakaḥ
| na ca enam kledayanti āpaḥ na śoṣayati mārutaḥ

23. śastrāṇi enam na chindanti pāvakaḥ enam na dahati
ca āpaḥ enam na kledayanti mārutaḥ na śoṣayati

23. Weapons do not cut this self (ātman), fire does not burn it, waters do not wet it, nor does the wind dry it.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एनम् (enam) - this (self, ātman) (this, him)

• छिन्दन्ति (chindanti) - cut, cleave, tear

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons, instruments

• न (na) - not, no

• एनम् (enam) - this (self, ātman) (this, him)

• दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - this (self, ātman) (this, him)

• क्लेदयन्ति (kledayanti) - wet, moisten

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• न (na) - not, no

• शोषयति (śoṣayati) - dries, causes to dry

• मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, air, a Marut (wind deity)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - this (self, ātman) (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him

Pronominal stem, masculine accusative singular

Note: Refers to the self (ātman).

छिन्दन्ति (chindanti) - cut, cleave, tear

(verb)

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

Root in 7th class, Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural present active

Root: chid (class 7)

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons, instruments

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, implement, instrument

From root śas (to cut, to kill)

Root: śas

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - this (self, ātman) (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him

Pronominal stem, masculine accusative singular

Note: Refers to the self (ātman).

दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

(verb)

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

Root in 1st class, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular present active

Root: dah (class 1)

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, pure

From root pū (to purify, 1st class)

Root: pū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction particle

एनम् (enam) - this (self, ātman) (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him

Pronominal stem, masculine accusative singular

Note: Refers to the self (ātman).

क्लेदयन्ति (kledayanti) - wet, moisten

(verb)

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

Causative

Causative form of root klid (4th class), 3rd person plural present active Parasmaipada (kledayati)

Root: klid (class 4)

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Feminine noun, always used in plural in classical Sanskrit for 'water'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शोषयति (śoṣayati) - dries, causes to dry

(verb)

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

Causative

Causative form of root śuṣ (4th class), 3rd person singular present active Parasmaipada (śoṣayati)

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, air, a Marut (wind deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - wind, air; relating to the Maruts

From Marut (wind deity)