महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-40, verse-20

सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते ।
अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम् ॥२०॥

20. sarvabhūteṣu yenaikaṁ bhāvamavyayamīkṣate ,
avibhaktaṁ vibhakteṣu tajjñānaṁ viddhi sāttvikam.

20. sarvabhūteṣu yena ekam bhāvam avyayam īkṣate
avibhaktam vibhakteṣu tat jñānam viddhi sāttvikam

20. yena sarvabhūteṣu vibhakteṣu avibhaktam ekam
avyayam bhāvam īkṣate tat jñānam sāttvikam viddhi

20. That knowledge (jñāna) by which one perceives a single, imperishable essence (bhāva) in all beings, undivided amidst what is divided, know that to be knowledge (jñāna) in the mode of goodness (sāttvika).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in all beings, among all creatures

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• भावम् (bhāvam) - essence, existence, nature, state of being

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

• ईक्षते (īkṣate) - sees, perceives, beholds

• अविभक्तम् (avibhaktam) - undivided, unseparated

• विभक्तेषु (vibhakteṣu) - in the divided ones, among the distinct ones

• तत् (tat) - that

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, realize

• सात्त्विकम् (sāttvikam) - pertaining to sattva, pure, good, in the mode of goodness

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in all beings, among all creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• bhūta – being, creature, element, what has been
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to jñānam (knowledge) which is neuter.

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with bhāvam.

भावम् (bhāvam) - essence, existence, nature, state of being

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, condition, essence, nature

Root: bhū (class 1)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

A-privative + vyaya (perishable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• vyaya – expenditure, loss, decay, perishable
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-i (to go out)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with bhāvam.

ईक्षते (īkṣate) - sees, perceives, beholds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of īkṣ

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

अविभक्तम् (avibhaktam) - undivided, unseparated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avibhakta

avibhakta - undivided, unseparated

Past Passive Participle

A-privative + vibhakta (divided)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vibhakta)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• vibhakta – divided, separated, distinct
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-bhaj (to divide)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhāvam.

विभक्तेषु (vibhakteṣu) - in the divided ones, among the distinct ones

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vibhakta

vibhakta - divided, separated, distinct

Past Passive Participle

From vi-bhaj (to divide)

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the manifold appearances of beings.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to jñānam.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of viddhi.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, realize

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

सात्त्विकम् (sāttvikam) - pertaining to sattva, pure, good, in the mode of goodness

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāttvika

sāttvika - relating to sattva (guṇa), pure, good, virtuous

Derived from sattva (guṇa) with -ika suffix

Note: Predicate accusative for jñānam.