महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-7, verse-13

रथं शरीरं भूतानां सत्त्वमाहुस्तु सारथिम् ।
इन्द्रियाणि हयानाहुः कर्म बुद्धिश्च रश्मयः ॥१३॥

13. rathaṁ śarīraṁ bhūtānāṁ sattvamāhustu sārathim ,
indriyāṇi hayānāhuḥ karma buddhiśca raśmayaḥ.

13. ratham śarīram bhūtānām sattvam āhuḥ tu sārathim
indriyāṇi hayān āhuḥ karma buddhiḥ ca raśmayaḥ

13. bhūtānām śarīram ratham āhuḥ,
tu sattvam sārathim āhuḥ.
indriyāṇi hayān āhuḥ,
ca karma buddhiḥ raśmayaḥ.

13. They declare the body to be the chariot of beings, and the mind (sattva) indeed as the charioteer. They say the senses are the horses, and action (karma) and intellect (buddhi) are the reins.

Words meanings summery:

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - mind, inner consciousness (sattva) (mind, consciousness, inner being, goodness)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

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

• सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

• हयान् (hayān) - horses

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding)

• च (ca) - and

• रश्मयः (raśmayaḥ) - reins, rays

Words meanings and morphology

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

Root: ram

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - mind, inner consciousness (sattva) (mind, consciousness, inner being, goodness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - essence, existence, reality, being, mind, consciousness, goodness, vital breath

Root: as

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty, power, semen

हयान् (hayān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

Root: hi

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of actions (karma)

Root: kṛ

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, reason, understanding, perception, intelligence

Root: budh

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रश्मयः (raśmayaḥ) - reins, rays

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raśmi

raśmi - rein, bridle, ray of light, cord

Root: raś