महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-187, verse-27

इन्द्रियाणि च सर्वाणि विजेतव्यानि धीमता ।
सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चैव प्राणिनां संश्रिताः सदा ॥२७॥

27. indriyāṇi ca sarvāṇi vijetavyāni dhīmatā ,
sattvaṁ rajastamaścaiva prāṇināṁ saṁśritāḥ sadā.

27. indriyāṇi ca sarvāṇi vijetavyāni dhīmatā sattvam
rajaḥ tamaḥ ca eva prāṇinām saṃśritāḥ sadā

27. ca sarvāṇi indriyāṇi dhīmatā vijetavyāni sattvam
rajaḥ ca eva tamaḥ sadā prāṇinām saṃśritāḥ

27. And all the senses must be conquered by a discerning person. Indeed, the qualities of goodness (sattva), activity (rajas), and inertia (tamas) are always inherent in living beings.

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the sensory organs (senses, sensory organs)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (all, every, whole)

• विजेतव्यानि (vijetavyāni) - must be conquered (to be conquered, must be subdued)

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by a discerning person (by the intelligent, by the wise, by the discerning)

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - the quality of goodness (sattva) (being, essence, goodness, purity, the quality of goodness)

• रजः (rajaḥ) - the quality of activity (rajas) (dust, impurity, passion, the quality of activity)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - the quality of inertia (tamas) (darkness, ignorance, the quality of inertia)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - in living beings (of living beings, of creatures)

• संश्रिताः (saṁśritāḥ) - are inherent in, reside in (resorting to, inherent in, connected with, dependent on)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the sensory organs (senses, sensory organs)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, sensory organ, faculty

From Indra (the deity) + suffix -iya, meaning 'belonging to Indra' or 'power of Indra'. Later, 'sense organ'.

Note: Subject of the passive construction with vijetavyāni.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects this statement to the previous context.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (all, every, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Neuter nominative plural of sarva.

विजेतव्यानि (vijetavyāni) - must be conquered (to be conquered, must be subdued)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vijetavya

vijetavya - to be conquered, to be subdued, ought to be overcome

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Formed from vi (prefix) + √ji (to conquer) + suffix -tavya. Neuter nominative plural.

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Functions as the predicate, meaning 'are to be conquered'.

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by a discerning person (by the intelligent, by the wise, by the discerning)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, discerning, clever

Formed from dhī (intellect) + suffix -mat (possessing). Instrumental singular masculine.

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - the quality of goodness (sattva) (being, essence, goodness, purity, the quality of goodness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, essence, reality, goodness, purity, quality of goodness

From root √as (to be) + suffix -tva.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of a list of subjects.

रजः (rajaḥ) - the quality of activity (rajas) (dust, impurity, passion, the quality of activity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, passion, quality of activity, middle guṇa

From root rañj (to color, dye)

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Part of a list of subjects.

तमः (tamaḥ) - the quality of inertia (tamas) (darkness, ignorance, the quality of inertia)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, quality of inertia

From root √tam (to become agitated, to faint, to be bewildered)

Root: tam (class 4)

Note: Part of a list of subjects.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects tamaḥ to the previous items in the list.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Particle emphasizing the preceding word.

Note: Adds emphasis.

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - in living beings (of living beings, of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, creature, sentient being

Genitive plural masculine/neuter of prāṇin.

Root: prāṇ (class 1)

Note: Denotes possession or relationship, here 'inherent in'.

संश्रिताः (saṁśritāḥ) - are inherent in, reside in (resorting to, inherent in, connected with, dependent on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃśrita

saṁśrita - resorted to, connected with, inherent in, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

From root √śri (to resort to, lean on) with prefix sam. Masculine nominative plural.

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, implying 'are inherent'.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies saṃśritāḥ.