महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-187, verse-35

अभिमानस्तथा मोहः प्रमादः स्वप्नतन्द्रिता ।
कथंचिदभिवर्तन्ते विविधास्तामसा गुणाः ॥३५॥

35. abhimānastathā mohaḥ pramādaḥ svapnatandritā ,
kathaṁcidabhivartante vividhāstāmasā guṇāḥ.

35. abhimānaḥ tathā mohaḥ pramādaḥ svapnatandritā
kathaṃcit abhivartante vividhāḥ tāmasāḥ guṇāḥ

35. abhimānaḥ tathā mohaḥ pramādaḥ svapnatandritā
vividhāḥ tāmasāḥ guṇāḥ kathaṃcit abhivartante

35. Ego (abhimāna), delusion (moha), heedlessness, and the combination of sleepiness and lethargy—these various tamasic qualities (guṇa) manifest in some way.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिमानः (abhimānaḥ) - ego (abhimāna), pride (ego, pride, conceit, self-conceit)

• तथा (tathā) - and, also (so, thus, also, similarly)

• मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion (moha) (delusion, infatuation, bewilderment)

• प्रमादः (pramādaḥ) - heedlessness, negligence (heedlessness, negligence, error, intoxication)

• स्वप्नतन्द्रिता (svapnatandritā) - sleepiness and lethargy (sleep and lethargy, drowsiness and stupor)

• कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - in some way, somehow (somehow, in some way, to some extent)

• अभिवर्तन्ते (abhivartante) - they manifest, they appear (they occur, they appear, they prevail, they manifest)

• विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various (various, diverse, manifold)

• तामसाः (tāmasāḥ) - tamasic, relating to the quality of darkness and inertia (tamasic, relating to tamas (guṇa))

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities (guṇa), referring to the fundamental constituents of nature (qualities, attributes, constituents (guṇa))

Words meanings and morphology

अभिमानः (abhimānaḥ) - ego (abhimāna), pride (ego, pride, conceit, self-conceit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimāna

abhimāna - pride, self-conceit, ego, identification (with self)

Derived from root man 'to think' with prefixes abhi and ā.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: man (class 4)

Note: A characteristic of tamas.

तथा (tathā) - and, also (so, thus, also, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'abhimānaḥ' and 'mohaḥ'.

मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion (moha) (delusion, infatuation, bewilderment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, error

Derived from root muh 'to be bewildered'.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: A characteristic of tamas.

प्रमादः (pramādaḥ) - heedlessness, negligence (heedlessness, negligence, error, intoxication)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pramāda

pramāda - heedlessness, negligence, carelessness, error

Derived from root mad 'to be intoxicated, to be careless' with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: A characteristic of tamas.

स्वप्नतन्द्रिता (svapnatandritā) - sleepiness and lethargy (sleep and lethargy, drowsiness and stupor)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svapnatandritā

svapnatandritā - drowsiness and lethargy, state of sleepiness and stupor

Compound noun of 'svapna' (sleep) and 'tandritā' (lethargy, drowsiness).

Compound type : dvandva (svapna+tandritā)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• tandritā – lethargy, drowsiness, stupor
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root tandri 'to be weary' with suffix -tā.
  Root: tandri (class 1)

Note: A characteristic of tamas.

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - in some way, somehow (somehow, in some way, to some extent)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the manner of manifestation.

अभिवर्तन्ते (abhivartante) - they manifest, they appear (they occur, they appear, they prevail, they manifest)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of abhivṛt

Present tense, 3rd person plural, middle (ātmanepada) voice.

Derived from root vṛt 'to be' with prefixes abhi and vi. The form is middle (ātmanepada).

Prefixes: abhi+vi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Verb for the manifestation of the qualities.

विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various (various, diverse, manifold)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of many kinds

Note: Qualifies 'guṇāḥ'.

तामसाः (tāmasāḥ) - tamasic, relating to the quality of darkness and inertia (tamasic, relating to tamas (guṇa))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāmasa

tāmasa - relating to tamas, dark, ignorant, dull, inertia

Derived from tamas (quality of darkness) with suffix -a.

Note: Qualifies 'guṇāḥ'.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities (guṇa), referring to the fundamental constituents of nature (qualities, attributes, constituents (guṇa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent of nature (sattva, rajas, tamas)

Note: The subject of the sentence.