महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-195, verse-10

यथा हि राज्ञो बहवो ह्यमात्याः पृथक्प्रमानं प्रवदन्ति युक्ताः ।
तद्वच्छरीरेषु भवन्ति पञ्च ज्ञानैकदेशः परमः स तेभ्यः ॥१०॥

10. yathā hi rājño bahavo hyamātyāḥ; pṛthakpramānaṁ pravadanti yuktāḥ ,
tadvaccharīreṣu bhavanti pañca; jñānaikadeśaḥ paramaḥ sa tebhyaḥ.

10. yathā hi rājñaḥ bahavaḥ hi amātyāḥ
pṛthak pramāṇam pravadanti yuktāḥ
tat-vat śarīreṣu bhavanti pañca
jñānaikadeśaḥ paramaḥ saḥ tebhyaḥ

10. yathā hi rājñaḥ yuktāḥ bahavaḥ amātyāḥ pṛthak pramāṇam pravadanti,
tat-vat śarīreṣu pañca bhavanti.
saḥ jñānaikadeśaḥ paramaḥ tebhyaḥ (asti).

10. Just as a king's many appointed ministers (amātya) each declare their own distinct standard or proof, similarly, there are five [sensory faculties] in bodies. That supreme [faculty] is a part of knowledge and is superior to them.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers, companions, counselors

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually, distinctly

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - proof, authority, standard, measure

• प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they declare, they speak

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - appointed, joined, engaged

• तत्-वत् (tat-vat) - similarly, like that

• शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in bodies

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they exist, they become

• पञ्च (pañca) - five (sensory faculties) (five)

• ज्ञानैकदेशः (jñānaikadeśaḥ) - a part of knowledge, a fragment of wisdom

• परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - than them, to them, for them

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers, companions, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, companion

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually, distinctly

(indeclinable)

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - proof, authority, standard, measure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - proof, authority, standard, measure, right knowledge

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they declare, they speak

(verb)

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

root vad (1st class, P)

Prefix: pra

Root: vad (class 1)

युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - appointed, joined, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yukta

yukta - joined, united, appointed, engaged, fit, proper

Past Passive Participle

from root yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to amātyāḥ.

तत्-वत् (tat-vat) - similarly, like that

(indeclinable)

compound of tad (pronoun) + vat (suffix)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (tad+vat)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to
  suffix/indeclinable
  suffix forming adverbs or adjectives indicating similarity

शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in bodies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal form

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they exist, they become

(verb)

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

root bhū (1st class, P)

Root: bhū (class 1)

पञ्च (pañca) - five (sensory faculties) (five)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to implied senses/faculties.

ज्ञानैकदेशः (jñānaikadeśaḥ) - a part of knowledge, a fragment of wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānaikadeśa

jñānaikadeśa - a part of knowledge, a fragment of knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+eka+deśa)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• deśa – place, region, part, fragment
  noun (masculine)

परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent

Note: Agrees with jñānaikadeśaḥ and saḥ.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the jñānaikadeśaḥ.

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - than them, to them, for them

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Ablative meaning 'than them' for comparison with paramaḥ.