महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-195, verse-21

महत्सु भूतेषु वसन्ति पञ्च पञ्चेन्द्रियार्थाश्च तथेन्द्रियेषु ।
सर्वाणि चैतानि मनोनुगानि बुद्धिं मनोऽन्वेति मनः स्वभावम् ॥२१॥

21. mahatsu bhūteṣu vasanti pañca; pañcendriyārthāśca tathendriyeṣu ,
sarvāṇi caitāni manonugāni; buddhiṁ mano'nveti manaḥ svabhāvam.

21. mahatsu bhūteṣu vasanti pañca
pañca-indriya-arthāḥ ca tathā indriyeṣu
sarvāṇi ca etāni manaḥ-anugāni
buddhim manaḥ anveti manaḥ svabhāvam

21. pañca mahatsu bhūteṣu vasanti ca
tathā pañca-indriya-arthāḥ indriyeṣu
sarvāṇi etāni ca manaḥ-anugāni
manaḥ buddhim anveti manaḥ svabhāvam

21. The five (sense organs) reside within the great elements, and similarly, the five objects of the senses reside in the sense organs. All these (senses and their objects) are subservient to the mind. The mind, in turn, follows the intellect (buddhi), and the mind also follows its own inherent nature (svabhāva).

Words meanings summery:

• महत्सु (mahatsu) - in the great, in the gross

• भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - in the great (gross) elements (in the elements, among the beings)

• वसन्ति (vasanti) - they reside, they dwell

• पञ्च (pañca) - the five sense organs (five)

• पञ्च-इन्द्रिय-अर्थाः (pañca-indriya-arthāḥ) - the five objects of the senses

• च (ca) - and

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• इन्द्रियेषु (indriyeṣu) - in the sense organs

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

• च (ca) - and

• एतानि (etāni) - these

• मनः-अनुगानि (manaḥ-anugāni) - following the mind, subservient to the mind

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - the intellect

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• अन्वेति (anveti) - follows, goes after

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - its own nature, inherent quality (svabhāva)

Words meanings and morphology

महत्सु (mahatsu) - in the great, in the gross

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - in the great (gross) elements (in the elements, among the beings)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - element, being, creature, past

past passive participle

from root BHŪ

Root: bhū (class 1)

वसन्ति (vasanti) - they reside, they dwell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vas

present indicative

Root: vas (class 1)

पञ्च (pañca) - the five sense organs (five)

(noun)

Nominative, plural of pañca

pañca - five

Note: Numeral acting as a noun here, referring to the five sense organs.

पञ्च-इन्द्रिय-अर्थाः (pañca-indriya-arthāḥ) - the five objects of the senses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pañcendriyārtha

pañcendriyārtha - the five objects of sense (sound, touch, form, taste, smell)

Compound type : dvigu/tatpuruṣa (pañca+indriya+artha)

• pañca – five
  noun
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रियेषु (indriyeṣu) - in the sense organs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, power

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एतानि (etāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

मनः-अनुगानि (manaḥ-anugāni) - following the mind, subservient to the mind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of manonuga

manonuga - following the mind, subservient to the mind, agreeable to the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+anuga)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (neuter)
• anuga – following, accompanying, subservient
  adjective
  agent noun derived from verb
  from root GAM with prefix ANU
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - the intellect

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception (buddhi)

Root: budh (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention

अन्वेति (anveti) - follows, goes after

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of anui

present indicative

root I with prefix ANU

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - its own nature, inherent quality (svabhāva)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own nature, inherent disposition, essential quality (svabhāva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)