महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-197, verse-10

इन्द्रियेभ्यो मनः पूर्वं बुद्धिः परतरा ततः ।
बुद्धेः परतरं ज्ञानं ज्ञानात्परतरं परम् ॥१०॥

10. indriyebhyo manaḥ pūrvaṁ buddhiḥ paratarā tataḥ ,
buddheḥ parataraṁ jñānaṁ jñānātparataraṁ param.

10. indriyebhyaḥ manaḥ pūrvam buddhiḥ paratarā tataḥ
buddheḥ parataram jñānam jñānāt parataram param

10. indriyebhyaḥ manaḥ pūrvam tataḥ buddhiḥ paratarā
buddheḥ jñānam parataram jñānāt param parataram

10. The mind is superior to the senses; the intellect (buddhi) is superior to the mind. Knowledge (jñāna) is superior to the intellect, and the Supreme (param) is superior to that knowledge (jñāna).

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रियेभ्यः (indriyebhyaḥ) - than the senses, to the senses

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - superior, earlier, first

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

• परतरा (paratarā) - more superior, higher

• ततः (tataḥ) - than that, thence, afterwards

• बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - than the intellect, of the intellect (buddhi)

• परतरम् (parataram) - more superior, higher

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom (jñāna)

• ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - than knowledge, from knowledge (jñāna)

• परतरम् (parataram) - more superior, higher

• परम् (param) - the supreme, the highest, ultimate reality

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियेभ्यः (indriyebhyaḥ) - than the senses, to the senses

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, organ of sense

Note: Also dative plural

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - superior, earlier, first

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - prior, former, earlier, eastern, first, superior

Note: Can also be an indeclinable meaning 'before' or 'formerly'.

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

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

Root: budh (class 1)

परतरा (paratarā) - more superior, higher

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paratara

paratara - superior, higher, more excellent, farther off

Comparative degree of para

ततः (tataḥ) - than that, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - than the intellect, of the intellect (buddhi)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of buddhi

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

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Also genitive singular

परतरम् (parataram) - more superior, higher

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paratara

paratara - superior, higher, more excellent, farther off

Comparative degree of para

Note: Also accusative singular

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom (jñāna)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, sacred knowledge (jñāna)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Also accusative singular

ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - than knowledge, from knowledge (jñāna)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, sacred knowledge (jñāna)

Root: jñā (class 9)

परतरम् (parataram) - more superior, higher

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paratara

paratara - superior, higher, more excellent, farther off

Comparative degree of para

Note: Also accusative singular

परम् (param) - the supreme, the highest, ultimate reality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, other, distant

Note: Also accusative singular; often used as a noun for the Supreme Being or Reality.