महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-197, verse-11
अव्यक्तात्प्रसृतं ज्ञानं ततो बुद्धिस्ततो मनः ।
मनः श्रोत्रादिभिर्युक्तं शब्दादीन्साधु पश्यति ॥११॥
मनः श्रोत्रादिभिर्युक्तं शब्दादीन्साधु पश्यति ॥११॥
11. avyaktātprasṛtaṁ jñānaṁ tato buddhistato manaḥ ,
manaḥ śrotrādibhiryuktaṁ śabdādīnsādhu paśyati.
manaḥ śrotrādibhiryuktaṁ śabdādīnsādhu paśyati.
11.
avyaktāt prasṛtam jñānam tataḥ buddhiḥ tataḥ manaḥ
manaḥ śrotrādibhiḥ yuktam śabdādīn sādhu paśyati
manaḥ śrotrādibhiḥ yuktam śabdādīn sādhu paśyati
11.
avyaktāt jñānam prasṛtam tataḥ buddhiḥ tataḥ manaḥ
manaḥ śrotrādibhiḥ yuktam śabdādīn sādhu paśyati
manaḥ śrotrādibhiḥ yuktam śabdādīn sādhu paśyati
11.
Knowledge (jñāna) emanates from the Unmanifest. From that [knowledge comes] the intellect (buddhi), and from that [intellect comes] the mind. The mind, endowed with ears and other senses, correctly perceives sounds and other sense-objects.
Words meanings summery:
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- अव्यक्तात् (avyaktāt) - from the unmanifest, from the unexpressed
- प्रसृतम् (prasṛtam) - emanated, spread out, arisen
- ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom (jñāna)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thence
- बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding (buddhi)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thence
- मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought
- मनः (manaḥ) - the mind, thought
- श्रोत्रादिभिः (śrotrādibhiḥ) - by ears and others, by senses like the ear
- युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed with, connected with, joined
- शब्दादीन् (śabdādīn) - sounds and other (objects), beginning with sounds
- साधु (sādhu) - properly, well, correctly, rightly
- पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes
Words meanings and morphology
अव्यक्तात् (avyaktāt) - from the unmanifest, from the unexpressed
(adjective)
Ablative, neuter, singular of avyakta
avyakta - unmanifest, unexpressed, imperceptible, primary matter (prakṛti)
Past Passive Participle (derived from vyakta, with negative a-)
Prefix: a
Root: añj (class 7)
प्रसृतम् (prasṛtam) - emanated, spread out, arisen
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prasṛta
prasṛta - emanated, spread out, arisen, flowed forth
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: pra
Root: sṛ (class 1)
ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom (jñāna)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, sacred knowledge (jñāna)
Root: jñā (class 9)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thence
(indeclinable)
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding (buddhi)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, discernment, perception (buddhi)
Root: budh (class 1)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thence
(indeclinable)
मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought, spirit
Root: man (class 4)
मनः (manaḥ) - the mind, thought
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought, spirit
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Second occurrence of the word in the sentence
श्रोत्रादिभिः (śrotrādibhiḥ) - by ears and others, by senses like the ear
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śrotrādi
śrotrādi - beginning with the ear, ear and so on (referring to sense organs)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrotra+ādi)
- śrotra – ear, sense of hearing
noun (neuter)
Root: śru (class 5) - ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
noun (masculine)
युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed with, connected with, joined
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta
yukta - joined, united, endowed with, fit, attentive (yoga)
Past Passive Participle
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Also accusative singular
शब्दादीन् (śabdādīn) - sounds and other (objects), beginning with sounds
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śabdādi
śabdādi - beginning with sound, sound and so on, sound and other sense objects
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śabda+ādi)
- śabda – sound, word
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
noun (masculine)
साधु (sādhu) - properly, well, correctly, rightly
(indeclinable)
पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Present stem paśya-
Root: dṛś (class 1)