महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-198, verse-1

मनुरुवाच ।
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयाभिनिर्वृत्तं विद्धि ज्ञानगुणं मनः ।
प्रज्ञाकरणसंयुक्तं ततो बुद्धिः प्रवर्तते ॥१॥

1. manuruvāca ,
jñānaṁ jñeyābhinirvṛttaṁ viddhi jñānaguṇaṁ manaḥ ,
prajñākaraṇasaṁyuktaṁ tato buddhiḥ pravartate.

1. manuḥ uvāca | jñānam jñeyābhinirvṛttam viddhi jñānaguṇam
manaḥ | prajñākaraṇasaṃyuktam tataḥ buddhiḥ pravartate

1. manuḥ uvāca jñānam jñeyābhinirvṛttam
manaḥ jñānaguṇam (iti) viddhi
(yadā manaḥ) prajñākaraṇasaṃyuktam
(bhavati) tataḥ buddhiḥ pravartate

1. Manu said: Know that knowledge (jñāna) arises from what is knowable, and the mind (manas) itself possesses the quality of knowledge. When the mind (manas) is endowed with the instrument of discriminative wisdom (prajñā), then the intellect (buddhi) begins to function.

Words meanings summery:

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, the sage (Manu (a primordial man, progenitor of humanity, author of law codes))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, declared (said, spoke)

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

• ज्ञेयाभिनिर्वृत्तम् (jñeyābhinirvṛttam) - arises from what is knowable (produced from the knowable, resulting from the object of knowledge)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand (know, understand (imperative))

• ज्ञानगुणम् (jñānaguṇam) - possesses the quality of knowledge (having the quality of knowledge, characterized by knowledge)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, thought)

• प्रज्ञाकरणसंयुक्तम् (prajñākaraṇasaṁyuktam) - endowed with the instrument of discriminative wisdom (prajñā) (united with the instrument of wisdom, endowed with the means of discriminative knowledge)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (thence, therefrom, then, afterwards)

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

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - begins to function, becomes active (proceeds, functions, begins, acts, is active)

Words meanings and morphology

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, the sage (Manu (a primordial man, progenitor of humanity, author of law codes))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - man, human being; a particular sage and lawgiver

उवाच (uvāca) - said, declared (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Indicative

Root vac, perfect form (vāvaca -> uvāca)

Root: vac (class 0)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, understanding, wisdom, sacred knowledge

From root jñā 'to know'

Root: jñā (class 0)

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter, but here object of 'viddhi'.

ज्ञेयाभिनिर्वृत्तम् (jñeyābhinirvṛttam) - arises from what is knowable (produced from the knowable, resulting from the object of knowledge)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñeyābhinirvṛtta

jñeyābhinirvṛtta - produced from the knowable, resulting from the object of knowledge

Compound of jñeya (gerundive) + abhinirvṛtta (PPP).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñeya+abhinirvṛtta)

• jñeya – knowable, to be known, object of knowledge
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root jñā 'to know' + suffix -eya
  Root: jñā (class 0)
• abhinirvṛtta – produced, arisen, completed, accomplished
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix abhi + nir + root vṛt 'to turn, exist'
  Prefixes: abhi+nir
  Root: vṛt (class 0)

Note: Agrees with jñānam.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand (know, understand (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative

Root vid (class 2), 2nd person singular imperative parasmaipada

Root: vid (class 0)

ज्ञानगुणम् (jñānaguṇam) - possesses the quality of knowledge (having the quality of knowledge, characterized by knowledge)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñānaguṇa

jñānaguṇa - quality of knowledge

Compound of jñāna (knowledge) + guṇa (quality)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+guṇa)

• jñāna – knowledge, understanding, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 0)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with manaḥ (used as accusative object in the clause).

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention, heart

From root man 'to think'

Root: man (class 0)

Note: Object of 'viddhi'.

प्रज्ञाकरणसंयुक्तम् (prajñākaraṇasaṁyuktam) - endowed with the instrument of discriminative wisdom (prajñā) (united with the instrument of wisdom, endowed with the means of discriminative knowledge)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prajñākaraṇasaṃyukta

prajñākaraṇasaṁyukta - united with the instrument of wisdom, endowed with the means of discriminative knowledge

Compound of prajñā (wisdom) + karaṇa (instrument) + saṃyukta (joined, endowed).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prajñā+karaṇa+saṃyukta)

• prajñā – wisdom, discriminative knowledge, insight
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix pra + root jñā 'to know'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 0)
• karaṇa – instrument, means, cause, action
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ 'to do, make' + suffix -ana
  Root: kṛ (class 0)
• saṃyukta – joined, united, connected, endowed with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix sam + root yuj 'to join'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 0)

Note: Agrees with manaḥ (understood in a conditional clause).

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (thence, therefrom, then, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverb from tad (that)

Note: Temporal adverb.

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, reason, perception

From root budh 'to wake, know, understand'

Root: budh (class 0)

Note: Subject of 'pravartate'.

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - begins to function, becomes active (proceeds, functions, begins, acts, is active)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Indicative

From prefix pra + root vṛt (class 1), atmanepada

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 0)