महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-198, verse-9

गुणवद्भिर्गुणोपेतं यदा ध्यानगुणं मनः ।
तदा सर्वगुणान्हित्वा निर्गुणं प्रतिपद्यते ॥९॥

9. guṇavadbhirguṇopetaṁ yadā dhyānaguṇaṁ manaḥ ,
tadā sarvaguṇānhitvā nirguṇaṁ pratipadyate.

9. guṇavadbhiḥ guṇopetam yadā dhyānaguṇam manaḥ
tadā sarvaguṇān hitvā nirguṇam pratipadyate

9. yadā manaḥ dhyānaguṇam guṇopetam guṇavadbhiḥ
(bhavati) tadā sarvaguṇān hitvā nirguṇam pratipadyate

9. When the mind (manaḥ), characterized by the quality of meditation (dhyāna), becomes endowed with virtues by means of (cultivating) good qualities, then, abandoning all qualities, it attains the attributeless (nirguṇa) state.

Words meanings summery:

• गुणवद्भिः (guṇavadbhiḥ) - by those possessing qualities, by virtues, by good qualities

• गुणोपेतम् (guṇopetam) - endowed with qualities, full of virtues

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• ध्यानगुणम् (dhyānaguṇam) - having the quality of meditation (dhyāna), meditative quality

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सर्वगुणान् (sarvaguṇān) - all qualities, all attributes

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• निर्गुणम् (nirguṇam) - attributeless, without qualities

• प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains, reaches, enters into

Words meanings and morphology

गुणवद्भिः (guṇavadbhiḥ) - by those possessing qualities, by virtues, by good qualities

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of guṇavat

guṇavat - possessing qualities, virtuous, excellent

from 'guṇa' + possessive suffix 'mat/vat'

Note: refers to qualities or virtues by which mind becomes endowed.

गुणोपेतम् (guṇopetam) - endowed with qualities, full of virtues

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guṇopeta

guṇopeta - endowed with qualities, accompanied by qualities

compound of 'guṇa' (quality) and 'upeta' (endowed with)

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+upeta)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• upeta – endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from 'upā-i' (to go to, approach)
  Prefix: upā
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: agrees with manaḥ

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

ध्यानगुणम् (dhyānaguṇam) - having the quality of meditation (dhyāna), meditative quality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyānaguṇa

dhyānaguṇa - the quality of meditation (dhyāna), meditative attribute

compound of 'dhyāna' (meditation) and 'guṇa' (quality)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhyāna+guṇa)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'dhyai' (to contemplate) + suffix 'ana'
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
  noun (masculine)

Note: agrees with manaḥ

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

Root: man

Note: subject of the clause

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

सर्वगुणान् (sarvaguṇān) - all qualities, all attributes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarvaguṇa

sarvaguṇa - all qualities

compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'guṇa' (quality)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+guṇa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
  noun (masculine)

Note: object of hitvā

हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from root 'hā' (to abandon) + suffix 'tvā'

Root: hā (class 3)

निर्गुणम् (nirguṇam) - attributeless, without qualities

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities, attributeless

compound of 'nir' (without) and 'guṇa' (quality)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+guṇa)

• nir – without, out of
  indeclinable
  a prefix indicating negation or absence
• guṇa – quality, attribute
  noun (masculine)

Note: object of pratipadyate; describes the state attained

प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains, reaches, enters into

(verb)

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

present indicative

ātmanepada

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)