महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-199, verse-27

गुणादाने विप्रयोगे च तेषां मनः सदा बुद्धिपरावराभ्याम् ।
अनेनैव विधिना संप्रवृत्तो गुणादाने ब्रह्मशरीरमेति ॥२७॥

27. guṇādāne viprayoge ca teṣāṁ; manaḥ sadā buddhiparāvarābhyām ,
anenaiva vidhinā saṁpravṛtto; guṇādāne brahmaśarīrameti.

27. guṇādāne viprayoge ca teṣām manaḥ sadā buddhiparāvarābhyām
| anena eva vidhinā sampravṛttaḥ guṇādāne brahmaśarīram eti

27. manaḥ sadā teṣām guṇādāne ca viprayoge buddhiparāvarābhyām (yuktam asti).
Anena eva vidhinā guṇādāne sampravṛttaḥ (puruṣaḥ) brahmaśarīram eti.

27. The mind (manas) is constantly associated with both higher and lower aspects of the intellect (buddhi), involved in the acceptance and separation of these qualities (guṇas). One who is engaged in this very process of understanding the qualities (guṇas) attains the nature of (Brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• गुणादाने (guṇādāne) - in the understanding or discrimination of the qualities (guṇas) (in the acceptance of qualities, in the appropriation of qualities, in the understanding of qualities)

• विप्रयोगे (viprayoge) - in separation, in dissociation, in disengagement

• च (ca) - and, also

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (qualities, referring to guṇas) (of them, their)

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

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

• बुद्धिपरावराभ्याम् (buddhiparāvarābhyām) - by the higher and lower intellect (buddhi)

• अनेन (anena) - by this, with this

• एव (eva) - this very (indeed, only, just, very)

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by method, by rule, by manner

• सम्प्रवृत्तः (sampravṛttaḥ) - one who is engaged (engaged, active, proceeding, acting)

• ब्रह्मशरीरम् (brahmaśarīram) - the state of (Brahman) (body of Brahman, the body of the Absolute, the state of Brahman)

• एति (eti) - attains, goes, comes

Words meanings and morphology

गुणादाने (guṇādāne) - in the understanding or discrimination of the qualities (guṇas) (in the acceptance of qualities, in the appropriation of qualities, in the understanding of qualities)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of guṇādāna

guṇādāna - taking of qualities, appropriation of qualities

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+ādāna)

• guṇa – quality, constituent (of prakṛti)
  noun (masculine)
• ādāna – taking, receiving, appropriation, grasping
  noun (neuter)
  From root √dā (to give) with prefix ā- (to take)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: It appears twice in the verse, with consistent meaning.

विप्रयोगे (viprayoge) - in separation, in dissociation, in disengagement

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viprayoga

viprayoga - separation, dissociation, disjunction

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (qualities, referring to guṇas) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'guṇas' implied from the previous 'guṇādāne'.

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind (manas), intellect, thought

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिपरावराभ्याम् (buddhiparāvarābhyām) - by the higher and lower intellect (buddhi)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of buddhiparāvara

buddhiparāvara - higher and lower intellect, discernment of superior and inferior

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (buddhi+para+avara)

• buddhi – intellect (buddhi), understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
• para – higher, supreme, superior
  adjective (masculine)
• avara – lower, inferior, subsequent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: It is a compound (buddhi-para-avara) in the dual instrumental case, meaning 'by (both) the higher and lower intellect'.

अनेन (anena) - by this, with this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

एव (eva) - this very (indeed, only, just, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

विधिना (vidhinā) - by method, by rule, by manner

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - method, rule, manner, ordinance

सम्प्रवृत्तः (sampravṛttaḥ) - one who is engaged (engaged, active, proceeding, acting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampravṛtta

sampravṛtta - engaged, active, proceeding, acting

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used here as a substantive to mean 'one who is engaged'.

ब्रह्मशरीरम् (brahmaśarīram) - the state of (Brahman) (body of Brahman, the body of the Absolute, the state of Brahman)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmaśarīra

brahmaśarīra - body of Brahman, the Absolute body

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+śarīra)

• brahman – Brahman (brahman), the Absolute, the ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
• śarīra – body, frame
  noun (neuter)

एति (eti) - attains, goes, comes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of eti

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: i (class 2)