महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-203, verse-25

अव्यक्तकर्मजा बुद्धिरहंकारं प्रसूयते ।
आकाशं चाप्यहंकाराद्वायुराकाशसंभवः ॥२५॥

25. avyaktakarmajā buddhirahaṁkāraṁ prasūyate ,
ākāśaṁ cāpyahaṁkārādvāyurākāśasaṁbhavaḥ.

25. avyaktakarmajā buddhiḥ ahaṅkāram prasūyate
ākāśam ca api ahaṅkārāt vāyuḥ ākāśasaṃbhavaḥ

25. avyaktakarmajā buddhiḥ ahaṅkāram prasūyate
ahaṅkārāt ca api ākāśam ākāśasaṃbhavaḥ vāyuḥ

25. The intellect (buddhi), born from the action of the unmanifest, gives rise to the ego (ahaṅkāra). And from the ego (ahaṅkāra), space (ākāśa) also arises; air (vāyu) is then born from space (ākāśa).

Words meanings summery:

• अव्यक्तकर्मजा (avyaktakarmajā) - born from the action of the unmanifest

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - The first evolute of primal nature (prakṛti), also known as Mahat. (intellect, understanding, faculty of discrimination)

• अहङ्कारम् (ahaṅkāram) - The principle of individuation that arises from Mahat (intellect). (ego, egoism, sense of 'I-ness' (ahaṅkāra))

• प्रसूयते (prasūyate) - gives birth to, produces, brings forth

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - The first of the five subtle elements (tanmātras) produced from ahaṅkāra, corresponding to the sense of sound. (space, ether (ākāśa))

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अहङ्कारात् (ahaṅkārāt) - Indicates the origin or source of the elements following it. (from the ego (ahaṅkāra))

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - The second of the five subtle elements, produced from ākāśa, corresponding to the sense of touch. (air, wind)

• आकाशसंभवः (ākāśasaṁbhavaḥ) - Specifies the origin of Vāyu (air). (born from space/ether)

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यक्तकर्मजा (avyaktakarmajā) - born from the action of the unmanifest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avyaktakarmaja

avyaktakarmaja - born from the activity of the unmanifest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avyakta+karma+ja)

• avyakta – unmanifest, unperceived
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from a- (not) + vi- + √añj (to manifest)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• karma – action, deed, activity (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  from √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  from √jan (to be born) + -a suffix
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with buddhiḥ.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - The first evolute of primal nature (prakṛti), also known as Mahat. (intellect, understanding, faculty of discrimination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, discrimination

from √budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of prasūyate.

अहङ्कारम् (ahaṅkāram) - The principle of individuation that arises from Mahat (intellect). (ego, egoism, sense of 'I-ness' (ahaṅkāra))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, sense of 'I-ness'

from aham (I) + √kṛ (to make, do) + suffix -a

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+kāra)

• aham – I, myself
  pronoun
• kāra – making, doing, agent, sound
  noun (masculine)
  from √kṛ (to do, make) + suffix -a
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of prasūyate.

प्रसूयते (prasūyate) - gives birth to, produces, brings forth

(verb)

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

present

from pra- + √sū (2nd class, Ātmanepada)

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - The first of the five subtle elements (tanmātras) produced from ahaṅkāra, corresponding to the sense of sound. (space, ether (ākāśa))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky

from ā- + √kāś (to shine, appear)

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Object of an implied verb 'is produced'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects ākāśa to the preceding idea.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that space *also* arises.

अहङ्कारात् (ahaṅkārāt) - Indicates the origin or source of the elements following it. (from the ego (ahaṅkāra))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, sense of 'I-ness'

from aham (I) + √kṛ (to make, do) + suffix -a

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Source of ākāśa.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - The second of the five subtle elements, produced from ākāśa, corresponding to the sense of touch. (air, wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind

from √vā (to blow)

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is born'.

आकाशसंभवः (ākāśasaṁbhavaḥ) - Specifies the origin of Vāyu (air). (born from space/ether)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśasaṃbhava

ākāśasaṁbhava - born from space/ether

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+saṃbhava)

• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
  from ā- + √kāś (to shine, appear)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• saṃbhava – born from, originated, source, possible
  adjective (masculine)
  from sam- + √bhū (to be, become) + -a suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vāyuḥ.