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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-203, verse-33

मनः सत्त्वगुणं प्राहुः सत्त्वमव्यक्तजं तथा ।
सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्थं तस्माद्बुध्येत बुद्धिमान् ॥३३॥
33. manaḥ sattvaguṇaṁ prāhuḥ sattvamavyaktajaṁ tathā ,
sarvabhūtātmabhūtasthaṁ tasmādbudhyeta buddhimān.
33. manaḥ sattva-guṇam prāhuḥ sattvam avyakta-jam tathā
sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūta-stham tasmāt budhyeta buddhimān
33. manaḥ sattva-guṇam prāhuḥ tathā avyakta-jam sattvam
sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūta-stham tasmāt buddhimān budhyeta
33. They declare the mind to possess the quality of clarity (sattva), and this clarity (sattva) is similarly born from the unmanifest (avyakta). Therefore, an intelligent person should understand that this very nature (sattva) abides as the Self (ātman) in all beings.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart
  • सत्त्व-गुणम् (sattva-guṇam) - having the quality of sattva, characterized by purity/clarity
  • प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they say, they declare
  • सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - purity, clarity, essence, the quality of sattva
  • अव्यक्त-जम् (avyakta-jam) - born from the unmanifest, originating from the unmanifest
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and
  • सर्व-भूत-आत्म-भूत-स्थम् (sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūta-stham) - abiding in the Self (ātman) of all beings, existing as the Self (ātman) of all beings
  • तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
  • बुध्येत (budhyeta) - one should understand, one should perceive
  • बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent person, wise one

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, inner sense
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Object of 'prāhuḥ'.
सत्त्व-गुणम् (sattva-guṇam) - having the quality of sattva, characterized by purity/clarity
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva-guṇa
sattva-guṇa - having the quality of sattva (purity, clarity, goodness)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattva+guṇa)
  • sattva – purity, goodness, clarity, essence, being, existence
    noun (neuter)
  • guṇa – quality, attribute, property, excellence, constituent principle
    noun (masculine)
Note: Predicate accusative of 'manaḥ'.
प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they say, they declare
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-ah
Present Tense, 3rd Person Plural, Active Voice
From root ah (to say) with prefix pra. Root is irregular/defective.
Prefix: pra
Root: ah
सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - purity, clarity, essence, the quality of sattva
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - purity, goodness, clarity, essence, being, existence
Note: Object of implied 'budhyeta'.
अव्यक्त-जम् (avyakta-jam) - born from the unmanifest, originating from the unmanifest
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avyakta-ja
avyakta-ja - born from the unmanifest, originating from the unmanifest
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avyakta+ja)
  • avyakta – unmanifest, unexpressed, primordial matter (prakṛti)
    noun (neuter)
    Negation of vyakta (manifest).
    Prefix: a
  • ja – born, produced, caused by, arising from
    adjective (masculine)
    Substantivized verbal adjective
    From root jan (to be born, to produce).
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agreeing with 'sattvam'.
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and
(indeclinable)
सर्व-भूत-आत्म-भूत-स्थम् (sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūta-stham) - abiding in the Self (ātman) of all beings, existing as the Self (ātman) of all beings
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūta-stha
sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūta-stha - abiding in the Self (ātman) of all beings, existing as the Self (ātman) of all beings
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva-bhūta+ātman+bhūta+stha)
  • sarva-bhūta – all beings, all creatures
    noun (neuter)
  • ātman – Self, soul, essence, breath
    noun (masculine)
  • bhūta – being, creature, element, what has been
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root bhū (to be, to become)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • stha – standing, abiding, existing in
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root sthā (to stand).
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agreeing with 'sattvam'.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions adverbially here.
बुध्येत (budhyeta) - one should understand, one should perceive
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of budh
Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular, Middle Voice (ātmanepada)
Root budh, class 4, ātmanepada.
Root: budh (class 4)
बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent person, wise one
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat
buddhimat - intelligent, wise, discerning
Possessive suffix -mat added to buddhi (intellect).
Note: Subject of 'budhyeta'.