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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-205, verse-19

महाभूतानीन्द्रियाणि गुणाः सत्त्वं रजस्तमः ।
त्रैलोक्यं सेश्वरं सर्वमहंकारे प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥१९॥
19. mahābhūtānīndriyāṇi guṇāḥ sattvaṁ rajastamaḥ ,
trailokyaṁ seśvaraṁ sarvamahaṁkāre pratiṣṭhitam.
19. mahābhūtāni indriyāṇi guṇāḥ sattvam rajaḥ tamaḥ |
trailokyam seśvaram sarvam ahaṅkāre pratiṣṭhitam
19. mahābhūtāni indriyāṇi guṇāḥ sattvam rajaḥ tamaḥ
trailokyam seśvaram sarvam ahaṅkāre pratiṣṭhitam
19. The great elements, the senses, and the qualities (guṇas)—goodness (sattva), passion (rajas), and inertia (tamas)—as well as the entire three worlds along with their lord (īśvara), all are established in ego (ahaṅkāra).

Words meanings summery:

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  • महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - the great elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether)
  • इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the senses, sense organs
  • गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - The three guṇas: sattva, rajas, tamas. (the qualities, strands, constituents)
  • सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - The first of the three guṇas. (goodness, purity, the quality of sattva)
  • रजः (rajaḥ) - The second of the three guṇas. (passion, activity, the quality of rajas)
  • तमः (tamaḥ) - The third of the three guṇas. (darkness, inertia, the quality of tamas)
  • त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds
  • सेश्वरम् (seśvaram) - Refers to the three worlds along with their respective rulers or the supreme Lord. (with the lord, including God)
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire
  • अहङ्कारे (ahaṅkāre) - in ego (ahaṅkāra), in the sense of 'I'
  • प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established, founded, supported

Words meanings and morphology

महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - the great elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of mahābhūta
mahābhūta - great element (earth, water, fire, air, ether)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhūta)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • bhūta – element, being, past
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle (when meaning 'been')
    From root √bhū (to be, to become)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the senses, sense organs
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense, sense organ, faculty, power (esp. of Indra)
Derived from Indra
गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - The three guṇas: sattva, rajas, tamas. (the qualities, strands, constituents)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent (of prakṛti), thread, virtue
सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - The first of the three guṇas. (goodness, purity, the quality of sattva)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - goodness, purity, essence, reality, existence, the quality of sattva
रजः (rajaḥ) - The second of the three guṇas. (passion, activity, the quality of rajas)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas
rajas - passion, activity, dust, impurity, the quality of rajas
तमः (tamaḥ) - The third of the three guṇas. (darkness, inertia, the quality of tamas)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas
tamas - darkness, inertia, ignorance, the quality of tamas
त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of trailokya
trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)
Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)
  • tri – three
    numeral
  • loka – world, realm, people
    noun (masculine)
    Root: lok (class 1)
सेश्वरम् (seśvaram) - Refers to the three worlds along with their respective rulers or the supreme Lord. (with the lord, including God)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sa-īśvara
sa-īśvara - with the lord, including God, having a lord
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+īśvara)
  • sa – with, together with
    prefix
  • īśvara – lord, ruler, master, God
    noun (masculine)
    From root √īś (to rule, to possess)
    Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Adjective modifying `trailokyam`.
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Modifies `trailokyam`.
अहङ्कारे (ahaṅkāre) - in ego (ahaṅkāra), in the sense of 'I'
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra
ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, self-sense, false identification of self with body/mind
Compound of 'aham' (I) and 'kāra' (making, doer)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+kāra)
  • aham – I
    pronoun
  • kāra – maker, doer, act of making
    noun (masculine)
    From root √kṛ (to do, to make) + suffix -a
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established, founded, supported
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pratiṣṭhita
pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, fixed, supported
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with prefix prati-
Prefix: prati
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective.