महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-207, verse-23

महर्षिर्भगवानत्रिर्वेद तच्छुक्रसंभवम् ।
त्रिबीजमिन्द्रदैवत्यं तस्मादिन्द्रियमुच्यते ॥२३॥

23. maharṣirbhagavānatrirveda tacchukrasaṁbhavam ,
tribījamindradaivatyaṁ tasmādindriyamucyate.

23. maharṣiḥ bhagavān atriḥ veda tat śukrasambhavam
tribījam indradaivatyam tasmāt indriyam ucyate

23. maharṣiḥ bhagavān atriḥ tat śukrasambhavam tribījam
indradaivatyam veda tasmāt indriyam ucyate

23. The venerable great sage Atri knows that which originates from vital essence, has a threefold nature, and is presided over by Indra; therefore, it is called a sense organ (indriya).

Words meanings summery:

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage, a seer of profound wisdom

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, lord, divine

• अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri (name of a sage)

• वेद (veda) - knows, understands, perceives

• तत् (tat) - refers to the 'śukrasambhavam tribījam indradaivatyam' (that, it)

• शुक्रसम्भवम् (śukrasambhavam) - that which originates from vital essence (referring to the sense organ) (born from vital essence, originating from semen/vital fluid)

• त्रिबीजम् (tribījam) - having a threefold nature (referring to the sense organ, possibly based on three guṇas or types of functions) (having three seeds, threefold origin/nature)

• इन्द्रदैवत्यम् (indradaivatyam) - presided over by the deity Indra (linking to the etymology of indriya) (having Indra as its deity)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• इन्द्रियम् (indriyam) - sense organ, faculty

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is designated

Words meanings and morphology

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage, a seer of profound wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, a seer of profound wisdom

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, lord, divine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, venerable, divine, lord

'vat' suffix indicating possession

Root: bhaj (class 1)

अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atri

atri - name of a Vedic sage

वेद (veda) - knows, understands, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (liṭ) of vid

present indicative

perfect tense form used as present indicative

Root: vid (class 2)

तत् (tat) - refers to the 'śukrasambhavam tribījam indradaivatyam' (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Used as a demonstrative pronoun, here as the object of 'veda'.

शुक्रसम्भवम् (śukrasambhavam) - that which originates from vital essence (referring to the sense organ) (born from vital essence, originating from semen/vital fluid)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śukrasambhava

śukrasambhava - born from semen/vital fluid, originating from brilliance/essence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śukra+sambhava)

• śukra – semen, vital fluid, essence, bright, pure
  noun (neuter)
• sambhava – origin, birth, production, arising from
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam' + 'bhū' (to be, to exist)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

त्रिबीजम् (tribījam) - having a threefold nature (referring to the sense organ, possibly based on three guṇas or types of functions) (having three seeds, threefold origin/nature)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tribīja

tribīja - having three seeds, threefold origin

Compound type : dvigu (tri+bīja)

• tri – three
  numeral
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

इन्द्रदैवत्यम् (indradaivatyam) - presided over by the deity Indra (linking to the etymology of indriya) (having Indra as its deity)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of indradaivatya

indradaivatya - having Indra as its deity

Derived from 'Indra' and 'devatā' (deity)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+devatā)

• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity, king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• devatā – deity, divinity
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially meaning 'therefore'.

इन्द्रियम् (indriyam) - sense organ, faculty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty, power, semen, virility

'ya' suffix of relation to Indra

Note: It is the subject of 'ucyate' (is called).

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is designated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

present passive

root 'vac' often changes to 'uc' in passive

Root: vac (class 2)