महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-210, verse-8

उभौ नित्यौ सूक्ष्मतरौ महद्भ्यश्च महत्तरौ ।
सामान्यमेतदुभयोरेवं ह्यन्यद्विशेषणम् ॥८॥

8. ubhau nityau sūkṣmatarau mahadbhyaśca mahattarau ,
sāmānyametadubhayorevaṁ hyanyadviśeṣaṇam.

8. ubhau nityau sūkṣmatarau mahadbhyaḥ ca mahattarau
| sāmānyam etat ubhayoḥ evam hi anyat viśeṣaṇam

8. ubhau nityau sūkṣmatarau mahadbhyaḥ ca mahattarau
etat ubhayoḥ sāmānyam evam hi anyat viśeṣaṇam

8. Both (puruṣa and prakṛti) are eternal, subtler, and greater even than the great (elements/principles). This is what they have in common; their other aspect, however, is their distinguishing feature.

Words meanings summery:

• उभौ (ubhau) - referring to both prakṛti and puruṣa (both)

• नित्यौ (nityau) - eternal, permanent

• सूक्ष्मतरौ (sūkṣmatarau) - subtler, more subtle

• महद्भ्यः (mahadbhyaḥ) - referring to the Mahat-tattva (Great Principle of cosmic intelligence) or primal elements (than the great ones, from the great ones)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महत्ततौ (mahattatau) - greater, mightier, more excellent

• सामान्यम् (sāmānyam) - commonality, generality, similarity

• एतत् (etat) - this

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both puruṣa and prakṛti (of both)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

• विशेषणम् (viśeṣaṇam) - distinguishing feature, particularity, characteristic

Words meanings and morphology

उभौ (ubhau) - referring to both prakṛti and puruṣa (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

नित्यौ (nityau) - eternal, permanent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nitya

nitya - constant, eternal, perpetual, permanent, fixed

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'ubhau'.

सूक्ष्मतरौ (sūkṣmatarau) - subtler, more subtle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sūkṣmatara

sūkṣmatara - subtler, more subtle, finer

Comparative degree of 'sūkṣma' (subtle).

Note: Comparative adjective, agreeing with 'ubhau'.

महद्भ्यः (mahadbhyaḥ) - referring to the Mahat-tattva (Great Principle of cosmic intelligence) or primal elements (than the great ones, from the great ones)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, important; the Great Principle, cosmic intelligence

Note: Ablative plural, indicating comparison 'than'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महत्ततौ (mahattatau) - greater, mightier, more excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahattara

mahattara - greater, more excellent, mightier

Comparative degree of 'mahat' (great).

Note: Comparative adjective, agreeing with 'ubhau'.

सामान्यम् (sāmānyam) - commonality, generality, similarity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāmānya

sāmānya - commonality, generality, ordinary, universal, normal

Note: Predicate nominative.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both puruṣa and prakṛti (of both)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Genitive dual of 'ubha'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct, another

Note: Neuter nominative singular, referring to 'viśeṣaṇam'.

विशेषणम् (viśeṣaṇam) - distinguishing feature, particularity, characteristic

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśeṣaṇa

viśeṣaṇa - distinguishing, specific, particularity, characteristic, attribute, adjective

Note: Predicate nominative.