महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-212, verse-24

एवं पञ्चत्रिका ह्येते गुणास्तदुपलब्धये ।
येन यस्त्रिविधो भावः पर्यायात्समुपस्थितः ॥२४॥

24. evaṁ pañcatrikā hyete guṇāstadupalabdhaye ,
yena yastrividho bhāvaḥ paryāyātsamupasthitaḥ.

24. evam pañcatrikāḥ hi ete guṇāḥ tat upalabdhaye
yena yaḥ trividhaḥ bhāvaḥ paryāyāt samupasthitaḥ

24. evam hi ete pañcatrikāḥ guṇāḥ tat upalabdhaye
yena yaḥ trividhaḥ bhāvaḥ paryāyāt samupasthitaḥ

24. Thus, these qualities (guṇas), structured as five-triads, exist for their apprehension. Through them, each of the threefold states of being (bhāva) manifests in turn.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• पञ्चत्रिकाः (pañcatrikāḥ) - qualities structured as groups of five and three (referring to categories of experience or elements in Samkhya philosophy related to the guṇas) (five-triads, groups of five and three)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एते (ete) - these

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - the three fundamental qualities (guṇas) of nature: sattva, rajas, and tamas (qualities, attributes)

• तत् (tat) - their (referring to the qualities/guṇas) (that, their)

• उपलब्धये (upalabdhaye) - for apprehension, for perception, for understanding

• येन (yena) - by which, through which

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who

• त्रिविधः (trividhaḥ) - threefold, of three kinds

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - state of being, mode of existence (state, existence, nature, disposition)

• पर्यायात् (paryāyāt) - in turn, successively, by alternation

• समुपस्थितः (samupasthitaḥ) - arisen, manifested, present

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

पञ्चत्रिकाः (pañcatrikāḥ) - qualities structured as groups of five and three (referring to categories of experience or elements in Samkhya philosophy related to the guṇas) (five-triads, groups of five and three)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pañcatrika

pañcatrika - consisting of five and three, five-triad

Compound adjective referring to structure related to Samkhya categories.

Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa (pañca+trika)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• trika – triad, group of three, threefold
  noun (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - the three fundamental qualities (guṇas) of nature: sattva, rajas, and tamas (qualities, attributes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent of nature, strand, virtue

तत् (tat) - their (referring to the qualities/guṇas) (that, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used here as a possessive pronoun, 'their'.

उपलब्धये (upalabdhaye) - for apprehension, for perception, for understanding

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of upalabdhi

upalabdhi - apprehension, perception, attainment, acquisition

From root 'labh' (to obtain, perceive) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

येन (yena) - by which, through which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever

Relative pronoun.

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever

Relative pronoun.

त्रिविधः (trividhaḥ) - threefold, of three kinds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trividha

trividha - of three kinds, threefold

Compound of 'tri' (three) and 'vidha' (kind).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+vidha)

• tri – three
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - state of being, mode of existence (state, existence, nature, disposition)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, condition, disposition, sentiment

From root 'bhū' (to be, to exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

पर्यायात् (paryāyāt) - in turn, successively, by alternation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of paryāya

paryāya - turn, succession, alternation, method

From root 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'pari' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: i (class 2)

समुपस्थितः (samupasthitaḥ) - arisen, manifested, present

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samupasthita

samupasthita - present, standing near, appeared, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefixes 'sam' and 'upa'.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: sthā (class 1)