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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-212, verse-25

सात्त्विको राजसश्चैव तामसश्चैव ते त्रयः ।
त्रिविधा वेदना येषु प्रसूता सर्वसाधना ॥२५॥
25. sāttviko rājasaścaiva tāmasaścaiva te trayaḥ ,
trividhā vedanā yeṣu prasūtā sarvasādhanā.
25. sāttvikaḥ rājasaḥ ca eva tāmasaḥ ca eva te
trayaḥ trividhā vedanā yeṣu prasūtā sarvasādhanā
25. sāttvikaḥ rājasaḥ ca eva tāmasaḥ ca eva te
trayaḥ yeṣu trividhā vedanā sarvasādhanā prasūtā
25. These three – the sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic – are those in which threefold sensations (vedanā), possessing all instruments (sādhana), are produced.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सात्त्विकः (sāttvikaḥ) - the quality related to sattva (purity, goodness) (sattvic, relating to sattva)
  • राजसः (rājasaḥ) - the quality related to rajas (passion, activity) (rajasic, relating to rajas)
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • तामसः (tāmasaḥ) - the quality related to tamas (inertia, darkness) (tamasic, relating to tamas)
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • ते (te) - these (three qualities) (these, they)
  • त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
  • त्रिविधा (trividhā) - threefold, of three kinds
  • वेदना (vedanā) - sensation, feeling, perception, knowledge
  • येषु (yeṣu) - in these (three guṇas) (in which, among which)
  • प्रसूता (prasūtā) - produced, born, arisen
  • सर्वसाधना (sarvasādhanā) - sensations that involve or are supported by all cognitive and conative instruments (possessing all means, endowed with all instruments)

Words meanings and morphology

सात्त्विकः (sāttvikaḥ) - the quality related to sattva (purity, goodness) (sattvic, relating to sattva)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sāttvika
sāttvika - good, pure, relating to sattva (one of the three guṇas)
Derived from 'sattva' with suffix '-ika'.
राजसः (rājasaḥ) - the quality related to rajas (passion, activity) (rajasic, relating to rajas)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājasa
rājasa - passionate, active, relating to rajas (one of the three guṇas)
Derived from 'rajas' with suffix '-a'.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
तामसः (tāmasaḥ) - the quality related to tamas (inertia, darkness) (tamasic, relating to tamas)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tāmasa
tāmasa - dark, ignorant, relating to tamas (one of the three guṇas)
Derived from 'tamas' with suffix '-a'.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - these (three qualities) (these, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
त्रिविधा (trividhā) - threefold, of three kinds
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, 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)
वेदना (vedanā) - sensation, feeling, perception, knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vedanā
vedanā - sensation, feeling, perception, knowledge, pain
From root 'vid' (to know, to feel).
Root: vid (class 2)
येषु (yeṣu) - in these (three guṇas) (in which, among which)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - which, what, whoever
Relative pronoun.
प्रसूता (prasūtā) - produced, born, arisen
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prasūta
prasūta - born, produced, generated
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'sū' (to produce) with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: sū (class 2)
सर्वसाधना (sarvasādhanā) - sensations that involve or are supported by all cognitive and conative instruments (possessing all means, endowed with all instruments)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvasādhana
sarvasādhana - having all means, endowed with all instruments/resources
Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'that which has all means'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+sādhana)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    adjective (masculine)
  • sādhana – means, instrument, accomplishment, proof
    noun (neuter)
    From root 'sādh' (to accomplish).
    Root: sādh (class 5)