महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-215, verse-10

अथ ते लक्ष्यते बुद्धिः समा बालजनैरिह ।
आत्मानं मन्यमानः सञ्श्रेयः किमिह मन्यसे ॥१०॥

10. atha te lakṣyate buddhiḥ samā bālajanairiha ,
ātmānaṁ manyamānaḥ sañśreyaḥ kimiha manyase.

10. atha te lakṣyate buddhiḥ samā bālajanaiḥ iha |
ātmānam manyamānaḥ san śreyaḥ kim iha manyase

10. atha iha te buddhiḥ bālajanaiḥ samā lakṣyate
ātmānam manyamānaḥ san iha kim śreyaḥ manyase

10. Now, your understanding (buddhi) here seems similar to that of ordinary people. If you consider your true self (ātman), what do you believe to be the ultimate good (śreyaḥ) in this situation?

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

• ते (te) - to you, your, by you (in passive constructions), for you

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is seen, is indicated

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, perception, mind, judgment

• समा (samā) - equal, similar, even, uniform

• बालजनैः (bālajanaiḥ) - by ordinary people, by ignorant people, by children

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's true self (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit, ego)

• मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - considering, thinking, believing, regarding

• सन् (san) - being, existing

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, better, ultimate good, welfare, prosperity

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, wherefore?

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider, you believe

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, your, by you (in passive constructions), for you

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: alternative form of tava/tubhyam

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is seen, is indicated

(verb)

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

Present Passive

root lakṣ, passive yA-suffix, middle ending -te

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, perception, mind, judgment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, discernment

from root budh (to know)

Root: budh (class 1)

समा (samā) - equal, similar, even, uniform

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, same, even, like

Note: Agrees with buddhiḥ

बालजनैः (bālajanaiḥ) - by ordinary people, by ignorant people, by children

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bālajana

bālajana - common folk, ordinary people, children

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāla+jana)

• bāla – child, young, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)
• jana – person, people, folk
  noun (masculine)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's true self (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit, ego)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - considering, thinking, believing, regarding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of man

man - to think, believe, consider, imagine

Present Middle Participle

root man, middle participle termination -māna

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject 'you' (tvam)

सन् (san) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of as

as - to be, exist

Present Active Participle

root as, present active participle termination -at (masculine nominative singular)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject 'you' (tvam)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, better, ultimate good, welfare, prosperity

(noun)

neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, ultimate good, welfare, prosperity

comparative form from śrī

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, wherefore?

(interrogative pronoun)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider, you believe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present

root man, 2nd person singular middle ending

Root: man (class 4)