महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-215, verse-23

स्वभावादेव तत्सर्वमिति मे निश्चिता मतिः ।
आत्मप्रतिष्ठिता प्रज्ञा मम नास्ति ततोऽन्यथा ॥२३॥

23. svabhāvādeva tatsarvamiti me niścitā matiḥ ,
ātmapratiṣṭhitā prajñā mama nāsti tato'nyathā.

23. svabhāvāt eva tat sarvam iti me niścitā matiḥ
ātmapratiṣṭhitā prajñā mama na asti tataḥ anyathā

23. tat sarvam svabhāvāt eva iti me niścitā matiḥ
mama ātmapratiṣṭhitā prajñā tataḥ anyathā na asti

23. My firm conviction is that all of this is indeed due to one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva). My wisdom (prajñā), which is established in the self (ātman), does not hold any other view.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from intrinsic nature, by natural disposition

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, exactly

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole, everything

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• निश्चिता (niścitā) - determined, certain, firm, ascertained

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, understanding, thought, mind

• आत्मप्रतिष्ठिता (ātmapratiṣṭhitā) - established in the self (ātman), resting on the self

• प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, understanding, discernment, insight

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, therefore, thence

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from intrinsic nature, by natural disposition

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, natural disposition, self-existence

From sva (self) + bhāva (being, state)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, exactly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

(indeclinable)

Marks direct speech or thought.

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form of asmad, equivalent to mama (genitive) or mahyam (dative).

निश्चिता (niścitā) - determined, certain, firm, ascertained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niścita

niścita - determined, certain, firm, ascertained

Past Passive Participle

From √ci (to gather, observe) with prefix ni- and śit-insertion

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, understanding, thought, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, understanding, opinion, intention

From √man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the first part of the sentence.

आत्मप्रतिष्ठिता (ātmapratiṣṭhitā) - established in the self (ātman), resting on the self

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmapratiṣṭhita

ātmapratiṣṭhita - established in the self, self-reliant, resting on the ātman

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'ātman' (noun) and 'pratiṣṭhita' (PPP of √sthā with prati)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+pratiṣṭhita)

• ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit, individual consciousness
  noun (masculine)
• pratiṣṭhita – established, founded, fixed, resting on
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root √sthā (to stand) with prefix prati-
  Prefix: prati
  Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, understanding, discernment, insight

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, understanding, discernment, knowledge

From pra-√jñā (to know)

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of the second part of the sentence.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Genitive singular of asmad

Note: Modifies 'prajñā'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense

Present active, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, therefore, thence

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' with ablative suffix -tas.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

(indeclinable)

From anya (other) + suffix -thā.