महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-228, verse-38

इत्येषा भावजा बुद्धिः कथिता ते न संशयः ।
एवं भवति निर्द्वंद्वो ब्रह्माणं चाधिगच्छति ॥३८॥

38. ityeṣā bhāvajā buddhiḥ kathitā te na saṁśayaḥ ,
evaṁ bhavati nirdvaṁdvo brahmāṇaṁ cādhigacchati.

38. iti eṣā bhāvajā buddhiḥ kathitā te na saṃśayaḥ
evam bhavati nirdvandvaḥ brahmāṇam ca adhigacchati

38. iti eṣā bhāvajā buddhiḥ te kathitā na saṃśayaḥ
evam nirdvandvaḥ bhavati ca brahmāṇam adhigacchati

38. Thus, this intellect (buddhi), born from the essence of being, has been explained to you without a doubt. By this means, one becomes free from duality and attains the ultimate reality (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, thereupon, in this way

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

• भावजा (bhāvajā) - born from existence, born from a state of mind, produced from being

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

• कथिता (kathitā) - told, spoken, explained, described

• ते (te) - to you (dative/genitive singular of 'tvad')

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

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

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens, is

• निर्द्वन्द्वः (nirdvandvaḥ) - free from duality, without pairs of opposites

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahman, the ultimate reality (accusative)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, reaches, comprehends

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, thereupon, in this way

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

भावजा (bhāvajā) - born from existence, born from a state of mind, produced from being

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvajā

bhāvajā - born of (bhāva), originating from existence or state

Compound: bhāva + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāva+ja)

• bhāva – being, existence, state, disposition, feeling, essence
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with buddhi.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception, reason

from root budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

कथिता (kathitā) - told, spoken, explained, described

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, explained, described

Past Passive Participle

from root kath (to tell, say), formed with suffix -ta

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with buddhi.

ते (te) - to you (dative/genitive singular of 'tvad')

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Could also be genitive 'of you', but dative 'to you' fits the context of explanation.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

from root śi (to lie, rest) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: śi (class 7)

Note: `na saṃśayaḥ` means "no doubt", "undoubtedly".

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

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens, is

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

निर्द्वन्द्वः (nirdvandvaḥ) - free from duality, without pairs of opposites

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdvandva

nirdvandva - free from duality, without pairs of opposites (like heat/cold, pleasure/pain)

compound: nir- + dvandva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+dvandva)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• dvandva – pair, couple, duality, pair of opposites
  noun (neuter)

Note: The implied subject of bhavati and adhigacchati is 'he' or 'one'.

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahman, the ultimate reality (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit

Root: bṛh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, reaches, comprehends

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, from root gam with prefix adhi-

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)