महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-234, verse-1

शुक उवाच ।
क्षरात्प्रभृति यः सर्गः सगुणानीन्द्रियाणि च ।
बुद्ध्यैश्वर्याभिसर्गार्थं यद्ध्यानं चात्मनः शुभम् ॥१॥

1. śuka uvāca ,
kṣarātprabhṛti yaḥ sargaḥ saguṇānīndriyāṇi ca ,
buddhyaiśvaryābhisargārthaṁ yaddhyānaṁ cātmanaḥ śubham.

1. śukaḥ uvāca kṣarāt prabhṛti yaḥ
sargaḥ sa-guṇāni indriyāṇi ca
buddhi-aiśvarya-abhisarga-artham
yat dhyānam ca ātmanaḥ śubham

1. śukaḥ uvāca.
yaḥ sargaḥ kṣarāt prabhṛti,
sa-guṇāni indriyāṇi ca,
ca ātmanaḥ yat śubham dhyānam buddhi-aiśvarya-abhisarga-artham.

1. Shuka said: 'That creation (sarga) which originates from the mutable (kṣara), including the senses endowed with qualities; and the auspicious meditation (dhyāna) of the self (ātman) which is for the purpose of manifesting intellectual sovereignty.'

Words meanings summery:

• शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• क्षरात् (kṣarāt) - from the mutable, from the perishable

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - beginning with, from, starting from

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, outpouring

• स-गुणानि (sa-guṇāni) - endowed with qualities, qualified

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

• च (ca) - and, also

• बुद्धि-ऐश्वर्य-अभिसर्ग-अर्थम् (buddhi-aiśvarya-abhisarga-artham) - for the purpose of the manifestation of intellectual sovereignty

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), of the soul

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

Words meanings and morphology

शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - Shuka (son of Vyāsa), parrot

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

क्षरात् (kṣarāt) - from the mutable, from the perishable

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kṣara

kṣara - mutable, perishable, flowing

Root: kṣar (class 1)

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - beginning with, from, starting from

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with an ablative case to mean 'starting from'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, outpouring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, natural course, sending forth

Derived from root sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

स-गुणानि (sa-guṇāni) - endowed with qualities, qualified

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sa-guṇa

sa-guṇa - endowed with qualities, having attributes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+guṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent (guṇa)
  noun (masculine)

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty (of sense)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बुद्धि-ऐश्वर्य-अभिसर्ग-अर्थम् (buddhi-aiśvarya-abhisarga-artham) - for the purpose of the manifestation of intellectual sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of buddhi-aiśvarya-abhisarga-artha

buddhi-aiśvarya-abhisarga-artha - for the purpose of the manifestation of intellectual sovereignty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+aiśvarya+abhisarga+artha)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• aiśvarya – sovereignty, dominion, power, prosperity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from īśvara
• abhisarga – creation, emanation, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here to mean 'for the purpose of'.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation (dhyāna)

Root: dhyai (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), of the soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit (ātman)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, pure