महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-239, verse-13

मनो बुद्धिश्च भावश्च त्रय एतेऽऽत्मयोनिजाः ।
न गुणानतिवर्तन्ते गुणेभ्यः परमा मताः ॥१३॥

13. mano buddhiśca bhāvaśca traya ete''tmayonijāḥ ,
na guṇānativartante guṇebhyaḥ paramā matāḥ.

13. manaḥ buddhiḥ ca bhāvaḥ ca trayaḥ ete ātmayonijāḥ
na guṇān ativartante guṇebhyaḥ paramāḥ matāḥ

13. manaḥ buddhiḥ ca bhāvaḥ ca ete trayaḥ ātmayonijāḥ
na guṇān ativartante guṇebhyaḥ paramāḥ matāḥ

13. Mind (manas), intellect (buddhi), and the ego-sense (bhāva) – these three originate from the Self (ātman). They do not transcend the constituents (guṇas), yet they are considered supreme in relation to the guṇas.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas), the faculty of thought and emotion (mind, intellect, thought)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi), the faculty of discrimination (intellect, understanding, reason)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - ego-sense (bhāva) or feeling (state of being, existence, feeling, disposition, ego-sense)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - these three (three)

• एते (ete) - these (referring to mind, intellect, and ego-sense) (these (masculine nominative plural))

• आत्मयोनिजाः (ātmayonijāḥ) - originating from the Self (ātman) (born from the Self, originating from the Self)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• गुणान् (guṇān) - the constituents (guṇas) of primal nature (qualities, constituents, attributes)

• अतिवर्तन्ते (ativartante) - they transcend (the guṇas) (they transcend, they go beyond, they surpass)

• गुणेभ्यः (guṇebhyaḥ) - than (other products of) the constituents (guṇas) (from the qualities, than the qualities, to the qualities)

• परमाः (paramāḥ) - considered supreme (or superior) (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

• मताः (matāḥ) - are considered (considered, thought, opined)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas), the faculty of thought and emotion (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, emotion, intention

Root: man (class 4)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi), the faculty of discrimination (intellect, understanding, reason)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception, discrimination

From root budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - ego-sense (bhāva) or feeling (state of being, existence, feeling, disposition, ego-sense)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, existence, nature, disposition, feeling, sentiment, ego

From root bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - these three (three)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to manaḥ, buddhiḥ, and bhāvaḥ.

एते (ete) - these (referring to mind, intellect, and ego-sense) (these (masculine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

आत्मयोनिजाः (ātmayonijāḥ) - originating from the Self (ātman) (born from the Self, originating from the Self)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātmayonija

ātmayonija - born from the Self, having the Self as origin

From ātman + yoni + ja.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+yoni+ja)

• ātman – Self, soul, individual self, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• yoni – womb, source, origin, birthplace
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu (class 2)
• ja – born, produced, originating from
  adjective
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

गुणान् (guṇān) - the constituents (guṇas) of primal nature (qualities, constituents, attributes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent (of Prakṛti), excellence, strand

Note: Object of ativartante.

अतिवर्तन्ते (ativartante) - they transcend (the guṇas) (they transcend, they go beyond, they surpass)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of ativṛt

Present Middle

From root vṛt (to turn, to exist) with prefix ati. 3rd person plural ātmanepada.

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

गुणेभ्यः (guṇebhyaḥ) - than (other products of) the constituents (guṇas) (from the qualities, than the qualities, to the qualities)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent (of Prakṛti), excellence, strand

Note: Used with paramāḥ in a comparative sense (superior to).

परमाः (paramāḥ) - considered supreme (or superior) (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, chief

Superlative form.

Root: pra

Note: Qualifies manaḥ, buddhiḥ, bhāvaḥ.

मताः (matāḥ) - are considered (considered, thought, opined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mata

mata - thought, considered, opined, deemed

Past Passive Participle

From root man (to think, to believe)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Functions as the predicate (are considered).