महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-240, verse-20

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सृजते तु गुणानेक एको न सृजते गुणान् ।
पृथग्भूतौ प्रकृत्या तौ संप्रयुक्तौ च सर्वदा ॥२०॥

20. sṛjate tu guṇāneka eko na sṛjate guṇān ,
pṛthagbhūtau prakṛtyā tau saṁprayuktau ca sarvadā.

20. sṛjate tu guṇānekam ekaḥ na sṛjate guṇān |
pṛthagbhūtau prakṛtyā tau saṃprayuktau ca sarvadā

20. ekaḥ tu guṇānekam sṛjate ekaḥ guṇān na sṛjate
pṛthagbhūtau prakṛtyā tau ca sarvadā saṃprayuktau

20. One (the material principle, prakṛti) indeed creates the multitude of qualities (guṇa-s), while the other (the knower of the field, kṣetrajña) does not create qualities. Though fundamentally distinct by their intrinsic nature (prakṛti), those two (sattva and kṣetrajña) are always united.

Words meanings summery:

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सृजते (sṛjate) - creates, emits, produces

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

गुणानेकम् (guṇānekam) - the collective manifestation of the qualities (guṇa-s) (the multitude of qualities, the manifold qualities)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one (referring to the active principle, prakṛti) (one, single, unique)

न (na) - not, no

सृजते (sṛjate) - creates, emits, produces

गुणान् (guṇān) - the qualities (guṇa-s) of nature (prakṛti) (qualities, attributes)

पृथग्भूतौ (pṛthagbhūtau) - having become separate, distinct

प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by their intrinsic nature (prakṛti) (by nature, naturally)

तौ (tau) - those two (sattva and kṣetrajña) (those two, they (dual))

संप्रयुक्तौ (saṁprayuktau) - joined, connected, united

च (ca) - and, also

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, constantly

Words meanings and morphology

सृजते (sṛjate) - creates, emits, produces

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sṛj

Present Tense

Middle voice, 3rd person singular, present indicative.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

गुणानेकम् (guṇānekam) - the collective manifestation of the qualities (guṇa-s) (the multitude of qualities, the manifold qualities)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of guṇāneka

guṇāneka - having many qualities, consisting of many qualities, the manifold of qualities, the aggregate of qualities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+aneka)

guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of prakṛti
noun (masculine)
aneka – not one, many, manifold
adjective (masculine)
Negation of eka (one).
Prefix: a

एकः (ekaḥ) - one (referring to the active principle, prakṛti) (one, single, unique)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सृजते (sṛjate) - creates, emits, produces

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sṛj

Present Tense

Middle voice, 3rd person singular, present indicative.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

गुणान् (guṇān) - the qualities (guṇa-s) of nature (prakṛti) (qualities, attributes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent of prakṛti (sattva, rajas, tamas), strand, string

पृथग्भूतौ (pṛthagbhūtau) - having become separate, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pṛthagbhūta

pṛthagbhūta - become separate, distinct, isolated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pṛthak (separate) and bhūta (become/been, PPP of bhū 'to be').

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pṛthak+bhūta)

pṛthak – separate, distinct, apart
indeclinable
bhūta – become, been, existing, element, being
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root 'bhū' (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by their intrinsic nature (prakṛti) (by nature, naturally)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, original form, material cause, constitution

Derived from pra-kṛ (to make, to do).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तौ (tau) - those two (sattva and kṣetrajña) (those two, they (dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two principles discussed earlier (sattva and kṣetrajña).