महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-240, verse-5

पश्यन्ती भवते दृष्टी रसती रसनं भवेत् ।
जिघ्रती भवति घ्राणं बुद्धिर्विक्रियते पृथक् ॥५॥

5. paśyantī bhavate dṛṣṭī rasatī rasanaṁ bhavet ,
jighratī bhavati ghrāṇaṁ buddhirvikriyate pṛthak.

5. paśyantī bhavate dṛṣṭiḥ rasatī rasanam bhavet
jighratī bhavati ghrāṇam buddhiḥ vikriyate pṛthak

5. paśyantī bhavate dṛṣṭiḥ rasatī rasanam bhavet
jighratī bhavati ghrāṇam buddhiḥ pṛthak vikriyate

5. When it is seeing, it becomes the sense of sight; when it is tasting, it becomes the sense of taste. When it is smelling, it becomes the sense of smell. In this way, the intellect (buddhi) transforms distinctly for each function.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्यन्ती (paśyantī) - when the intellect (buddhi) is in the state of seeing (seeing, looking (feminine))

• भवते (bhavate) - becomes, is, exists (Ātmanepada form)

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - the sense faculty responsible for sight (sight, vision, eye, view)

• रसती (rasatī) - when the intellect (buddhi) is in the state of tasting (tasting, enjoying (feminine))

• रसनम् (rasanam) - the sense faculty responsible for taste (taste, flavor, sense of taste, tongue)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become, would be

• जिघ्रती (jighratī) - when the intellect (buddhi) is in the state of smelling (smelling, sniffing (feminine))

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - the sense faculty responsible for smell (smell, sense of smell, nose)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment, reason

• विक्रियते (vikriyate) - is transformed, changes its nature, is modified

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate, distinct, severally, apart

Words meanings and morphology

पश्यन्ती (paśyantī) - when the intellect (buddhi) is in the state of seeing (seeing, looking (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, looking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dṛś (class 1, often takes paśya- stem) with -at suffix. Feminine form of paśyat.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies implied 'buddhiḥ'.

भवते (bhavate) - becomes, is, exists (Ātmanepada form)

(verb)

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

Present Middle Voice (Ātmanepada)

Alternative 3rd person singular present form of root bhū, class 1

Root: bhū (class 1)

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - the sense faculty responsible for sight (sight, vision, eye, view)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, eye, view, opinion, intellect

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रसती (rasatī) - when the intellect (buddhi) is in the state of tasting (tasting, enjoying (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rasat

rasat - tasting, perceiving flavor, enjoying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root ras (class 1) with -at suffix. Feminine form of rasat.

Root: ras (class 1)

Note: Qualifies implied 'buddhiḥ'.

रसनम् (rasanam) - the sense faculty responsible for taste (taste, flavor, sense of taste, tongue)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rasana

rasana - taste, flavor, sense of taste, tongue, perceiving

Derived from root ras (to taste)

Root: ras (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative Active Voice (Parasmaipada)

Root bhū, class 1, 3rd person singular optative

Root: bhū (class 1)

जिघ्रती (jighratī) - when the intellect (buddhi) is in the state of smelling (smelling, sniffing (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jighrat

jighrat - smelling, sniffing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root ghrā (class 1, takes jighra- stem) with -at suffix. Feminine form of jighrat.

Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies implied 'buddhiḥ'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active Voice (Parasmaipada)

Root bhū, class 1

Root: bhū (class 1)

घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - the sense faculty responsible for smell (smell, sense of smell, nose)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghrāṇa

ghrāṇa - smell, sense of smell, nose, odor

Derived from root ghrā (to smell)

Root: ghrā (class 1)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment, reason

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, reason, perception

Derived from root budh (to know, understand)

Root: budh (class 1)

विक्रियते (vikriyate) - is transformed, changes its nature, is modified

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vikriy

Present Passive Voice (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root kṛ (class 8) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate, distinct, severally, apart

(indeclinable)