महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-240, verse-6

इन्द्रियाणीति तान्याहुस्तेष्वदृश्याधितिष्ठति ।
तिष्ठती पुरुषे बुद्धिस्त्रिषु भावेषु वर्तते ॥६॥

6. indriyāṇīti tānyāhusteṣvadṛśyādhitiṣṭhati ,
tiṣṭhatī puruṣe buddhistriṣu bhāveṣu vartate.

6. indriyāṇi iti tāni āhuḥ teṣu adṛśyā adhitiṣṭhati
tiṣṭhatī puruṣe buddhiḥ triṣu bhāveṣu vartate

6. tāni indriyāṇi iti āhuḥ adṛśyā teṣu adhitiṣṭhati
puruṣe tiṣṭhatī buddhiḥ triṣu bhāveṣu vartate

6. These (functions) are called the sense organs (indriya). The unseen (intellect) resides within them. The intellect (buddhi), existing in the individual (puruṣa), operates in three states.

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - sense organs, senses

• इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a quotation or definition; 'these are called...' (thus, so, in this manner, here)

• तानि (tāni) - refers to the various manifestations or functions of the intellect as sense organs mentioned in previous verses (those, them (neuter nominative/accusative plural))

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they call

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those sense-organs or their functions (in them, among them)

• अदृश्या (adṛśyā) - the intellect (buddhi) which is inherently unseen (unseen, invisible (feminine))

• अधितिष्ठति (adhitiṣṭhati) - the unseen intellect resides or presides within the sense organs (resides, presides over, stands upon, occupies)

• तिष्ठती (tiṣṭhatī) - the intellect, while existing or abiding (standing, existing, dwelling (feminine))

• पुरुषे (puruṣe) - in the individual self or consciousness (in the person, in the individual, in the supreme being (puruṣa))

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

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three (masculine/neuter locative plural)

• भावेषु (bhāveṣu) - in three distinct operational states or dispositions (often referring to the guṇas or waking/dream/sleep states) (in states, in conditions, in existences)

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, functions, operates, turns, proceeds

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - sense organs, senses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, power, virility

Derived from Indra or indra- (lord)

इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a quotation or definition; 'these are called...' (thus, so, in this manner, here)

(indeclinable)

तानि (tāni) - refers to the various manifestations or functions of the intellect as sense organs mentioned in previous verses (those, them (neuter nominative/accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, it, them

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they call

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Perfect Active Voice (Parasmaipada)

Irregular perfect form (root ah/brū) often used with present meaning, 3rd person plural

Root: ah (class 2)

तेषु (teṣu) - in those sense-organs or their functions (in them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, it, them

अदृश्या (adṛśyā) - the intellect (buddhi) which is inherently unseen (unseen, invisible (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - unseen, invisible, imperceptible

Gerundive/Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with prefix a- (negation) and suffix -ya. Feminine form of adṛśya.

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अधितिष्ठति (adhitiṣṭhati) - the unseen intellect resides or presides within the sense organs (resides, presides over, stands upon, occupies)

(verb)

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

Present Active Voice (Parasmaipada)

Derived from root sthā (class 1) with upasarga adhi-

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)

तिष्ठती (tiṣṭhatī) - the intellect, while existing or abiding (standing, existing, dwelling (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, existing, dwelling, abiding

Present Active Participle

Derived from root sthā (class 1, takes tiṣṭha- stem) with -at suffix. Feminine form of tiṣṭhat.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'buddhiḥ'.

पुरुषे (puruṣe) - in the individual self or consciousness (in the person, in the individual, in the supreme being (puruṣa))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, individual, male, the Supreme Being, the cosmic person

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)

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three (masculine/neuter locative plural)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

Note: Agrees with 'bhāveṣu'.

भावेषु (bhāveṣu) - in three distinct operational states or dispositions (often referring to the guṇas or waking/dream/sleep states) (in states, in conditions, in existences)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, nature, disposition, feeling, existence, being

Derived from root bhū (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, functions, operates, turns, proceeds

(verb)

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

Present Middle Voice (Ātmanepada)

Root vṛt, class 1

Root: vṛt (class 1)