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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-242, verse-4

मनसश्चेन्द्रियाणां च ह्यैकाग्र्यं परमं तपः ।
तज्ज्यायः सर्वधर्मेभ्यः स धर्मः पर उच्यते ॥४॥
4. manasaścendriyāṇāṁ ca hyaikāgryaṁ paramaṁ tapaḥ ,
tajjyāyaḥ sarvadharmebhyaḥ sa dharmaḥ para ucyate.
4. manasaḥ ca indriyāṇām ca hi aikāgryam paramam tapaḥ
tat jyāyaḥ sarvadharmebhyaḥ saḥ dharmaḥ paraḥ ucyate
4. manasaḥ ca indriyāṇām ca aikāgryam hi paramam tapaḥ
tat sarvadharmebhyaḥ jyāyaḥ saḥ dharmaḥ paraḥ ucyate
4. Indeed, the one-pointed concentration of both the mind (manas) and the senses (indriyāṇi) is the supreme austerity (tapas). That concentration is superior to all other natural laws (dharma); that (one-pointed concentration) is declared to be the supreme natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind (of the mind, from the mind)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses, of the sense organs
  • (ca) - and, also
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly
  • ऐकाग्र्यम् (aikāgryam) - one-pointedness, concentration
  • परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, greatest
  • तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas), penance, heat
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • ज्यायः (jyāyaḥ) - superior, greater, preferable
  • सर्वधर्मेभ्यः (sarvadharmebhyaḥ) - than all natural laws (dharma), than all duties/constitutions
  • सः (saḥ) - that (masculine), he
  • धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), intrinsic nature, duty
  • परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate
  • उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind (of the mind, from the mind)
(noun)
neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Here, genitive, 'of the mind'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Used as a conjunction.
इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses, of the sense organs
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Used as a conjunction, connecting with previous 'ca'.
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
ऐकाग्र्यम् (aikāgryam) - one-pointedness, concentration
(noun)
neuter, singular of ekāgrya
ekāgrya - one-pointedness, concentration
derived from ekāgra (one-pointed) with suffix -ya to form a noun
Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+agra)
  • eka – one, single
    adjective
  • agra – tip, front, chief
    noun (neuter)
Note: Subject of the sentence 'is'.
परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, greatest
(adjective)
neuter, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, greatest, best
superlative of para
Note: Agrees with tapaḥ.
तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas), penance, heat
(noun)
neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, heat, religious fervor (tapas)
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative, 'is the supreme austerity'.
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Refers back to aikāgryam.
ज्यायः (jyāyaḥ) - superior, greater, preferable
(adjective)
neuter, singular of jyāyas
jyāyas - superior, greater, elder, preferable
comparative degree of balin or vrddha
Note: Agrees with tat.
सर्वधर्मेभ्यः (sarvadharmebhyaḥ) - than all natural laws (dharma), than all duties/constitutions
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of sarvadharma
sarvadharma - all natural laws (dharma), all duties/constitutions
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+dharma)
  • sarva – all, every
    pronoun
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness (dharma)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Used with jyāyaḥ for comparison, 'superior than all natural laws'.
सः (saḥ) - that (masculine), he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he
Note: Refers to dharmaḥ.
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), intrinsic nature, duty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness (dharma)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject of the passive verb ucyate.
परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other
Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with dharmaḥ.
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
present passive indicative
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: The subject is dharmaḥ.