महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-246, verse-9

शरीरं पुरमित्याहुः स्वामिनी बुद्धिरिष्यते ।
तत्र बुद्धेः शरीरस्थं मनो नामार्थचिन्तकम् ॥९॥

9. śarīraṁ puramityāhuḥ svāminī buddhiriṣyate ,
tatra buddheḥ śarīrasthaṁ mano nāmārthacintakam.

9. śarīram puram iti āhuḥ svāminī buddhiḥ iṣyate
tatra buddheḥ śarīrastham manaḥ nāma arthacintakam

9. śarīram puram iti āhuḥ.
buddhiḥ svāminī iṣyate.
tatra śarīrastham arthacintakam manaḥ nāma buddheḥ.

9. The body is metaphorically called a city. The intellect (buddhi) is considered its mistress. Within this body, the mind (manas), which contemplates objects of perception, is situated as a function of the intellect.

Words meanings summery:

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body, physical form

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town, stronghold

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as such (marks reported speech or thought)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they speak

• स्वामिनी (svāminī) - mistress, female owner, ruler

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

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is considered, is wished

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

• बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - of the intellect, from the intellect

• शरीरस्थम् (śarīrastham) - situated in the body, abiding in the body

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart (manas)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• अर्थचिन्तकम् (arthacintakam) - contemplating objects, thinking about matters

Words meanings and morphology

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body, physical form

(noun)

neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical form

पुरम् (puram) - city, town, stronghold

(noun)

neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as such (marks reported speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

स्वामिनी (svāminī) - mistress, female owner, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svāminī

svāminī - mistress, female owner, ruler

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment (buddhi)

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is considered, is wished

(verb)

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

Root: iṣ (class 4)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

(indeclinable)

बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - of the intellect, from the intellect

(noun)

feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment (buddhi)

शरीरस्थम् (śarīrastham) - situated in the body, abiding in the body

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śarīrastha

śarīrastha - situated in the body, abiding in the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+stha)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart (manas)

(noun)

neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart (manas)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

अर्थचिन्तकम् (arthacintakam) - contemplating objects, thinking about matters

(adjective)

neuter, singular of arthacintaka

arthacintaka - contemplating objects, thinking about matters

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+cintaka)

• artha – object, purpose, meaning
  noun (masculine)
• cintaka – thinker, contemplating
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root cint (to think)
  Root: cit (class 10)