महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-267, verse-16

चित्तमिन्द्रियसंघातात्परं तस्मात्परं मनः ।
मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिः क्षेत्रज्ञो बुद्धितः परः ॥१६॥

16. cittamindriyasaṁghātātparaṁ tasmātparaṁ manaḥ ,
manasastu parā buddhiḥ kṣetrajño buddhitaḥ paraḥ.

16. cittam indriyasaṃghātāt param tasmāt param manaḥ
manasaḥ tu parā buddhiḥ kṣetrajñaḥ buddhitaḥ paraḥ

16. cittam indriyasaṃghātāt param tasmāt manaḥ param
manasaḥ tu buddhiḥ parā buddhitaḥ kṣetrajñaḥ paraḥ

16. The mind (citta) is superior to the aggregate of the senses. Superior to that (mind) is the sensory mind (manas). But the intellect (buddhi) is superior to the sensory mind. The knower of the field (kṣetrajña) is superior to the intellect.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• इन्द्रियसंघातात् (indriyasaṁghātāt) - from the aggregate of senses

• परम् (param) - superior, higher, beyond, supreme

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, than that

• परम् (param) - superior, higher, beyond, supreme

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, sensory mind, mental faculty

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - than the mind, from the mind

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• परा (parā) - superior, higher, beyond, supreme

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, discernment, understanding

• क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the individual soul (ātman) as the knower of the body/field (kṣetra) (the knower of the field, the individual soul, the self)

• बुद्धितः (buddhitaḥ) - than the intellect, from the intellect

• परः (paraḥ) - superior, higher, beyond, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

From the root cit (to perceive, know, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

इन्द्रियसंघातात् (indriyasaṁghātāt) - from the aggregate of senses

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of indriyasaṃghāta

indriyasaṁghāta - aggregate of senses, collection of sensory organs

Compound type : tatpurusha (indriya+saṃghāta)

• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense, pertaining to Indra
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from Indra, often refers to the powers/faculties of Indra
• saṃghāta – aggregate, collection, combination, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-han (to strike together, combine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

परम् (param) - superior, higher, beyond, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - superior, higher, other, distant, supreme

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, than that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'cittam'.

परम् (param) - superior, higher, beyond, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - superior, higher, other, distant, supreme

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, sensory mind, mental faculty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, sensory faculty

From the root man (to think, perceive)

Root: man (class 4)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - than the mind, from the mind

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, sensory faculty

From the root man (to think, perceive)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Can also be genitive, but ablative sense (than) is implied by 'parā'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating contrast or emphasis

परा (parā) - superior, higher, beyond, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - superior, higher, other, distant, supreme

Note: Agrees with 'buddhiḥ'.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, discernment, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, reason, judgment, understanding, perception

From the root budh (to know, understand, awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the individual soul (ātman) as the knower of the body/field (kṣetra) (the knower of the field, the individual soul, the self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣetrajña

kṣetrajña - knower of the field, the soul, spirit, individual self

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣetra+jña)

• kṣetra – field, ground, body, place, sphere of action
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, wise, a knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from jñā
  Suffix -a to the root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

बुद्धितः (buddhitaḥ) - than the intellect, from the intellect

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, reason, judgment, understanding, perception

From the root budh (to know, understand, awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Ablative formed with the suffix -tas.

परः (paraḥ) - superior, higher, beyond, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - superior, higher, other, distant, supreme

Note: Agrees with 'kṣetrajñaḥ'.