महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-284, verse-2

प्रायेण हि गृहस्थस्य ममत्वं नाम जायते ।
सङ्गागतं नरश्रेष्ठ भावैस्तामसराजसैः ॥२॥

2. prāyeṇa hi gṛhasthasya mamatvaṁ nāma jāyate ,
saṅgāgataṁ naraśreṣṭha bhāvaistāmasarājasaiḥ.

2. prāyeṇa hi gṛhasthasya mamatvam nāma jāyate
saṅgāgatam naraśreṣṭha bhāvaiḥ tāmasarājasaiḥ

2. naraśreṣṭha hi prāyeṇa gṛhasthasya mamatvam
nāma saṅgāgatam tāmasarājasaiḥ bhāvaiḥ jāyate

2. Indeed, O best among men, possessiveness (mamatva) generally arises in the householder, caused by attachment and by the qualities of dullness (tamas) and passion (rajas).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रायेण (prāyeṇa) - mostly, generally, usually

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• गृहस्थस्य (gṛhasthasya) - of the householder

• ममत्वम् (mamatvam) - possessiveness, sense of 'mine', egoism

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

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, happens

• सङ्गागतम् (saṅgāgatam) - arising from attachment, caused by association

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men

• भावैः (bhāvaiḥ) - by qualities, by states, by natures

• तामसराजसैः (tāmasarājasaiḥ) - by tamasic and rajasic qualities

Words meanings and morphology

प्रायेण (prāyeṇa) - mostly, generally, usually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of instrumental case

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

गृहस्थस्य (gṛhasthasya) - of the householder

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gṛhastha

gṛhastha - householder, one who dwells in a house

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (gṛha+stha)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, dwelling, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derivative
  From root sthā + ka
  Root: sthā (class 1)

ममत्वम् (mamatvam) - possessiveness, sense of 'mine', egoism

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mamatva

mamatva - possessiveness, sense of 'mine', egoism

Derived from `mama` (my) + suffix `tva` (abstract noun)

Note: Subject of `jāyate`

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially as an emphatic particle or to mean 'namely'

Note: Adverbial particle

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jan

present indicative, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: jan (class 4)

सङ्गागतम् (saṅgāgatam) - arising from attachment, caused by association

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅgāgata

saṅgāgata - arisen from attachment, caused by association

Past Passive Participle

From saṅga + āgata (arisen)

Compound type : pañcamī-tatpuruṣa (saṅga+āgata)

• saṅga – attachment, association, union
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• āgata – come, arrived, arisen
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā-gam (to come) + kta
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies `mamatvam`

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best among men, excellent man

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya

भावैः (bhāvaiḥ) - by qualities, by states, by natures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, quality, nature, existence

From root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Instrumental case, indicating cause

तामसराजसैः (tāmasarājasaiḥ) - by tamasic and rajasic qualities

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tāmasarājasa

tāmasarājasa - relating to tamas and rajas (qualities)

Compound type : dvandva (tāmasa+rājasa)

• tāmasa – dull, ignorant, dark, relating to tamas
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from tamas (dullness, ignorance)
• rājasa – passionate, active, relating to rajas
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from rajas (passion, activity)

Note: Modifies `bhāvaiḥ`