महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-286, verse-19

स पुनर्जायते राजन्प्राप्येहायतनं नृप ।
मनसः परमो ह्यात्मा इन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः ॥१९॥

19. sa punarjāyate rājanprāpyehāyatanaṁ nṛpa ,
manasaḥ paramo hyātmā indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ.

19. saḥ punaḥ jāyate rājan prāpya iha āyatanam nṛpa
manasaḥ paramaḥ hi ātmā indriyebhyaḥ param manaḥ

19. rājan nṛpa saḥ iha āyatanam prāpya punaḥ jāyate
hi ātmā manasaḥ paramaḥ manaḥ indriyebhyaḥ param

19. O King, that (soul) is born again here by obtaining a dwelling place (body). Indeed, the individual soul (ātman) is superior to the mind, and the mind is superior to the senses.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, by obtaining

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• आयतनम् (āyatanam) - abode, dwelling place, body

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind / than the mind

• परमः (paramaḥ) - superior, highest, supreme

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual soul (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

• इन्द्रियेभ्यः (indriyebhyaḥ) - than the senses, from the senses

• परम् (param) - superior, highest, supreme

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to `bhūtātmā` from the previous verse.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

root jan (4th class) + ya (passive/ātmanepada sign) + te (3rd person singular ātmanepada ending)

Root: jan (class 4)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, by obtaining

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

prefix pra + root āp (5th class) + ya (absolutive suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

आयतनम् (āyatanam) - abode, dwelling place, body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyatana

āyatana - abode, dwelling, seat, basis, body

From ā + yat (to strive, to rest)

Prefix: ā

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Refers to a physical body or form that the soul inhabits.

नृप (nṛpa) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind / than the mind

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Note: Used in comparison (ablative of comparison).

परमः (paramaḥ) - superior, highest, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, superior

Note: Qualifies `ātmā`.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual soul (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Subject of the second clause.

इन्द्रियेभ्यः (indriyebhyaḥ) - than the senses, from the senses

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty, power

Derived from Indra or referring to the senses as 'belonging to Indra'

Note: Used in comparison (ablative of comparison).

परम् (param) - superior, highest, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, superior

Note: Qualifies `manaḥ`. Neuter gender because `manaḥ` is neuter.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Note: Subject of the second part of the second clause.