महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-290, verse-22

बुद्धिं तमसि संसक्तां तमो रजसि चाश्रितम् ।
रजः सत्त्वे तथा सक्तं सत्त्वं सक्तं तथात्मनि ॥२२॥

22. buddhiṁ tamasi saṁsaktāṁ tamo rajasi cāśritam ,
rajaḥ sattve tathā saktaṁ sattvaṁ saktaṁ tathātmani.

22. buddhim tamasi saṃsaktām tamaḥ rajasi ca āśritam
rajaḥ sattve tathā saktam sattvam saktam tathā ātmani

22. buddhim tamasi saṃsaktām ca tamaḥ rajasi āśritam
tathā rajaḥ sattve saktam tathā sattvam ātmani saktam

22. Intellect (buddhi) is connected with darkness (tamas); and darkness (tamas) is dependent on passion (rajas). Passion (rajas) is similarly connected with goodness (sattva); and goodness (sattva) is similarly connected with the self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding)

• तमसि (tamasi) - in the quality of darkness/inertia (tamas) (in darkness, in ignorance)

• संसक्ताम् (saṁsaktām) - connected with (connected, attached, clinging to)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - the quality of darkness/inertia (tamas) (darkness, ignorance)

• रजसि (rajasi) - in the quality of passion/activity (rajas) (in passion, in dust, in activity)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आश्रितम् (āśritam) - dependent on, resting upon (dependent on, resorted to, residing in)

• रजः (rajaḥ) - the quality of passion/activity (rajas) (passion, activity)

• सत्त्वे (sattve) - in the quality of goodness/purity (sattva) (in goodness, in reality, in being)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

• सक्तम् (saktam) - connected with (connected, attached, clinging to)

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - the quality of goodness/purity (sattva) (goodness, purity, being)

• सक्तम् (saktam) - connected with (connected, attached, clinging to)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the individual self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the spirit)

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception, awakening

From root √budh (to awaken, know).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of implied verb (e.g., 'is connected').

तमसि (tamasi) - in the quality of darkness/inertia (tamas) (in darkness, in ignorance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, inertia, one of the three guṇas

संसक्ताम् (saṁsaktām) - connected with (connected, attached, clinging to)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsakta

saṁsakta - connected, attached, clinging to, joined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sañj with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Adjective form of the past passive participle.

तमः (tamaḥ) - the quality of darkness/inertia (tamas) (darkness, ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, inertia, one of the three guṇas

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

रजसि (rajasi) - in the quality of passion/activity (rajas) (in passion, in dust, in activity)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, gloom, passion, activity, one of the three guṇas

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आश्रितम् (āśritam) - dependent on, resting upon (dependent on, resorted to, residing in)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āśrita

āśrita - dependent on, resorted to, sought refuge in, residing in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śri with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Adjective form of the past passive participle.

रजः (rajaḥ) - the quality of passion/activity (rajas) (passion, activity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, gloom, passion, activity, one of the three guṇas

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

सत्त्वे (sattve) - in the quality of goodness/purity (sattva) (in goodness, in reality, in being)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, reality, essence, goodness, purity, one of the three guṇas

From √as (to be) + -tva suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

सक्तम् (saktam) - connected with (connected, attached, clinging to)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakta

sakta - connected, attached, clinging to, joined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sañj.

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Adjective form of the past passive participle.

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - the quality of goodness/purity (sattva) (goodness, purity, being)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, reality, essence, goodness, purity, one of the three guṇas

From √as (to be) + -tva suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

सक्तम् (saktam) - connected with (connected, attached, clinging to)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakta

sakta - connected, attached, clinging to, joined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sañj.

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Adjective form of the past passive participle.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the individual self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the spirit)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind