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12,294

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-294, verse-10

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यो निवर्त्य मनसा मुनिः ।
दशद्वादशभिर्वापि चतुर्विंशात्परं ततः ॥१०॥
10. indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyo nivartya manasā muniḥ ,
daśadvādaśabhirvāpi caturviṁśātparaṁ tataḥ.
10. indriyāṇi indriyārthebhyaḥ nivartya manasā muniḥ
daśadvādaśabhiḥ vā api caturviṃśāt param tataḥ
10. muniḥ manasā indriyāṇi indriyārthebhyaḥ nivartya
tataḥ caturviṃśāt param vā api daśadvādaśabhiḥ
10. A sage, having withdrawn the senses from their objects by means of the mind, then transcends the twenty-four (cosmic principles), or even through the mastery of the ten or twelve (faculties).

Words meanings summery:

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  • इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the senses, sense organs
  • इन्द्रियार्थेभ्यः (indriyārthebhyaḥ) - from sense objects
  • निवर्त्य (nivartya) - having withdrawn, having turned back
  • मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind
  • मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, a seer
  • दशद्वादशभिः (daśadvādaśabhiḥ) - by means of ten or twelve faculties (e.g., senses, mind, intellect) (by ten or twelve)
  • वा (vā) - or
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • चतुर्विंशात् (caturviṁśāt) - from the twenty-four cosmic principles (tattvas) (from twenty-four, beyond twenty-four)
  • परम् (param) - to what is beyond (beyond, supreme, highest)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that (state)

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the senses, sense organs
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense
Related to Indra.
इन्द्रियार्थेभ्यः (indriyārthebhyaḥ) - from sense objects
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of indriyārtha
indriyārtha - object of sense, sense-object
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriya+artha)
  • indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
    noun (neuter)
  • artha – object, purpose, meaning
    noun (masculine)
Note: Context indicates ablative 'from'.
निवर्त्य (nivartya) - having withdrawn, having turned back
(indeclinable)
gerund/absolutive
Derived from ni- + vṛt.
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, understanding
Root: man (class 4)
मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, a seer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, seer, silent one
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Subject of the implied action.
दशद्वादशभिः (daśadvādaśabhiḥ) - by means of ten or twelve faculties (e.g., senses, mind, intellect) (by ten or twelve)
(numeral)
Compound type : dvandva (daśan+dvādaśan)
  • daśan – ten
    numeral
  • dvādaśan – twelve
    numeral
Note: Refers to the means of transcendence, likely the faculties (senses, mind, intellect).
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes.
चतुर्विंशात् (caturviṁśāt) - from the twenty-four cosmic principles (tattvas) (from twenty-four, beyond twenty-four)
(numeral)
Note: Indicates origin or separation, implying transcendence 'from'.
परम् (param) - to what is beyond (beyond, supreme, highest)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, ultimate, highest, next, other, beyond
Note: Adverbial accusative, meaning 'to what is beyond'.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that (state)
(indeclinable)
Derived from tad.