महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-295, verse-6

अहंकारस्तु भूतानां पञ्चानां नात्र संशयः ।
अहंकारस्य च तथा बुद्धिर्विद्या नरेश्वर ॥६॥

6. ahaṁkārastu bhūtānāṁ pañcānāṁ nātra saṁśayaḥ ,
ahaṁkārasya ca tathā buddhirvidyā nareśvara.

6. ahaṅkāraḥ tu bhūtānām pañcānām na atra saṃśayaḥ
ahaṅkārasya ca tathā buddhiḥ vidyā nareśvara

6. tu pañcānām bhūtānām ahaṅkāraḥ [vidyā asti] atra saṃśayaḥ
na ca tathā nareśvara ahaṅkārasya buddhiḥ vidyā [asti]

6. There is no doubt that the ego (ahaṅkāra) is the guiding principle (vidyā) for the five gross elements (pañcabhūtāni). And similarly, O lord of men, the intellect (buddhi) is the guiding principle for the ego (ahaṅkāra).

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, egoism, self-consciousness)

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

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of the gross elements (of beings, of elements)

• पञ्चानाम् (pañcānām) - of the five (gross elements) (of five)

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - about this (here, in this, regarding this)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• अहङ्कारस्य (ahaṅkārasya) - for the ego (ahaṅkāra) (of ego, of self-consciousness)

• च (ca) - and similarly (and, also)

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

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, reason)

• विद्या (vidyā) - guiding principle (knowledge, wisdom)

• नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O lord of men (O lord of men, O king)

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, egoism, self-consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - egoism, self-consciousness, ego, I-maker

Compound of aham (I) and kāra (maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+kāra)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• kāra – maker, doing
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of the gross elements (of beings, of elements)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, element, creature, past

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pañcānām.

पञ्चानाम् (pañcānām) - of the five (gross elements) (of five)

(indeclinable)

Cardinal number.

Note: Adjective for bhūtānām.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अत्र (atra) - about this (here, in this, regarding this)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base a- and suffix -tra.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

From saṃ-śī (to doubt)

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti' (is).

अहङ्कारस्य (ahaṅkārasya) - for the ego (ahaṅkāra) (of ego, of self-consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - egoism, self-consciousness, ego, I-maker

Compound of aham (I) and kāra (maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+kāra)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• kāra – maker, doing
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and similarly (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, reason)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception, discrimination

From root budh (to know, understand)

Root: budh (class 1)

विद्या (vidyā) - guiding principle (knowledge, wisdom)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, science, learning, wisdom, doctrine, spell

From root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Predicate.

नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O lord of men (O lord of men, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nareśvara

nareśvara - lord of men, king, prince

Compound of nara (man) and īśvara (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)