महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-297, verse-19

मानसं सर्वभूतेषु वर्तते वै शुभाशुभे ।
अशुभेभ्यः समाक्षिप्य शुभेष्वेवावतारयेत् ॥१९॥

19. mānasaṁ sarvabhūteṣu vartate vai śubhāśubhe ,
aśubhebhyaḥ samākṣipya śubheṣvevāvatārayet.

19. mānasam sarvabhūteṣu vartate vai śubhāśubhe
aśubhebhyaḥ samākṣipya śubheṣu eva avatārayet

19. vai mānasam sarvabhūteṣu śubhāśubhe vartate
aśubhebhyaḥ samākṣipya śubheṣu eva avatārayet

19. Indeed, both auspicious and inauspicious thoughts exist in the mind of all beings. One should withdraw (the mind) from the inauspicious and direct it solely towards the auspicious.

Words meanings summery:

• मानसम् (mānasam) - the mind, mental

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in all beings, among all creatures

• वर्तते (vartate) - is present, exists, resides, acts

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

• शुभाशुभे (śubhāśubhe) - auspicious and inauspicious (things/tendencies)

• अशुभेभ्यः (aśubhebhyaḥ) - from the inauspicious (things/tendencies)

• समाक्षिप्य (samākṣipya) - having withdrawn, having reined in, having restrained

• शुभेषु (śubheṣu) - towards the auspicious (things/tendencies), in auspicious matters

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• अवतारयेत् (avatārayet) - one should direct, should cause to descend

Words meanings and morphology

मानसम् (mānasam) - the mind, mental

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mind, mental, belonging to the mind

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in all beings, among all creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)

वर्तते (vartate) - is present, exists, resides, acts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

(indeclinable)

शुभाशुभे (śubhāśubhe) - auspicious and inauspicious (things/tendencies)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of śubhāśubha

śubhāśubha - auspicious and inauspicious, good and evil

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (śubha+aśubha)

• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful, fortunate
  adjective
• aśubha – inauspicious, bad, evil, unfortunate
  adjective

Note: Refers to tendencies or states of mind.

अशुभेभ्यः (aśubhebhyaḥ) - from the inauspicious (things/tendencies)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, plural of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, bad, evil

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective

Note: Used here substantively, referring to inauspicious thoughts or things.

समाक्षिप्य (samākṣipya) - having withdrawn, having reined in, having restrained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

from prefix 'sam' + 'ā' + root 'kṣip' (to throw, cast, restrain)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kṣip (class 6)

शुभेषु (śubheṣu) - towards the auspicious (things/tendencies), in auspicious matters

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful

Note: Used here substantively, referring to auspicious thoughts or things.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

अवतारयेत् (avatārayet) - one should direct, should cause to descend

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of avatāray

Causative

from prefix 'ava' + root 'tṛ' (to cross)

Prefix: ava

Root: tṛ (class 1)