महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-298, verse-17

महतश्चाप्यहंकार उत्पद्यति नराधिप ।
द्वितीयं सर्गमित्याहुरेतद्बुद्ध्यात्मकं स्मृतम् ॥१७॥

17. mahataścāpyahaṁkāra utpadyati narādhipa ,
dvitīyaṁ sargamityāhuretadbuddhyātmakaṁ smṛtam.

17. mahataḥ ca api ahaṅkāraḥ utpadyati narādhipa
dvitīyam sargam iti āhuḥ etat buddhyātmakam smṛtam

17. narādhipa mahataḥ ca api ahaṅkāraḥ utpadyati etat
dvitīyam sargam iti āhuḥ buddhyātmakam smṛtam

17. O King, from the Great Principle (mahat) also arises the ego (ahaṅkāra). They declare this to be the second creation, and it is considered to be of the nature of the intellect (buddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• महतः (mahataḥ) - from the Great Principle (mahat) (from Mahat, from the Great Principle)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - the ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, ego-sense, self-consciousness)

• उत्पद्यति (utpadyati) - arises (arises, originates)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O King (O king, O ruler of men)

• द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - the second (second)

• सर्गम् (sargam) - creation (referring to the process of manifestation) (creation, emanation, chapter)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this way (quotation marker))

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the creation) (this, that)

• बुद्ध्यात्मकम् (buddhyātmakam) - of the nature of the intellect (buddhi) (of the nature of intellect, consisting of intellect)

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (remembered, considered, declared in tradition)

Words meanings and morphology

महतः (mahataḥ) - from the Great Principle (mahat) (from Mahat, from the Great Principle)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important; the Great Principle (in Sāmkhya)

The first evolute from Prakṛti, equated with Buddhi (intellect).

Note: Source of ego (ahaṅkāra).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - the ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, ego-sense, self-consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, ego-sense, self-consciousness, I-making

Compound: aham (I) + kāra (making)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'utpadyati'.

उत्पद्यति (utpadyati) - arises (arises, originates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ut + pad

Present indicative, 3rd person singular

From root pad (4th class) with prefix ut-.

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O King (O king, O ruler of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

Compound: nara (man) + adhipa (ruler)

द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - the second (second)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second

Ordinal number from dvi (two).

सर्गम् (sargam) - creation (referring to the process of manifestation) (creation, emanation, chapter)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge, chapter, section

From root sṛj (to create, emit) + -a suffix

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Object of 'āhuḥ'.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this way (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ah

Present indicative, 3rd person plural

Irregular verb form, from root ah.

Root: ah (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the creation) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

बुद्ध्यात्मकम् (buddhyātmakam) - of the nature of the intellect (buddhi) (of the nature of intellect, consisting of intellect)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of buddhyātmaka

buddhyātmaka - consisting of intellect, of the nature of intellect

Compound: buddhi (intellect) + ātmaka (constituting, made of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+ātmaka)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  From root budh (to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ātmaka – constituting, forming the nature of, having the nature of
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman (self) + -ka suffix

Note: Agrees with 'etat' and 'smṛtam'.

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (remembered, considered, declared in tradition)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, declared, considered

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Implies 'it is remembered to be'.