महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-300, verse-12

मनो ग्रसति सर्वात्मा सोऽहंकारः प्रजापतिः ।
अहंकारं महानात्मा भूतभव्यभविष्यवित् ॥१२॥

12. mano grasati sarvātmā so'haṁkāraḥ prajāpatiḥ ,
ahaṁkāraṁ mahānātmā bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit.

12. manaḥ grasati sarvātmā saḥ ahaṅkāraḥ prajāpatiḥ
ahaṅkāram mahānātmā bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit

12. sarvātmā manaḥ grasati saḥ prajāpatiḥ ahaṅkāraḥ
mahānātmā bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit ahaṅkāram (grasati)

12. The universal Self (sarvātmā) devours the mind (manaḥ). That (Self) is identified as the ego (ahaṅkāra), the progenitor. The Great Self (mahān ātmā), the knower of past, present, and future, then devours the ego (ahaṅkāra).

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

• ग्रसति (grasati) - devours, engulfs, swallows

• सर्वात्मा (sarvātmā) - The Universal Self (sarvātmā) functioning as the ego-principle. (the universal Self, the Self of all)

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego (ahaṅkāra), sense of self, self-identity

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator

• अहङ्कारम् (ahaṅkāram) - ego (ahaṅkāra), sense of self

• महानात्मा (mahānātmā) - the Great Self, the Great Soul

• भूतभव्यभविष्यवित् (bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit) - knower of past, present, and future

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought

Root: man (class 4)

ग्रसति (grasati) - devours, engulfs, swallows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gras

Root: gras (class 1)

सर्वात्मा (sarvātmā) - The Universal Self (sarvātmā) functioning as the ego-principle. (the universal Self, the Self of all)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvātman

sarvātman - the self of all, the universal spirit

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it, he, she

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego (ahaṅkāra), sense of self, self-identity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, self-consciousness, the faculty that creates the sense of 'I'

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a creator deity (e.g., Brahmā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

अहङ्कारम् (ahaṅkāram) - ego (ahaṅkāra), sense of self

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, self-consciousness, the faculty that creates the sense of 'I'

महानात्मा (mahānātmā) - the Great Self, the Great Soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble spirit, universal soul

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

भूतभव्यभविष्यवित् (bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit) - knower of past, present, and future

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavid

bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavid - one who knows the past, present, and future

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (bhūta+bhavya+bhaviṣyat+vid)

• bhūta – past, what has been, creature
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhavya – future, what will be, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhaviṣyat – future
  adjective (neuter)
  Future Active Participle
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vid – knowing, one who knows
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)