महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-302, verse-6

सत्त्वस्य तु रजो दृष्टं रजसश्च तमस्तथा ।
तमसश्च तथा सत्त्वं सत्त्वस्याव्यक्तमेव च ॥६॥

6. sattvasya tu rajo dṛṣṭaṁ rajasaśca tamastathā ,
tamasaśca tathā sattvaṁ sattvasyāvyaktameva ca.

6. sattvasya tu rajaḥ dṛṣṭam rajasas ca tamaḥ tathā
tamasas ca tathā sattvam sattvasya avyaktam eva ca

6. तु सत्त्वस्य रजः दृष्टम्,
रजसः च तथा तमः,
तमसः च तथा सत्त्वम्,
सत्त्वस्य अव्यक्तम् एव च।

6. Indeed, passion (rajas) is seen to arise from purity (sattva), and likewise ignorance (tamas) from passion (rajas). And similarly, purity (sattva) arises from ignorance (tamas), and from purity (sattva), the unmanifest (avyakta) itself.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - of the quality of purity (sattva), implying 'from sattva' (of sattva, of purity, of goodness)

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (but, however, indeed, now)

• रजः (rajaḥ) - the quality of passion (rajas) (passion, dust, activity, rajas)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - is seen (to arise) (seen, perceived, observed)

• रजसस् (rajasas) - from the quality of passion (rajas) (of rajas, of passion, of activity)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - the quality of ignorance (tamas) (darkness, ignorance, tamas)

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

• तमसस् (tamasas) - from the quality of ignorance (tamas) (of tamas, of darkness, of ignorance)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - the quality of purity (sattva) (purity, goodness, sattva)

• सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - from the quality of purity (sattva) (of sattva, of purity, of goodness)

• अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (principle or state) (unmanifest, unrevealed, imperceptible)

• एव (eva) - itself, emphasizing the unmanifest as the direct outcome (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - of the quality of purity (sattva), implying 'from sattva' (of sattva, of purity, of goodness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, reality, essence, pure quality, goodness, purity

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (but, however, indeed, now)

(indeclinable)

रजः (rajaḥ) - the quality of passion (rajas) (passion, dust, activity, rajas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, gloom, passion, activity, energy, quality of agitation

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - is seen (to arise) (seen, perceived, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed, visible, known

Past Passive Participle

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rajaḥ'

रजसस् (rajasas) - from the quality of passion (rajas) (of rajas, of passion, of activity)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, gloom, passion, activity, energy, quality of agitation

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तमः (tamaḥ) - the quality of ignorance (tamas) (darkness, ignorance, tamas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, inertia, quality of inertia/ignorance

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

(indeclinable)

तमसस् (tamasas) - from the quality of ignorance (tamas) (of tamas, of darkness, of ignorance)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, inertia, quality of inertia/ignorance

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - the quality of purity (sattva) (purity, goodness, sattva)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, reality, essence, pure quality, goodness, purity

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - from the quality of purity (sattva) (of sattva, of purity, of goodness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, reality, essence, pure quality, goodness, purity

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (principle or state) (unmanifest, unrevealed, imperceptible)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, unrevealed, imperceptible, indistinct, primordial matter

Negative compound of a (not) and vyakta (manifested)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• vyakta – manifest, evident, clear, distinct
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi + añj (to anoint, make clear)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Used here as a substantive.

एव (eva) - itself, emphasizing the unmanifest as the direct outcome (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)