महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-21, verse-12

यस्तु ते विषयं गच्छेन्मन्त्रो वर्णः स्वरोऽपि वा ।
तन्मनो जङ्गमं नाम तस्मादसि गरीयसी ॥१२॥

12. yastu te viṣayaṁ gacchenmantro varṇaḥ svaro'pi vā ,
tanmano jaṅgamaṁ nāma tasmādasi garīyasī.

12. yaḥ tu te viṣayam gacchet mantraḥ varṇaḥ svaraḥ
api vā tat manaḥ jaṅgamam nāma tasmāt asi garīyasī

12. te viṣayam yaḥ tu mantraḥ varṇaḥ vā api svaraḥ
gacchet tat manaḥ nāma jaṅgamam tasmāt asi garīyasī

12. Whatever mantra (mantra), syllable, or even tone enters your domain, that is indeed called the movable mind (manas). Therefore, you are superior.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whatever (referring to mantra, syllable, tone) (who, which, whatever)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ते (te) - your (referring to Sarasvati) (your, of you)

• विषयम् (viṣayam) - domain (referring to Sarasvati's realm of speech/knowledge) (in the domain, in the sphere, in the object)

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - may go, should go, enters

• मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - sacred utterance, hymn, incantation, counsel

• वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - syllable, letter (color, caste, letter, syllable, quality)

• स्वरः (svaraḥ) - sound, tone, voice, accent

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वा (vā) - or, either

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to what enters Sarasvati's domain) (that)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas), specifically the movable mind (mind, intellect, intention, thought)

• जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - movable (referring to the mind) (movable, moving, animate)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• असि (asi) - you are

• गरीयसी (garīyasī) - more weighty, superior, more excellent (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whatever (referring to mantra, syllable, tone) (who, which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (referring to Sarasvati) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

विषयम् (viṣayam) - domain (referring to Sarasvati's realm of speech/knowledge) (in the domain, in the sphere, in the object)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, domain, sphere, scope, region, subject matter

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - may go, should go, enters

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - sacred utterance, hymn, incantation, counsel

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, incantation, prayer, a Vedic verse, counsel, plan

वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - syllable, letter (color, caste, letter, syllable, quality)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, outward appearance, class, caste, a letter or syllable, quality

स्वरः (svaraḥ) - sound, tone, voice, accent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svara

svara - sound, voice, tone, accent, musical note

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to what enters Sarasvati's domain) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas), specifically the movable mind (mind, intellect, intention, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, inner sense, thought, intention, heart

जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - movable (referring to the mind) (movable, moving, animate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaṅgama

jaṅgama - movable, moving, animate; an animal

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an indeclinable particle to emphasize 'indeed' or 'by name'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

गरीयसी (garīyasī) - more weighty, superior, more excellent (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of garīyas

garīyas - heavier, weightier, more important, more excellent (comparative of guru)