महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-21, verse-7

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
तामपानः पतिर्भूत्वा तस्मात्प्रेष्यत्यपानताम् ।
तां मतिं मनसः प्राहुर्मनस्तस्मादवेक्षते ॥७॥

7. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
tāmapānaḥ patirbhūtvā tasmātpreṣyatyapānatām ,
tāṁ matiṁ manasaḥ prāhurmanastasmādavekṣate.

7. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca tām apānaḥ patiḥ bhūtvā tasmāt preṣyati
apānatām tām matim manasaḥ prāhuḥ manaḥ tasmāt avekṣate

7. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca apānaḥ patiḥ bhūtvā tām tasmāt apānatām
preṣyati tām matim manasaḥ prāhuḥ tasmāt manaḥ avekṣate

7. The Brahmin said: Having become its master, the downward vital air (apāna) directs it (the intellect) towards the state of apāna. They declare that intellect (mati) to be of the mind (manas); therefore, the mind oversees it.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, priest, one conversant with brahman

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ताम् (tām) - the intellect (mati) (her, it (feminine))

• अपानः (apānaḥ) - downward vital air, exhalation, one of the five prāṇas

• पतिः (patiḥ) - master, lord, husband, owner

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

• प्रेष्यति (preṣyati) - sends forth, directs, propels, urges

• अपानताम् (apānatām) - the state of apāna

• ताम् (tām) - the intellect (mati) (her, it (feminine))

• मतिम् (matim) - intellect, mind, understanding

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind

• प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, consciousness, heart

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

• अवेक्षते (avekṣate) - oversees, looks at, observes, considers

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, priest, one conversant with brahman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, priest, relating to Brahman, a sacred text

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form.

ताम् (tām) - the intellect (mati) (her, it (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'mati'.

अपानः (apānaḥ) - downward vital air, exhalation, one of the five prāṇas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāna

apāna - downward vital air, exhalation, one of the five prāṇas

Derived from ap-an

Prefix: apa

Root: an (class 2)

पतिः (patiḥ) - master, lord, husband, owner

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband, owner

Note: Agrees with 'apānaḥ'.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from bhū + ktvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions as a conjunctive participle.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb 'therefore' or 'from that'.

प्रेष्यति (preṣyati) - sends forth, directs, propels, urges

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

अपानताम् (apānatām) - the state of apāna

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apānatā

apānatā - the state or condition of apāna

Derived from apāna + tā (suffix for 'state of')

Note: Object of 'preṣyati'.

ताम् (tām) - the intellect (mati) (her, it (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'mati'.

मतिम् (matim) - intellect, mind, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - intellect, mind, understanding, opinion, thought

Derived from man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'prāhuḥ'.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Derived from man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Of the mind.

प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)

Note: Irregular form for 'brū' (to speak).

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, consciousness, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Derived from man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'avekṣate'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb 'therefore'.

अवेक्षते (avekṣate) - oversees, looks at, observes, considers

(verb)

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

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Atmanepadi verb.