महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-37, verse-17

रजोगुणा वो बहुधानुकीर्तिता यथावदुक्तं गुणवृत्तमेव च ।
नरो हि यो वेद गुणानिमान्सदा स राजसैः सर्वगुणैर्विमुच्यते ॥१७॥

17. rajoguṇā vo bahudhānukīrtitā; yathāvaduktaṁ guṇavṛttameva ca ,
naro hi yo veda guṇānimānsadā; sa rājasaiḥ sarvaguṇairvimucyate.

17. rajaḥguṇāḥ vaḥ bahudhā anukīrtitāḥ
yathāvat uktam guṇavṛttam eva ca
naraḥ hi yaḥ veda guṇān imān sadā
saḥ rājasaiḥ sarvaguṇaiḥ vimucyate

17. The attributes of rajas (rajoguṇa) have been extensively described to you, and their characteristic behaviors have also been accurately stated. Indeed, a person who always understands these qualities is freed from all the attributes associated with rajas.

Words meanings summery:

• रजःगुणाः (rajaḥguṇāḥ) - qualities of rajas, passions

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, of you

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly

• अनुकीर्तिताः (anukīrtitāḥ) - enumerated, described, recounted

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, accurately

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, stated

• गुणवृत्तम् (guṇavṛttam) - the conduct/action of the qualities

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• वेद (veda) - knows

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, attributes

• इमान् (imān) - these

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• सः (saḥ) - he

• राजसैः (rājasaiḥ) - by those related to rajas, by rajasic qualities

• सर्वगुणैः (sarvaguṇaiḥ) - from all qualities/attributes

• विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated, is freed

Words meanings and morphology

रजःगुणाः (rajaḥguṇāḥ) - qualities of rajas, passions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rajoguṇa

rajoguṇa - the quality of passion, activity, dust

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajas+guṇa)

• rajas – dust, passion, the quality of activity
  noun (neuter)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

वः (vaḥ) - to you, of you

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly

(indeclinable)

अनुकीर्तिताः (anukīrtitāḥ) - enumerated, described, recounted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anukīrtita

anukīrtita - mentioned, described, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kīrt (to mention, praise) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: kīrt

Note: Agrees with 'rajoguṇāḥ'

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, accurately

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, stated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, stated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac

Note: Agrees with 'guṇavṛttam'

गुणवृत्तम् (guṇavṛttam) - the conduct/action of the qualities

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guṇavṛtta

guṇavṛtta - the action or manifestation of the qualities (guṇas)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+vṛtta)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtta – conduct, course, action, occurrence
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  From root vṛt (to be, to exist, to act)
  Root: vṛt

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, person

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

वेद (veda) - knows

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, attributes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent of nature

इमान् (imān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'guṇān'

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजसैः (rājasaiḥ) - by those related to rajas, by rajasic qualities

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rājasa

rājasa - relating to rajas, passionate, pertaining to the quality of activity

Derived from rajas

Note: Agrees with 'sarvaguṇaiḥ'

सर्वगुणैः (sarvaguṇaiḥ) - from all qualities/attributes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvaguṇa

sarvaguṇa - all qualities, all attributes

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+guṇa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here in an ablative sense: 'freed from'

विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated, is freed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vimuc

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)