महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-39, verse-9

सत्त्वं वैकारिकं योनिरिन्द्रियाणां प्रकाशिका ।
न हि सत्त्वात्परो भावः कश्चिदन्यो विधीयते ॥९॥

9. sattvaṁ vaikārikaṁ yonirindriyāṇāṁ prakāśikā ,
na hi sattvātparo bhāvaḥ kaścidanyo vidhīyate.

9. sattvam vaikārikam yoniḥ indriyāṇām prakāśikā na
hi sattvāt paraḥ bhāvaḥ kaścit anyaḥ vidhīyate

9. sattvam vaikārikam indriyāṇām yoniḥ prakāśikā hi
sattvāt paraḥ anyaḥ kaścit bhāvaḥ na vidhīyate

9. The quality of purity (sattva) is a modification, the source of the senses, and the illuminating principle. Indeed, no other state of being is declared to be superior to sattva.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - The quality of purity (one of the three guṇas) (purity, goodness, being, reality, essence, the quality of purity (one of the three guṇas))

• वैकारिकम् (vaikārikam) - a modification (of prakṛti) (subject to change, mutable, modified, an effect (vikāra))

• योनिः (yoniḥ) - the source (source, origin, womb, place of birth)

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses (of the senses, of the organs of sense and action)

• प्रकाशिका (prakāśikā) - the illuminating principle (illuminating, shining, manifesting, that which illuminates)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• सत्त्वात् (sattvāt) - than sattva (from purity (sattva), than purity (sattva))

• परः (paraḥ) - superior (higher, superior, other, supreme)

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - state of being (state of being, existence, nature, emotion, sentiment)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (one) (someone, something, any, a certain)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other (other, another, different)

• विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is declared (is prescribed, is ordained, is declared, is made)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - The quality of purity (one of the three guṇas) (purity, goodness, being, reality, essence, the quality of purity (one of the three guṇas))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - essence, existence, reality, being, the quality of purity, goodness (one of the three guṇas)

Root: as (class 2)

वैकारिकम् (vaikārikam) - a modification (of prakṛti) (subject to change, mutable, modified, an effect (vikāra))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaikārika

vaikārika - pertaining to modification or change, an effect, modified

Derived from vikāra (change, modification) + ika (suffix).

Note: Agrees with sattvam.

योनिः (yoniḥ) - the source (source, origin, womb, place of birth)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - womb, origin, source, place of birth

Root: yu (class 2)

इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses (of the senses, of the organs of sense and action)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense or action, power

From Indra + iya (suffix), meaning 'belonging to Indra' or 'power of Indra', later referring to senses.

प्रकाशिका (prakāśikā) - the illuminating principle (illuminating, shining, manifesting, that which illuminates)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakāśikā

prakāśikā - illuminating, making clear, manifesting (feminine form)

agent noun / feminine derivative

From pra-kāś (to shine forth, illuminate) + aka (agent suffix) + ā (feminine suffix).

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

सत्त्वात् (sattvāt) - than sattva (from purity (sattva), than purity (sattva))

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - essence, existence, reality, being, the quality of purity, goodness (one of the three guṇas)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used for comparison ("than").

परः (paraḥ) - superior (higher, superior, other, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - higher, superior, supreme, other, opposite, subsequent

Note: Agrees with bhāvaḥ.

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - state of being (state of being, existence, nature, emotion, sentiment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, nature, disposition, feeling, sentiment

From root bhū (to be) + a suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (one) (someone, something, any, a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, any

kaḥ is the nominative singular masculine form of kim. cit is an indeclinable particle.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other (other, another, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with bhāvaḥ.

विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is declared (is prescribed, is ordained, is declared, is made)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vidhā

present passive

Root dhā (to place, hold) with vi prefix, passive voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)