महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-49, verse-25

एवं गच्छति मेधावी तत्त्वयोगविधानवित् ।
समाज्ञाय महाबुद्धिरुत्तरादुत्तरोत्तरम् ॥२५॥

25. evaṁ gacchati medhāvī tattvayogavidhānavit ,
samājñāya mahābuddhiruttarāduttarottaram.

25. evam gacchati medhāvī tattvayogavidhānavit
samājñāya mahābuddhiḥ uttarāt uttarottaram

25. evam tattvayogavidhānavit medhāvī gacchati
mahābuddhiḥ samājñāya uttarāt uttarottaram gacchati

25. Thus proceeds the intelligent one, who understands the methods of (yoga) union with reality. The greatly wise person, having thoroughly comprehended, advances from one higher state to increasingly higher states.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds, moves

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, wise, sagacious

• तत्त्वयोगविधानवित् (tattvayogavidhānavit) - one who knows the methods of union (yoga) with reality

• समाज्ञाय (samājñāya) - having thoroughly understood, having fully known, having perceived

• महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - great intellect, greatly intelligent, highly wise

• उत्तरात् (uttarāt) - from a higher (state), from a superior (level)

• उत्तरोत्तरम् (uttarottaram) - increasingly higher, higher and higher, one state after another (in ascending order)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds, moves

(verb)

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

Present Indicative, 3rd person singular, Active Voice

Formed from the root √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, wise, sagacious

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, sagacious; an intelligent person

From 'medhā' (intellect, wisdom) with possessive suffix -vin.

Note: Acts as the subject of 'gacchati'.

तत्त्वयोगविधानवित् (tattvayogavidhānavit) - one who knows the methods of union (yoga) with reality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tattvayogavidhānavit

tattvayogavidhānavit - knower of the methods of (yoga) union with reality

Compound of 'tattva', 'yoga', 'vidhāna', and 'vit' (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+yoga+vidhāna+vit)

• tattva – reality, truth, essence
  noun (neuter)
• yoga – union, discipline, spiritual practice
  noun (masculine)
  From root √yuj (to join, to yoke).
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• vidhāna – method, rule, ordinance, arrangement
  noun (neuter)
  From vi-dhā (to arrange, ordain).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• vit – knower, one who understands
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root √vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'medhāvī'.

समाज्ञाय (samājñāya) - having thoroughly understood, having fully known, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from sam-ā-JÑĀ (to know well, to command) with -ya suffix.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Describes the action leading to 'gacchati'.

महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - great intellect, greatly intelligent, highly wise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābuddhi

mahābuddhi - great intellect, greatly intelligent, highly wise

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'buddhi' (intellect).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+buddhi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'mahat' used as a prefix.
• buddhi – intellect, wisdom, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root √budh (to know, understand).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'medhāvī'.

उत्तरात् (uttarāt) - from a higher (state), from a superior (level)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - upper, higher, later, superior

Note: Indicates movement 'from' a state.

उत्तरोत्तरम् (uttarottaram) - increasingly higher, higher and higher, one state after another (in ascending order)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttarottara

uttarottara - increasingly higher, higher and higher, one state after another (in ascending order)

Reduplicative compound of 'uttara' (higher). Denotes progressive increase.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttara+uttara)

• uttara – higher, later, superior
  adjective (neuter)
• uttara – higher, later, superior
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Functions as an adverbial accusative, indicating the direction of progression.