महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-49, verse-34

अहंकारप्रधानस्य महाभूतकृतो गुणः ।
पृथक्त्वेन हि भूतानां विषया वै गुणाः स्मृताः ॥३४॥

34. ahaṁkārapradhānasya mahābhūtakṛto guṇaḥ ,
pṛthaktvena hi bhūtānāṁ viṣayā vai guṇāḥ smṛtāḥ.

34. ahaṅkārapradhānasya mahābhūtakṛtaḥ guṇaḥ
pṛthaktvena hi bhūtānām viṣayāḥ vai guṇāḥ smṛtāḥ

34. ahaṅkārapradhānasya mahābhūtakṛtaḥ guṇaḥ (bhavati)
hi bhūtānām pṛthaktvena viṣayāḥ vai guṇāḥ smṛtāḥ

34. For that which has ego (ahaṅkāra) as its primary principle, the subtle qualities (guṇa) that generate the great elements (mahābhūta) arise. Indeed, the sense-objects (viṣaya) of these elements (bhūta) are, by their distinctness, declared to be their qualities.

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कारप्रधानस्य (ahaṅkārapradhānasya) - Refers to the ego (ahaṅkāra) which is the principal source of further evolutes in Sāṅkhya philosophy. (of the primary ego (ahaṅkāra), of that for which ego is chief)

• महाभूतकृतः (mahābhūtakṛtaḥ) - Describes a quality (guṇa) that is the cause or producer of the great elements (mahābhūta). This refers to the tanmātras (subtle elements). (producing the great elements, creating the gross elements)

• गुणः (guṇaḥ) - Here, 'guṇa' refers to the subtle elements (tanmātras) which are the basis for the gross elements (mahābhūtas). (quality, attribute, constituent, evolute, subtle element (tanmātra))

• पृथक्त्वेन (pṛthaktvena) - by distinctness, by separation, individually

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - Refers to the great elements (mahābhūtas). (of the elements, of beings)

• विषयाः (viṣayāḥ) - sense-objects, objects of perception

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, attributes, characteristics

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are remembered, are declared, are considered

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कारप्रधानस्य (ahaṅkārapradhānasya) - Refers to the ego (ahaṅkāra) which is the principal source of further evolutes in Sāṅkhya philosophy. (of the primary ego (ahaṅkāra), of that for which ego is chief)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ahaṅkārapradhāna

ahaṅkārapradhāna - that which has ego as its chief principle, primary ego

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+pradhāna)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, I-consciousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pradhāna – primary, chief, principal
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dhā (class 3)

महाभूतकृतः (mahābhūtakṛtaḥ) - Describes a quality (guṇa) that is the cause or producer of the great elements (mahābhūta). This refers to the tanmātras (subtle elements). (producing the great elements, creating the gross elements)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhūtakṛta

mahābhūtakṛta - produced by the great elements, creating the great elements

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahābhūta+kṛta)

• mahābhūta – great element (ether, air, fire, water, earth)
  noun (neuter)
• kṛta – made, done, created, caused
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

गुणः (guṇaḥ) - Here, 'guṇa' refers to the subtle elements (tanmātras) which are the basis for the gross elements (mahābhūtas). (quality, attribute, constituent, evolute, subtle element (tanmātra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent, thread, secondary part

पृथक्त्वेन (pṛthaktvena) - by distinctness, by separation, individually

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pṛthaktva

pṛthaktva - distinctness, separation, individuality

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - Refers to the great elements (mahābhūtas). (of the elements, of beings)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - element (gross), being, existent

Root: bhū (class 1)

विषयाः (viṣayāḥ) - sense-objects, objects of perception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sphere, range, sense-object

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, attributes, characteristics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, characteristic, thread

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are remembered, are declared, are considered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, declared, considered traditional

Past Passive Participle

Root: smṛ (class 1)