महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-50, verse-2

अधिष्ठाता मनो नित्यं भूतानां महतां तथा ।
बुद्धिरैश्वर्यमाचष्टे क्षेत्रज्ञः सर्व उच्यते ॥२॥

2. adhiṣṭhātā mano nityaṁ bhūtānāṁ mahatāṁ tathā ,
buddhiraiśvaryamācaṣṭe kṣetrajñaḥ sarva ucyate.

2. adhiṣṭhātā manaḥ nityam bhūtānām mahatām tathā
buddhiḥ aiśvaryam ācaṣṭe kṣetrajñaḥ sarvaḥ ucyate

2. manaḥ nityam adhiṣṭhātā,
tathā mahatām bhūtānām.
buddhiḥ aiśvaryam ācaṣṭe,
kṣetrajñaḥ sarvaḥ ucyate.

2. The mind (manas) is always the presiding controller, and similarly, it is the controller of the great elements. The intellect (buddhi) manifests supremacy, and the knower of the field (kṣetrajña) is called the All.

Words meanings summery:

• अधिष्ठाता (adhiṣṭhātā) - presiding officer, controller, superintendent

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of the elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether) (of beings, of elements)

• महताम् (mahatām) - of the great elements (of the great ones)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, and

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, reason)

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, supremacy, power, prosperity

• आचष्टे (ācaṣṭe) - reveals, declares, tells, shows

• क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the knower of the field (kṣetrajña) (knower of the field)

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every, whole, everything, the All

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

Words meanings and morphology

अधिष्ठाता (adhiṣṭhātā) - presiding officer, controller, superintendent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhiṣṭhātṛ

adhiṣṭhātṛ - superintendent, controller, presiding officer, instigator

agent noun

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix adhi (to preside over).

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, heart, soul

Root: man (class 4)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of the elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether) (of beings, of elements)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, what has been, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

महताम् (mahatām) - of the great elements (of the great ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, noble

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtānām'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, and

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, reason)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, reason, perception

Derived from root budh (to awaken, know).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ācaṣṭe'.

ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, supremacy, power, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - sovereignty, supremacy, dominion, power, prosperity, wealth

Derived from īśvara (lord) with suffix ya.

Note: Object of 'ācaṣṭe'.

आचष्टे (ācaṣṭe) - reveals, declares, tells, shows

(verb)

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

Present tense, Atmanepada, 3rd person singular, from root cakṣ (to see, tell) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the knower of the field (kṣetrajña) (knower of the field)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣetrajña

kṣetrajña - knower of the field (kṣetra), soul, spirit, the individual soul or the Supreme Soul

Compound of kṣetra (field) and jña (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+jña)

• kṣetra – field, body, sphere of action
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'ucyate'.

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every, whole, everything, the All

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete, everything

Note: Predicate nominative.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

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

present passive

Present tense, passive voice, Atmanepada, 3rd person singular, from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)