महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-178, verse-19

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ज्ञानं चैवात्र बुद्धिश्च मनश्च भरतर्षभ ।
तस्य भोगाधिकरणे करणानि निबोध मे ॥१९॥

19. jñānaṁ caivātra buddhiśca manaśca bharatarṣabha ,
tasya bhogādhikaraṇe karaṇāni nibodha me.

19. jñānam ca eva atra buddhiḥ ca manaḥ ca bharatarṣabha
tasya bhogādhikaraṇe karaṇāni nibodha me

19. O best among the Bharatas, understand from Me that knowledge, intellect, and mind are indeed its instruments for experience (bhoga) within the sphere of enjoyment.

19. הו אדם דגול מצאצאי בְּהַרַטַה, הידע, השכל ופעילות החשיבה הם הכלים שמשרתים את הנאתו. למד ממני על הכלים האלה.

Words meanings summery:

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ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

च (ca) - and, also

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this context

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

च (ca) - and, also

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, inner sense, thought

च (ca) - and, also

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Arjuna (O best of Bharatas)

तस्य (tasya) - of the individual conscious entity (puruṣa) (of him, of that)

भोगाधिकरणे (bhogādhikaraṇe) - in the locus/sphere of experience/enjoyment

करणानि (karaṇāni) - instruments, organs (of sense or action)

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know

मे (me) - from me, to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, consciousness, understanding

Derived from root jñā (to know) with suffix -ana.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it is part of a list of instruments.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this context

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception

Derived from root budh (to know, perceive).

Root: budh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, inner sense, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Derived from root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Arjuna (O best of Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of the Bharatas, chief of the Bharatas

Compound: Bharata + ṛṣabha (bull, best). Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of a king, a warrior
proper noun (masculine)
ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
noun (masculine)

तस्य (tasya) - of the individual conscious entity (puruṣa) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Genitive singular of demonstrative pronoun tad.

भोगाधिकरणे (bhogādhikaraṇe) - in the locus/sphere of experience/enjoyment

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhogādhikaraṇa

bhogādhikaraṇa - locus of enjoyment, means of experience, sphere of experience

Compound: bhoga + adhikaraṇa. Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+adhikaraṇa)

bhoga – enjoyment, experience, use, possession
noun (masculine)
Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy, eat).
Root: bhuj (class 7)
adhikaraṇa – locus, substratum, sphere, instrument, topic
noun (neuter)
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix adhi and suffix -karaṇa (instrument).
Prefix: adhi
Root: kṛ (class 8)

करणानि (karaṇāni) - instruments, organs (of sense or action)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karaṇa

karaṇa - instrument, organ, cause, means

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative plural. Here, it is the predicate nominative.

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of budh

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice. Root with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni