महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-178, verse-25

सर्प उवाच ।
बुद्धिरात्मानुगा तात उत्पातेन विधीयते ।
तदाश्रिता हि संज्ञैषा विधिस्तस्यैषणे भवेत् ॥२५॥

25. sarpa uvāca ,
buddhirātmānugā tāta utpātena vidhīyate ,
tadāśritā hi saṁjñaiṣā vidhistasyaiṣaṇe bhavet.

25. sarpa uvāca buddhiḥ ātmanugā tāta utpātena vidhīyate
tat āśritā hi saṃjñā eṣā vidhiḥ tasya eṣaṇe bhavet

25. The Serpent said: "Intellect (buddhi), O dear one, follows the Self (ātman) and is determined by its manifestation. Indeed, this cognition (saṃjñā) depends on that, and its investigation (eṣaṇā) is the proper method (vidhi)."

Words meanings summery:

• सर्प (sarpa) - serpent, snake

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, intelligence

• आत्मनुगा (ātmanugā) - following the Self, conforming to the Self

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father (used as term of endearment)

• उत्पातेन (utpātena) - by manifestation, by emergence, by occurrence

• विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is ordained, is performed, is determined

• तत् (tat) - that

• आश्रिता (āśritā) - dependent, resorted to, based on

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• संज्ञा (saṁjñā) - cognition, consciousness, name, sign

• एषा (eṣā) - this, this one

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, method, ordinance, injunction

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• एषणे (eṣaṇe) - in the investigation, in the search, in the desire

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be

Words meanings and morphology

सर्प (sarpa) - serpent, snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

From root sṛp (to creep, crawl).

Root: sṛp (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, intelligence, perception

From root budh (to know, perceive).

Root: budh (class 1)

आत्मनुगा (ātmanugā) - following the Self, conforming to the Self

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmanuga

ātmanuga - following the self (ātman), conforming to the self (ātman)

Compound of ātman and anuga (following).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+anuga)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• anuga – following, accompanying, conformable to
  adjective (masculine)
  From anu (after, along) + gam (to go).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father (used as term of endearment)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear, my dear child (term of address)

उत्पातेन (utpātena) - by manifestation, by emergence, by occurrence

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of utpāta

utpāta - occurrence, manifestation, rising, production, calamity

From ut + pat (to fall, fly, rise).

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is ordained, is performed, is determined

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vi-dhā

Present Middle Passive

3rd person singular, present indicative, passive voice. Root dhā with vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Here, serves as the first part of tadāśritā.

आश्रिता (āśritā) - dependent, resorted to, based on

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - dependent, resorted to, supported by, associated with

Past Passive Participle

From ā + śri (to resort to, depend on).

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle of affirmation or cause.

संज्ञा (saṁjñā) - cognition, consciousness, name, sign

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃjñā

saṁjñā - cognition, consciousness, understanding, name, technical term, sign

From sam + jñā (to know, perceive).

Prefix: sam

Root: jñā (class 9)

एषा (eṣā) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with saṃjñā.

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, method, ordinance, injunction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, injunction, procedure, destiny

From root dhā with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Here, neuter genitive singular referring to the general principle or to the ātman.

एषणे (eṣaṇe) - in the investigation, in the search, in the desire

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of eṣaṇā

eṣaṇā - search, investigation, desire, wish

From root iṣ (to seek, desire).

Root: iṣ (class 4)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative Active

3rd person singular, optative mood, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)