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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-201, verse-19

इन्द्रियाणि च पञ्चैव रजः सत्त्वं तमस्तथा ।
इत्येष सप्तदशको राशिरव्यक्तसंज्ञकः ॥१९॥
19. indriyāṇi ca pañcaiva rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamastathā ,
ityeṣa saptadaśako rāśiravyaktasaṁjñakaḥ.
19. indriyāṇi ca pañca eva rajaḥ sattvam tamaḥ tathā
iti eṣa saptadaśakaḥ rāśiḥ avyaktasaṃjñakaḥ
19. The senses, indeed five, along with rajas, sattva, and tamas—this aggregate of seventeen components is known as the unmanifest (avyakta).

Words meanings summery:

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  • इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - organs of perception and action (senses, sense organs)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • पञ्च (pañca) - five
  • एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizes the preceding word (indeed, only, just, quite)
  • रजः (rajaḥ) - rajas, the quality of activity and passion (one of the three guṇas) (rajas (quality of activity), dust, impurity)
  • सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - sattva, the quality of goodness, purity, and lucidity (one of the three guṇas) (sattva (quality of goodness), being, essence, existence)
  • तमः (tamaḥ) - tamas, the quality of inertia, ignorance, and darkness (one of the three guṇas) (tamas (quality of inertia), darkness, ignorance)
  • तथा (tathā) - as well, also (thus, so, as well, also)
  • इति (iti) - thus, introducing a conclusion (thus, in this manner, so, (quotation marker))
  • एष (eṣa) - this (referring to the aggregate) (this, he, it)
  • सप्तदशकः (saptadaśakaḥ) - consisting of seventeen (components) (consisting of seventeen, seventeen-fold)
  • राशिः (rāśiḥ) - aggregate, collection (of components) (heap, collection, aggregate, quantity)
  • अव्यक्तसंज्ञकः (avyaktasaṁjñakaḥ) - known as the unmanifest (avyakta) (known as the unmanifest, having the name unmanifest)

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - organs of perception and action (senses, sense organs)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense organ, organ of sense; faculty, power, energy; the male generative organ
Derived from Indra (lord of senses), meaning 'belonging to Indra' or 'power of Indra.'
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(numeral)
Note: Used adjectivally with 'indriyāṇi'.
एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizes the preceding word (indeed, only, just, quite)
(indeclinable)
रजः (rajaḥ) - rajas, the quality of activity and passion (one of the three guṇas) (rajas (quality of activity), dust, impurity)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas
rajas - dust, dirt, pollen; the quality of activity and passion (rajas); the middle of the three constituent qualities (guṇas) of nature (prakṛti)
सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - sattva, the quality of goodness, purity, and lucidity (one of the three guṇas) (sattva (quality of goodness), being, essence, existence)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - being, existence, essence; reality; spirit, mind; goodness, purity (sattva); the highest of the three constituent qualities (guṇas) of nature (prakṛti)
From 'sat' (being) + 'tva' (abstract suffix).
Root: as (class 2)
तमः (tamaḥ) - tamas, the quality of inertia, ignorance, and darkness (one of the three guṇas) (tamas (quality of inertia), darkness, ignorance)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas
tamas - darkness; ignorance; the quality of inertia and darkness (tamas); the lowest of the three constituent qualities (guṇas) of nature (prakṛti)
तथा (tathā) - as well, also (thus, so, as well, also)
(indeclinable)
इति (iti) - thus, introducing a conclusion (thus, in this manner, so, (quotation marker))
(indeclinable)
एष (eṣa) - this (referring to the aggregate) (this, he, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, this one, that one, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
सप्तदशकः (saptadaśakaḥ) - consisting of seventeen (components) (consisting of seventeen, seventeen-fold)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saptadaśaka
saptadaśaka - consisting of seventeen, seventeen-fold, numbering seventeen
From 'saptadaśan' (seventeen) + '-ka' (suffix meaning 'consisting of').
Note: Agrees with 'rāśiḥ'.
राशिः (rāśiḥ) - aggregate, collection (of components) (heap, collection, aggregate, quantity)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rāśi
rāśi - heap, pile, collection, aggregate, mass, quantity; zodiacal sign
अव्यक्तसंज्ञकः (avyaktasaṁjñakaḥ) - known as the unmanifest (avyakta) (known as the unmanifest, having the name unmanifest)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaktasaṃjñaka
avyaktasaṁjñaka - named or known as 'avyakta' (the unmanifest), having the appellation 'unmanifest'
Compound of 'avyakta' (unmanifest) and 'saṃjñaka' (having the name/designation).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avyakta+saṃjñaka)
  • avyakta – unmanifest, imperceptible, latent; nature (prakṛti) in its primordial unmanifest state
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Negation prefix 'a-' + 'vyakta' (manifested, clear), from root 'añj' (to anoint, to manifest) with prefix 'vi'.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: añj (class 7)
  • saṃjñaka – named, called, designated as
    adjective (masculine)
    From 'saṃjñā' (name, designation) + '-ka' (suffix meaning 'having, related to').
    Prefix: sam
    Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Agrees with 'rāśiḥ'.