महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-37

इन्द्रियाणां च पञ्चानां मनसो हृदयस्य च ।
विषये वर्तमानानां या प्रीतिरुपजायते ।
स काम इति मे बुद्धिः कर्मणां फलमुत्तमम् ॥३७॥

37. indriyāṇāṁ ca pañcānāṁ manaso hṛdayasya ca ,
viṣaye vartamānānāṁ yā prītirupajāyate ,
sa kāma iti me buddhiḥ karmaṇāṁ phalamuttamam.

37. indriyāṇām ca pañcānām manasaḥ
hṛdayasya ca viṣaye vartamānānām yā
prītiḥ upajāyate saḥ kāmaḥ iti me
buddhiḥ karmaṇām phalam uttamam

37. My conviction is that the delight which arises in the five senses, the mind, and the heart when they engage with their objects, is desire (kāma), the excellent fruit of actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses, of the organs of perception and action

• च (ca) - and, also

• पञ्चानाम् (pañcānām) - of the five

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart

• च (ca) - and, also

• विषये (viṣaye) - in the object, concerning the subject

• वर्तमानानाम् (vartamānānām) - referring to the senses, mind, and heart as they are engaged with objects (of those existing, of those being present, of those acting)

• या (yā) - which

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - pleasure, delight, affection, love

• उपजायते (upajāyate) - arises, is produced, is born

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, love, sensual pleasure (kāma)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a thought or statement (thus, so, in this way)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, conviction, opinion

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds (karma)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, outcome

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses, of the organs of perception and action

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, organ of perception, organ of action, faculty

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पञ्चानाम् (pañcānām) - of the five

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of pañca

pañca - five

Note: Agreeing with indriyāṇām

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विषये (viṣaye) - in the object, concerning the subject

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, domain, subject matter, range

वर्तमानानाम् (vartamānānām) - referring to the senses, mind, and heart as they are engaged with objects (of those existing, of those being present, of those acting)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of vartamāna

vartamāna - present, existing, being, current

Present Active Participle

Derived from the verb root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist, to turn) with the śānac suffix, used adjectivally.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with indriyāṇām, manasaḥ, hṛdayasya implicitly.

या (yā) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - pleasure, delight, affection, love

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - pleasure, delight, love, affection, satisfaction

उपजायते (upajāyate) - arises, is produced, is born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upajan

Prefix: upa

Root: jan (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, love, sensual pleasure (kāma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, object of desire (kāma)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a thought or statement (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Variant of mama; can also be dative 'to me'.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, conviction, opinion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, mind, conviction, discernment

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds (karma)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, outcome

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, effect

Note: Could also be accusative.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, principal, supreme

Note: Agreeing with phalam. Could also be accusative.