भगवद्गीता
bhagavad-gītā
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chapter-11, verse-2
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया ।
त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम् ॥२॥
त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम् ॥२॥
2. bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṁ śrutau vistaraśo mayā ,
tvattaḥ kamalapatrākṣa māhātmyamapi cāvyayam.
tvattaḥ kamalapatrākṣa māhātmyamapi cāvyayam.
2.
bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānām śrutau vistaraśaḥ mayā
tvattaḥ kamalapattrākṣa māhātmyam api ca avyayam
tvattaḥ kamalapattrākṣa māhātmyam api ca avyayam
2.
kamalapattrākṣa hi mayā tvattaḥ bhūtānām bhavāpyayau vistaraśaḥ śrutau,
api ca avyayam māhātmyam (śrutam)
api ca avyayam māhātmyam (śrutam)
2.
Oh lotus-eyed one (kamalapattrākṣa)! Indeed, I have heard in detail from You about the origin and dissolution of all beings, and also Your imperishable greatness (māhātmya).
Words meanings summery:
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- भवाप्ययौ (bhavāpyayau) - origin and dissolution (origin and dissolution, birth and death, production and destruction)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)
- भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)
- श्रुतौ (śrutau) - have been heard (dual) (heard (dual), in the Veda (locative singular of śruti))
- विस्तरशः (vistaraśaḥ) - in detail (in detail, extensively, at length)
- मया (mayā) - by me
- त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from You
- कमलपत्त्राक्ष (kamalapattrākṣa) - O lotus-eyed one (kamalapattrākṣa) (O lotus-eyed one)
- माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness (māhātmya) (greatness, majesty, glory)
- अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
- च (ca) - and
- अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable, undecaying; an indeclinable word)
Words meanings and morphology
भवाप्ययौ (bhavāpyayau) - origin and dissolution (origin and dissolution, birth and death, production and destruction)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of bhavāpyaya
bhavāpyaya - origin and dissolution, birth and death, production and destruction
Compound type : dvandva (bhava+apyaya)
- bhava – being, existence, origin, birth, becoming
noun (masculine)
from root bhū (to be, exist)
Root: bhū (class 1) - apyaya – dissolution, destruction, end, disappearance
noun (masculine)
from root i (to go) with prefixes api
Prefix: api
Root: i (class 2)
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)
(indeclinable)
भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, ghost, element, past
Past Passive Participle
from root bhū (to be, exist)
Root: bhū (class 1)
श्रुतौ (śrutau) - have been heard (dual) (heard (dual), in the Veda (locative singular of śruti))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of śruta
śruta - heard, listened, known (as in tradition)
Past Passive Participle
from root śru (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Used here in a passive sense, 'were heard'.
विस्तरशः (vistaraśaḥ) - in detail (in detail, extensively, at length)
(indeclinable)
suffix -śas (denoting 'in a detailed manner')
Prefix: vi
Root: str̥ (class 5)
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of mad
mad - I, me
त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from You
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
कमलपत्त्राक्ष (kamalapattrākṣa) - O lotus-eyed one (kamalapattrākṣa) (O lotus-eyed one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kamalapattrākṣa
kamalapattrākṣa - lotus-eyed, having eyes like lotus petals
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kamalapatra+akṣa)
- kamalapatra – lotus leaf
noun (neuter) - akṣa – eye
noun (masculine)
Note: An epithet for Krishna.
माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness (māhātmya) (greatness, majesty, glory)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of māhātmya
māhātmya - greatness, majesty, glory, magnanimity
derived from mahātman (great-souled)
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable, undecaying; an indeclinable word)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying, changeless; an indeclinable word
negative prefix a- + vyaya (expenditure, decay)
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vyaya)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - vyaya – expenditure, loss, decay, disappearance
noun (masculine)
from root i (to go) with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'māhātmyam'.