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भगवद्गीता       bhagavad-gītā - chapter-3, verse-15

कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम् ।
तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥१५॥
15. karma brahmodbhavaṁ viddhi brahmākṣarasamudbhavam ,
tasmātsarvagataṁ brahma nityaṁ yajñe pratiṣṭhitam.
15. karma brahmodbhavam viddhi brahma akṣarasamudbhavam
tasmāt sarvagatam brahma nityam yajñe pratiṣṭhitam
15. karma brahmodbhavam viddhi brahma akṣarasamudbhavam
(viddhi) tasmāt sarvagatam brahma nityam yajñe pratiṣṭhitam
15. Understand that action (karma) has its origin in `brahman`, and `brahman` itself originates from the Imperishable. Therefore, the all-pervading `brahman` is eternally established in ritual sacrifice (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

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  • कर्म (karma) - action, deed, duty, `karma`
  • ब्रह्मोद्भवम् (brahmodbhavam) - originating from `brahman`
  • विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, realize
  • ब्रह्म (brahma) - `brahman` (the Absolute Reality)
  • अक्षरसमुद्भवम् (akṣarasamudbhavam) - originating from the Imperishable
  • तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason
  • सर्वगतम् (sarvagatam) - all-pervading, omnipresent
  • ब्रह्म (brahma) - `brahman` (the Absolute Reality)
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, perpetually, always
  • यज्ञे (yajñe) - in ritual sacrifice (yajña)
  • प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established, founded, fixed

Words meanings and morphology

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, duty, `karma`
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, duty, ritual
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
ब्रह्मोद्भवम् (brahmodbhavam) - originating from `brahman`
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmōdbhava
brahmōdbhava - originating from `brahman`
Compound type : Tatpurusha (brahman+udbhava)
  • brahman – the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the supreme spirit
    noun (neuter)
  • udbhava – origin, source, birth, rise
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ud
    Root: √bhū (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'karma'.
विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, realize
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √vid
Root: √vid (class 2)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - `brahman` (the Absolute Reality)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the supreme spirit
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'originates' or object of 'viddhi'.
अक्षरसमुद्भवम् (akṣarasamudbhavam) - originating from the Imperishable
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣarasamudbhava
akṣarasamudbhava - originating from the Imperishable (akṣara)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (akṣara+samudbhava)
  • akṣara – imperishable, indestructible; syllable, letter, Brahman
    noun (neuter)
  • samudbhava – origin, birth, source, arising
    noun (masculine)
    Prefixes: sam+ud
    Root: √bhū (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.
सर्वगतम् (sarvagatam) - all-pervading, omnipresent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvagata
sarvagata - gone everywhere, all-pervading, omnipresent
Past Passive Participle
Compound formed from sarva + gata (PPP of √gam)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarva+gata)
  • sarva – all, every, entire
    adjective
  • gata – gone, reached, obtained
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From √gam (to go)
    Root: √gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - `brahman` (the Absolute Reality)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the supreme spirit
नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, perpetually, always
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially.
यज्ञे (yajñe) - in ritual sacrifice (yajña)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - ritual sacrifice, worship, offering
Root: √yaj (class 1)
प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established, founded, fixed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pratiṣṭhita
pratiṣṭhita - established, fixed, standing, founded
Past Passive Participle
From √sthā (to stand) with prefix prati-
Prefix: prati
Root: √sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.