भगवद्गीता bhagavad-gītā - chapter-8, verse-9

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कविं पुराणमनुशासितारमणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः ।
सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूपमादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् ॥९॥

9. kaviṁ purāṇamanuśāsitāra;maṇoraṇīyāṁsamanusmaredyaḥ ,
sarvasya dhātāramacintyarūpa;mādityavarṇaṁ tamasaḥ parastāt.

9. kavim purāṇam anuśāsitāram aṇoḥ aṇīyāṃsam anusmaret yaḥ |
sarvasya dhātāram acintyarūpam ādityavarṇam tamasaḥ parastāt

9. yaḥ kavim purāṇam anuśāsitāram aṇoḥ aṇīyāṃsam sarvasya
dhātāram acintyarūpam ādityavarṇam tamasaḥ parastāt anusmaret

9. Whoever meditates on the omniscient, the most ancient, the ruler, the one who is subtler than the subtlest, the sustainer of all, whose form is inconceivable, who shines like the sun, and who is beyond darkness (tamas).

Words meanings summery:

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कविम् (kavim) - the omniscient (divine being) (poet, seer, wise, omniscient)

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - the ancient (being) (ancient, old, primeval)

अनुशासितारम् (anuśāsitāram) - the controller (of all) (controller, ruler, instructor)

अणोः (aṇoḥ) - than the subtlest particle (than the atom, than the minute)

अणीयांसम् (aṇīyāṁsam) - subtler (than the subtlest particle) (smaller, subtler)

अनुस्मरेत् (anusmaret) - should meditate (on the Supreme Being) (should remember, should meditate)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everything

धातारम् (dhātāram) - the sustainer (of all) (sustainer, creator, supporter)

अचिन्त्यरूपम् (acintyarūpam) - whose nature/form is beyond comprehension (of inconceivable form, whose form is unthinkable)

आदित्यवर्णम् (ādityavarṇam) - radiant like the sun (sun-colored, brilliant like the sun)

तमसः (tamasaḥ) - beyond darkness (tamas) (of darkness, from darkness)

परस्तात् (parastāt) - beyond, above

Words meanings and morphology

कविम् (kavim) - the omniscient (divine being) (poet, seer, wise, omniscient)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kavi

kavi - poet, seer, wise, omniscient

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - the ancient (being) (ancient, old, primeval)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, primeval

अनुशासितारम् (anuśāsitāram) - the controller (of all) (controller, ruler, instructor)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuśāsitṛ

anuśāsitṛ - controller, ruler, instructor

agent noun from anu-śās

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

अणोः (aṇoḥ) - than the subtlest particle (than the atom, than the minute)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - atom, particle, minute, subtle

Note: Used with comparative 'aṇīyāṃsam' for 'than'.

अणीयांसम् (aṇīyāṁsam) - subtler (than the subtlest particle) (smaller, subtler)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṇīyaṃs

aṇīyaṁs - smaller, subtler (comparative of aṇu)

comparative form of aṇu

अनुस्मरेत् (anusmaret) - should meditate (on the Supreme Being) (should remember, should meditate)

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: smṛ (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everything

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every

धातारम् (dhātāram) - the sustainer (of all) (sustainer, creator, supporter)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - sustainer, creator, supporter

agent noun from dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

अचिन्त्यरूपम् (acintyarūpam) - whose nature/form is beyond comprehension (of inconceivable form, whose form is unthinkable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acintyarūpa

acintyarūpa - of inconceivable form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a-cintya+rūpa)

a-cintya – inconceivable, unthinkable
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
gerundive from cint (to think) + a (negative prefix)
Prefix: a
Root: cint (class 10)
rūpa – form, nature, appearance
noun (neuter)

आदित्यवर्णम् (ādityavarṇam) - radiant like the sun (sun-colored, brilliant like the sun)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādityavarṇa

ādityavarṇa - sun-colored, brilliant like the sun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āditya+varṇa)