दुर्गा-सप्तशती
durgā-saptaśatī
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chapter-1, verse-59
प्रकृतिस्त्वञ्च सर्वस्य गुणत्रयविभाविनी ।
कालरात्रिर्महारात्रिर्मोहरात्रिश्च दारुणा ॥५९॥
कालरात्रिर्महारात्रिर्मोहरात्रिश्च दारुणा ॥५९॥
59. prakṛtistvañca sarvasya guṇatrayavibhāvinī .
kālarātrirmahārātrirmoharātriśca dāruṇā.
kālarātrirmahārātrirmoharātriśca dāruṇā.
59.
prakṛtiḥ tvam ca sarvasya guṇatrayavibhāvinī
kālarātriḥ mahārātriḥ moharātriḥ ca dāruṇā
kālarātriḥ mahārātriḥ moharātriḥ ca dāruṇā
59.
Moreover, you are the fundamental material nature (prakṛti) of all things, manifesting the three qualities (guṇas) [sattva, rajas, tamas]. You are Kalaratri (the Night of Time), Maharatri (the Great Night), and the dreadful Night of Delusion.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - the fundamental material nature of the universe (nature (prakṛti), primordial matter, fundamental constitution)
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- च (ca) - and, also
- सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everything
- गुणत्रयविभाविनी (guṇatrayavibhāvinī) - manifesting the three cosmic qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas) (manifesting the three qualities, revealing the triple nature)
- कालरात्रिः (kālarātriḥ) - the Night of Time/Death, Kalaratri (a specific goddess)
- महारात्रिः (mahārātriḥ) - the Great Night, the Night of Cosmic Dissolution (Mahārātri)
- मोहरात्रिः (moharātriḥ) - the Night of Delusion, the Night of Ignorance
- च (ca) - and, also
- दारुणा (dāruṇā) - dreadful, terrible, fierce
Words meanings and morphology
प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - the fundamental material nature of the universe (nature (prakṛti), primordial matter, fundamental constitution)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, origin, primordial matter, constitution, natural state, cause (prakṛti)
from pra-kṛ (to make, do)
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvam
tvam - you
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everything
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Can also be masculine genitive singular.
गुणत्रयविभाविनी (guṇatrayavibhāvinī) - manifesting the three cosmic qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas) (manifesting the three qualities, revealing the triple nature)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of guṇatrayavibhāvinī
guṇatrayavibhāvinī - manifesting the three qualities (guṇas)
feminine agent noun from vi-bhū, prefixed to 'guṇatraya'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇatraya+vibhāvinī)
- guṇatraya – the three qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas)
noun (neuter) - vibhāvinī – manifesting, making clear, producing
noun (feminine)
Agent Noun (feminine)
Derived from the root bhū (to be) with prefix vi, meaning 'one who manifests'
Prefix: vi
Root: bhū (class 1)
कालरात्रिः (kālarātriḥ) - the Night of Time/Death, Kalaratri (a specific goddess)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kālarātri
kālarātri - the night of universal dissolution, the night of death, a ferocious form of Durgā (Kālarātri)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+rātri)
- kāla – time, death, black
noun (masculine) - rātri – night
noun (feminine)
महारात्रिः (mahārātriḥ) - the Great Night, the Night of Cosmic Dissolution (Mahārātri)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahārātri
mahārātri - the Great Night, the night of cosmic dissolution, a name of Durgā
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rātri)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - rātri – night
noun (feminine)
मोहरात्रिः (moharātriḥ) - the Night of Delusion, the Night of Ignorance
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of moharātri
moharātri - the night of delusion, the night of ignorance
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+rātri)
- moha – delusion, infatuation, confusion, ignorance
noun (masculine)
from root muh (to be bewildered)
Root: muh (class 4) - rātri – night
noun (feminine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
दारुणा (dāruṇā) - dreadful, terrible, fierce
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dāruṇa
dāruṇa - dreadful, terrible, fierce, cruel, harsh