महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-25
सृष्टेरादौ त्वमेकाऽसीत् तमोरूपमगोचरम् ।
त्वत्तो जातं जगत् सर्वं परब्रह्मसिसृक्षया ॥२५॥
त्वत्तो जातं जगत् सर्वं परब्रह्मसिसृक्षया ॥२५॥
25. sṛṣṭerādau tvamekā'sīt tamorūpamagocaram ,
tvatto jātaṁ jagat sarvaṁ parabrahmasisṛkṣayā.
tvatto jātaṁ jagat sarvaṁ parabrahmasisṛkṣayā.
25.
sṛṣṭeḥ ādau tvam ekā āsīt tamo rūpam agocaram
tvattaḥ jātam jagat sarvaṃ parabrahma sisṛkṣayā
tvattaḥ jātam jagat sarvaṃ parabrahma sisṛkṣayā
25.
sṛṣṭeḥ ādau tvaṃ ekā tamorūpam agocaraṃ āsīt
parabrahmasisṛkṣayā tvattaḥ sarvaṃ jagat jātam
parabrahmasisṛkṣayā tvattaḥ sarvaṃ jagat jātam
25. At the beginning of creation, you alone existed as the unmanifest darkness beyond perception, and out of the supreme absolute's desire to create, the entire universe was born from you.
Words meanings summery:
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- सृष्टेः (sṛṣṭeḥ) - of creation, of emanation
- आदौ (ādau) - at the beginning, at first
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- एका (ekā) - one alone, sole
- आसीत् (āsīt) - existed, was
- तमोः (tamoḥ) - darkness, inertia, tamas
- रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature
- अगोचरम् (agocaram) - beyond the senses, imperceptible, inaccessible
- त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you
- जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, manifested
- जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole
- परब्रह्म (parabrahma) - supreme absolute, parabrahman
- सिसृक्षया (sisṛkṣayā) - with the desire to create
Words meanings and morphology
सृष्टेः (sṛṣṭeḥ) - of creation, of emanation
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭi
sṛṣṭi - creation, emanation
Past Passive Participle feminine noun
from root sṛj
Root: sṛj (class 6)
आदौ (ādau) - at the beginning, at first
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ādi
ādi - beginning, start
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
एका (ekā) - one alone, sole
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, sole
आसीत् (āsīt) - existed, was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (hya-laṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
तमोः (tamoḥ) - darkness, inertia, tamas
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas
tamas - darkness, gloom, tamas
Note: Represented as tamas in philosophical context
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance
अगोचरम् (agocaram) - beyond the senses, imperceptible, inaccessible
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of agocara
agocara - inaccessible to senses, imperceptible
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+gocara)
- a – non, un
indeclinable - gocara – range of senses, perceptible field
noun (masculine)
त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, manifested
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta
jāta - born, produced
Past Passive Participle
from root jan
Root: jan (class 4)
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, moving universe
Present Active Participle used as noun
from root gam
Root: gam (class 1)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, whole
परब्रह्म (parabrahma) - supreme absolute, parabrahman
(proper noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of parabrahman
parabrahman - supreme absolute
Compound type : karmadharaya (para+brahman)
- para – supreme, highest
adjective (masculine) - brahman – the absolute, supreme reality
noun (neuter)
सिसृक्षया (sisṛkṣayā) - with the desire to create
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of sisṛkṣā
sisṛkṣā - desire to create
desiderative noun
from root sṛj via desiderative stem sisṛkṣ
Root: sṛj (class 6)