महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
-
chapter-9, verse-217
असौ देवस्त्रिलोकात्मा त्रिगुणं व्याप्य तिष्ठति ।
अतो विश्वमयं ब्रह्म वाच्यं व्याहृतिभिस्त्रिभिः ॥२१७॥
अतो विश्वमयं ब्रह्म वाच्यं व्याहृतिभिस्त्रिभिः ॥२१७॥
217. asau devastrilokātmā triguṇaṁ vyāpya tiṣṭhati ,
ato viśvamayaṁ brahma vācyaṁ vyāhṛtibhistribhiḥ.
ato viśvamayaṁ brahma vācyaṁ vyāhṛtibhistribhiḥ.
217.
asau devastri lokātmā triguṇaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhati
ato viśvamayaṃ brahma vācyaṃ vyāhṛtibhistribhiḥ
ato viśvamayaṃ brahma vācyaṃ vyāhṛtibhistribhiḥ
217.
asau devaḥ trilokātmā triguṇaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhati
ataḥ viśvamayaṃ brahma tribhiḥ vyāhṛtibhiḥ vācyam
ataḥ viśvamayaṃ brahma tribhiḥ vyāhṛtibhiḥ vācyam
217. That divine being, who is the self of the three worlds, pervades and abides within the three guṇas. Therefore, the absolute, which encompasses the entire universe, is to be expressed through the three vyāhṛtis.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- असौ (asau) - that
- देवः (devaḥ) - divine being, god
- त्रिलोकात्मा (trilokātmā) - the self of the three worlds
- त्रिगुणम् (triguṇam) - the three guṇas
- व्याप्य (vyāpya) - having pervaded
- तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, abides, remains
- अतस् (atas) - therefore, hence
- विश्वमयम् (viśvamayam) - consisting of the universe, all-pervading, universal
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute, brahman
- वाच्यम् (vācyam) - to be expressed, to be named
- व्याहृतिभिः (vyāhṛtibhiḥ) - by the vyāhṛtis (mystical utterances)
- त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three
Words meanings and morphology
असौ (asau) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that
देवः (devaḥ) - divine being, god
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - divine being, god
त्रिलोकात्मा (trilokātmā) - the self of the three worlds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of trilokātman
trilokātman - having the three worlds as one's self
A bahuvrihi compound of tri-loka and ātman.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (triloka+ātman)
- triloka – three worlds
noun (neuter)
A tatpurusha compound of tri and loka. - ātman – self, soul
noun (masculine)
त्रिगुणम् (triguṇam) - the three guṇas
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of triguṇa
triguṇa - consisting of three guṇas
A tatpurusha or karmadhāraya compound of tri and guṇa.
Compound type : tatpurusha (tri+guṇa)
- tri – three
adjective - guṇa – quality, strand
noun (masculine)
व्याप्य (vyāpya) - having pervaded
(verb)
absolutive
Root āp with vi, forming an absolutive.
Prefix: vi
Root: āp (class 5)
तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, abides, remains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā
Root sthā in present tense active.
Root: sthā (class 1)
अतस् (atas) - therefore, hence
(indeclinable)
विश्वमयम् (viśvamayam) - consisting of the universe, all-pervading, universal
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viśvamaya
viśvamaya - consisting of the universe
Derived from viśva with maya suffix.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute, brahman
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the absolute, brahman
वाच्यम् (vācyam) - to be expressed, to be named
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vācya
vācya - to be expressed, expressible
Gerundive
Gerundive (vidhi-kṛdanta) from root vac.
Root: vac (class 2)
व्याहृतिभिः (vyāhṛtibhiḥ) - by the vyāhṛtis (mystical utterances)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of vyāhṛti
vyāhṛti - mystical utterance, vyāhṛti
Noun from root hṛ with vi and ā.
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of tri
tri - three