महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-20

सूत उवाच ।
आद्यं पुरुषमीशानं पुरुहूतं पुरुष्टुतम् ।
ऋतमेकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्यक्ताव्यक्तं सनातनम् ॥२०॥

20. sūta uvāca ,
ādyaṁ puruṣamīśānaṁ puruhūtaṁ puruṣṭutam ,
ṛtamekākṣaraṁ brahma vyaktāvyaktaṁ sanātanam.

20. sūtaḥ uvāca ādyam puruṣam īśānam puruhūtam puruṣṭutam
ṛtam ekākṣaram brahma vyaktāvyaktam sanātanam

20. Sūta said: (I praise/describe Him who is) the primordial Purusha, the Lord, who is greatly invoked and highly praised; the Truth, the single-syllable Brahman, who is both manifest and unmanifest, and who is eternal.

20. הסוּטַה אמר, לאחר שהשתחוויתי אל האדם הקוסמי הראשון, אִישָׁאנַה השליט, פּוּרוּהוּטַה (הנקרא בפי רבים) ופּוּרוּשְׁטוּטַה (המהולל בפי רבים), אל החוק הנצחי (רְטַה), אל המציאות הקוסמית (בְּרַהְמַן) בעלת ההברה האחת, הגלויה והסמויה, הנצחית,

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta

• उवाच (uvāca) - said

• आद्यम् (ādyam) - the primordial

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the Purusha

• ईशानम् (īśānam) - the Lord

• पुरुहूतम् (puruhūtam) - much invoked

• पुरुष्टुतम् (puruṣṭutam) - much praised

• ऋतम् (ṛtam) - the Truth

• एकाक्षरम् (ekākṣaram) - the single syllable (Om)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman

• व्यक्ताव्यक्तम् (vyaktāvyaktam) - manifest and unmanifest

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - the eternal

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - Sūta (a class of charioteers, bards, or narrators)

उवाच (uvāca) - said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

आद्यम् (ādyam) - the primordial

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primordial, original

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the Purusha

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, being, spirit

ईशानम् (īśānam) - the Lord

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īśāna

īśāna - ruler, lord, master

present participle (as noun/adjective)

from √īś

Root: īś (class 2)

पुरुहूतम् (puruhūtam) - much invoked

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruhūta

puruhūta - much invoked, often called

past passive participle

compound: puru + hūta (from √hve)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puru+hūta)

• puru – much, many
  indeclinable
• hūta – called, invoked
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from √hve
  Root: hve (class 1)

पुरुष्टुतम् (puruṣṭutam) - much praised

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣṭuta

puruṣṭuta - much praised

past passive participle

compound: puru + stuta (from √stu)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puru+stuta)

• puru – much, many
  indeclinable
• stuta – praised
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from √stu
  Root: stu (class 2)

ऋतम् (ṛtam) - the Truth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ṛta

ṛta - truth, cosmic order, righteousness

एकाक्षरम् (ekākṣaram) - the single syllable (Om)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekākṣara

ekākṣara - single syllable (referring to Om)

compound: eka + akṣara

Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+akṣara)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• akṣara – syllable, imperishable
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣar (class 1)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the Absolute Reality)

व्यक्ताव्यक्तम् (vyaktāvyaktam) - manifest and unmanifest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyaktāvyakta

vyaktāvyakta - manifest and unmanifest

compound: vyakta + avyakta

Compound type : dvandva (vyakta+avyakta)

• vyakta – manifest, perceptible
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from vi-√añj
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• avyakta – unmanifest, imperceptible
  adjective
  past passive participle
  negative of vyakta, from a-vi-√añj
  Prefixes: a+vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - the eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient

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