महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-57, verse-84
अनादिनिधनो देवः स कर्ता जगतः प्रभुः ।
अव्यक्तमक्षरं ब्रह्म प्रधानं निर्गुणात्मकम् ॥८४॥
अव्यक्तमक्षरं ब्रह्म प्रधानं निर्गुणात्मकम् ॥८४॥
84. anādinidhano devaḥ sa kartā jagataḥ prabhuḥ ,
avyaktamakṣaraṁ brahma pradhānaṁ nirguṇātmakam.
avyaktamakṣaraṁ brahma pradhānaṁ nirguṇātmakam.
84.
anādinidhanaḥ devaḥ sa kartā jagataḥ prabhuḥ
avyaktam akṣaram brahma pradhānam nirguṇātmakam
avyaktam akṣaram brahma pradhānam nirguṇātmakam
84.
He is the divine being without beginning or end, the creator and lord of the universe. He is the unmanifest, imperishable Brahman, the primal essence, whose nature is devoid of material qualities.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनादिनिधनः (anādinidhanaḥ) - without beginning or end (without beginning or end, eternal)
- देवः (devaḥ) - divine being (god, divine being, lord)
- स (sa) - He (he, that)
- कर्ता (kartā) - creator (creator, doer, agent)
- जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the universe (of the world, of the universe, moving)
- प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord (lord, master, mighty)
- अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (unmanifest, unperceived, subtle)
- अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - imperishable (imperishable, indestructible, letter, syllable)
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word)
- प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - the primal essence (chief, principal, primal matter (Prakriti))
- निर्गुणात्मकम् (nirguṇātmakam) - whose nature is devoid of material qualities (whose nature is devoid of qualities (guṇas))
Words meanings and morphology
अनादिनिधनः (anādinidhanaḥ) - without beginning or end (without beginning or end, eternal)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anādinidhana
anādinidhana - without beginning or end, eternal
a (privative) + ādi (beginning) + nidhana (end)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+ādi+nidhana)
- a – not, without
indeclinable - ādi – beginning, origin
noun (masculine) - nidhana – end, destruction, death
noun (neuter)
action noun
from ni + dhā
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Refers to deva.
देवः (devaḥ) - divine being (god, divine being, lord)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, divine being, deity, lord
from root div (to shine)
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'sa'.
स (sa) - He (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Subject.
कर्ता (kartā) - creator (creator, doer, agent)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ
kartṛ - doer, maker, agent, creator
agent noun
from root kṛ with -tṛ suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'sa'.
जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the universe (of the world, of the universe, moving)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings
present participle active
from root gam (to go) with reduplication
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Governed by kartā and prabhuḥ.
प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord (lord, master, mighty)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - lord, master, powerful, mighty
from pra + bhū (to be, become)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'sa'.
अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (unmanifest, unperceived, subtle)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of avyakta
avyakta - unmanifest, unperceived, subtle, invisible
past participle passive
a (privative) + vi + añj (to make clear)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+vyakta)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - vyakta – manifest, distinct, clear
adjective (neuter)
past participle passive
from vi + añj
Prefix: vi
Root: añj (class 7)
Note: Agrees with brahma and pradhānam.
अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - imperishable (imperishable, indestructible, letter, syllable)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of akṣara
akṣara - imperishable, indestructible, unchanging, syllable, letter, Brahman
a (privative) + kṣar (to perish)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kṣara)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - kṣara – perishable, flowing
adjective (neuter)
from root kṣar
Root: kṣar (class 1)
Note: Agrees with brahma and pradhānam.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word)
(noun)
neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, the supreme being, universal spirit, sacred word, Veda, priest
from root bṛh (to grow, expand)
Root: bṛh (class 1)
Note: A noun in apposition to 'sa'.
प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - the primal essence (chief, principal, primal matter (Prakriti))
(noun)
neuter, singular of pradhāna
pradhāna - chief, principal, main, primal matter (Prakriti in Sāṃkhya), cause
from pra + dhā (to place, set)
Prefix: pra
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Apposition to Brahman.
निर्गुणात्मकम् (nirguṇātmakam) - whose nature is devoid of material qualities (whose nature is devoid of qualities (guṇas))
(adjective)
neuter, singular of nirguṇātmaka
nirguṇātmaka - whose nature is devoid of qualities, having the nature of what is quality-less
nis (without) + guṇa (quality) + ātmaka (whose nature is)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+guṇa+ātmaka)
- nis – out, without, away
indeclinable - guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature (Sāṃkhya)
noun (masculine) - ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of
adjective (masculine)
from ātman
Note: Agrees with brahma and pradhānam. 'Guṇa' here refers to the three qualities of Prakriti (sattva, rajas, tamas).