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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-85

आत्मानमव्ययं चैव प्रकृतिं प्रभवं परम् ।
पुरुषं विश्वकर्माणं सत्त्वयोगं ध्रुवाक्षरम् ॥८५॥
85. ātmānamavyayaṁ caiva prakṛtiṁ prabhavaṁ param ,
puruṣaṁ viśvakarmāṇaṁ sattvayogaṁ dhruvākṣaram.
85. ātmānam avyayam ca eva prakṛtim prabhavam param
puruṣam viśvakarmāṇam sattvayogam dhruvākṣaram
85. They call Him the imperishable Self, indeed the supreme source of nature, the cosmic Person, the architect of the universe, embodying goodness, and the eternal, imperishable one.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the supreme Self (the Self, the Soul)
  • अव्ययम् (avyayam) - the imperishable one (imperishable, immutable, indestructible)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only, just)
  • प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - primordial Nature (from which creation arises) (nature, origin, primordial matter)
  • प्रभवम् (prabhavam) - the source (of creation) (origin, source, producer)
  • परम् (param) - the supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, subsequent)
  • पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the (Cosmic) Person (man, person, spirit, Puruṣa (the Cosmic Being))
  • विश्वकर्माणम् (viśvakarmāṇam) - the architect of the universe (universal architect, creator of all)
  • सत्त्वयोगम् (sattvayogam) - embodying goodness (connected to sattva, union with truth/reality, embodying goodness)
  • ध्रुवाक्षरम् (dhruvākṣaram) - the eternal and imperishable one (constant and imperishable, eternal immutable)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the supreme Self (the Self, the Soul)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - Self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, mind, person
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - the imperishable one (imperishable, immutable, indestructible)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, immutable, indestructible; an indeclinable word
From 'a' (negation) + 'vyaya' (expenditure, destruction).
Compound type : na-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • vyaya – expenditure, destruction, decay
    noun (masculine)
    action noun
    from 'vi-i' (to go apart)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: i (class 2)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only, just)
(indeclinable)
प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - primordial Nature (from which creation arises) (nature, origin, primordial matter)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - original or natural form or condition, nature, primordial matter, cause, origin
from 'pra-kṛ' (to do, to make)
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
प्रभवम् (prabhavam) - the source (of creation) (origin, source, producer)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhava
prabhava - origin, source, birth, power, might, place of origin
action noun
from 'pra-bhū' (to arise, to be)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
परम् (param) - the supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, subsequent)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of para
para - further, ulterior, remote, ultimate, supreme, chief, highest
पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the (Cosmic) Person (man, person, spirit, Puruṣa (the Cosmic Being))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, human being, person, spirit, male, the soul, the supreme being (Puruṣa)
विश्वकर्माणम् (viśvakarmāṇam) - the architect of the universe (universal architect, creator of all)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvakarman
viśvakarman - all-creating, all-doing, creator of the universe, universal architect
Compound type : karmadhāraya (viśva+karman)
  • viśva – all, whole, entire, universal
    adjective
  • karman – action, deed, work, ritual, object of action
    noun (neuter)
    action noun
    from 'kṛ' (to do)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
सत्त्वयोगम् (sattvayogam) - embodying goodness (connected to sattva, union with truth/reality, embodying goodness)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sattvayoga
sattvayoga - union with existence, connection with goodness, possessing sattva
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattva+yoga)
  • sattva – existence, reality, essence, spirit, goodness (one of the three guṇas)
    noun (neuter)
    Root: as (class 2)
  • yoga – union, connection, application, method, spiritual discipline
    noun (masculine)
    action noun
    from 'yuj' (to join)
    Root: yuj (class 7)
ध्रुवाक्षरम् (dhruvākṣaram) - the eternal and imperishable one (constant and imperishable, eternal immutable)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhruvākṣara
dhruvākṣara - constant and imperishable, eternally immutable
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dhruva+akṣara)
  • dhruva – fixed, firm, constant, permanent, certain
    adjective
    from 'dhruv' (to be firm)
    Root: dhruv (class 1)
  • akṣara – imperishable, immutable, syllable, letter
    adjective/noun (neuter)
    from 'a' (negation) + 'kṣara' (perishable)
    Prefix: a
    Root: kṣar (class 1)