महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-175, verse-12

अव्यक्त इति विख्यातः शाश्वतोऽथाक्षरोऽव्ययः ।
यतः सृष्टानि भूतानि जायन्ते च म्रियन्ति च ॥१२॥

12. avyakta iti vikhyātaḥ śāśvato'thākṣaro'vyayaḥ ,
yataḥ sṛṣṭāni bhūtāni jāyante ca mriyanti ca.

12. avyaktaḥ iti vikhyātaḥ śāśvataḥ atha akṣaraḥ
avyayaḥ yataḥ sṛṣṭāni bhūtāni jāyante ca mriyanti ca

12. saḥ avyaktaḥ iti vikhyātaḥ śāśvataḥ atha akṣaraḥ avyayaḥ [ca asti].
yataḥ [sarvāṇi] bhūtāni sṛṣṭāni [bhavanti] ca jāyante ca mriyanti

12. He is known as the Unmanifest (avyakta), eternal (śāśvata), and furthermore, imperishable (akṣara) and undecaying (avyaya). From him, all beings are created, and into him they are born and then die.

Words meanings summery:

• अव्यक्तः (avyaktaḥ) - The ultimate, unmanifest principle or source of creation. (unmanifest, invisible, implicit)

• इति (iti) - Indicates 'avyakta' is a designation or description. (thus, in this way, so called)

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - well-known, famous, renowned

• शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual, permanent

• अथ (atha) - and, moreover, then, next

• अक्षरः (akṣaraḥ) - The eternal and unchangeable aspect of reality. (imperishable, immutable, syllable)

• अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - Refers to the unchanging, non-diminishing nature of the supreme principle. (undecaying, inexhaustible, immutable, indeclinable)

• यतः (yataḥ) - Indicates the source or origin. 'From whom' (referring to the divine principle). (from whom/which, because, since)

• सृष्टानि (sṛṣṭāni) - created, emanated, produced

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - All living beings or created entities. (beings, creatures, elements)

• जायन्ते (jāyante) - they are born, they originate

• च (ca) - Connects 'are born' and 'die'. (and, also)

• म्रियन्ति (mriyanti) - they die

• च (ca) - Connects 'are born' and 'die'. (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यक्तः (avyaktaḥ) - The ultimate, unmanifest principle or source of creation. (unmanifest, invisible, implicit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, invisible, indistinct, not evident, potential, primordial matter (prakṛti)

Past Passive Participle (negative)

From 'a' (neg.) + 'vi-añj' (to make manifest) + 'kta'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)

• a – not, un-, in-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vyakta – manifest, distinct, evident, clear
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'vi-añj' (to make manifest) with suffix 'kta'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Epithet for the supreme principle.

इति (iti) - Indicates 'avyakta' is a designation or description. (thus, in this way, so called)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - well-known, famous, renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - well-known, famous, renowned, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From 'vi-khyā' (to be known, to proclaim) with suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual, permanent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant, permanent

From 'śaśvat' (always) + 'aṇ' suffix.

अथ (atha) - and, moreover, then, next

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/adverb.

अक्षरः (akṣaraḥ) - The eternal and unchangeable aspect of reality. (imperishable, immutable, syllable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣara

akṣara - imperishable, immutable, indestructible, syllable, letter, sound

From 'a' (neg.) + root 'kṣar' (to flow, to perish) + 'a'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣara)

• a – not, un-, in-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṣara – perishable, flowing, destructible
  adjective
  From root 'kṣar' (to flow, to perish).
  Root: kṣar (class 1)

अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - Refers to the unchanging, non-diminishing nature of the supreme principle. (undecaying, inexhaustible, immutable, indeclinable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - undecaying, inexhaustible, immutable, indeclinable, imperishable

From 'a' (neg.) + 'vi-i' (to go apart, to perish) + 'a'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, un-, in-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vyaya – spending, expense, decay, loss, decline
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi-i' (to go apart, to decay).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

यतः (yataḥ) - Indicates the source or origin. 'From whom' (referring to the divine principle). (from whom/which, because, since)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'yat' (who/which).

Note: Specifies the origin of creation and dissolution.

सृष्टानि (sṛṣṭāni) - created, emanated, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, produced, emanated, let loose

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sṛj' (to create, to emit) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - All living beings or created entities. (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past, what has been

Past Passive Participle (used substantively)

From root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

जायन्ते (jāyante) - they are born, they originate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle/passive, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Middle/Passive Indicative

3rd person plural present middle (ātm. pada), often used in passive sense for 'jan'.

Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - Connects 'are born' and 'die'. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

म्रियन्ति (mriyanti) - they die

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of mṛ

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural present active, from root 'mṛ'.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

च (ca) - Connects 'are born' and 'die'. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.