महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-175, verse-16
अहंकार इति ख्यातः सर्वभूतात्मभूतकृत् ।
ब्रह्मा वै सुमहातेजा य एते पञ्च धातवः ॥१६॥
ब्रह्मा वै सुमहातेजा य एते पञ्च धातवः ॥१६॥
16. ahaṁkāra iti khyātaḥ sarvabhūtātmabhūtakṛt ,
brahmā vai sumahātejā ya ete pañca dhātavaḥ.
brahmā vai sumahātejā ya ete pañca dhātavaḥ.
16.
ahaṅkāraḥ iti khyātaḥ sarvabhūtātmabhūtakṛt
brahmā vai sumahātejāḥ yaḥ ete pañca dhātavaḥ
brahmā vai sumahātejāḥ yaḥ ete pañca dhātavaḥ
16.
yaḥ ahaṅkāraḥ iti khyātaḥ sarvabhūtātmabhūtakṛt (saḥ) vai sumahātejāḥ brahmā (asti) yaḥ (ca) ete pañca dhātavaḥ.
16.
He who is renowned as ego (ahaṅkāra), the creator of the individual self (ātman) for all beings, is indeed Brahmā (brahman) of great splendor, who is these five elements.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - the cosmic principle of ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, ego-sense, self-identification)
- इति (iti) - thus, namely (thus, in this manner, so called, as)
- ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known
- सर्वभूतात्मभूतकृत् (sarvabhūtātmabhūtakṛt) - creator of the ātman (self) for all beings, who causes the self to arise in all creatures
- ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the creator deity Brahmā (brahman) (Brahmā, the creator deity)
- वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly
- सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very luminous, exceedingly glorious
- यः (yaḥ) - who (refers to Brahmā/Ahaṅkāra) (who, which, that)
- एते (ete) - these (five elements) (these, those)
- पञ्च (pañca) - five
- धातवः (dhātavaḥ) - the five (cosmic) elements (elements, constituents, roots, minerals)
Words meanings and morphology
अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - the cosmic principle of ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, ego-sense, self-identification)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra
ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, self-consciousness, I-making
Compound type : tatpurusha (aham+kāra)
- aham – I, ego, self
pronoun - kāra – maker, doing, causing
noun (masculine)
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
इति (iti) - thus, namely (thus, in this manner, so called, as)
(indeclinable)
ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of khyāta
khyāta - renowned, famous, well-known, named
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root khyā (to be called, to appear).
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Modifies ahaṅkāraḥ.
सर्वभूतात्मभूतकृत् (sarvabhūtātmabhūtakṛt) - creator of the ātman (self) for all beings, who causes the self to arise in all creatures
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtātmabhūtakṛt
sarvabhūtātmabhūtakṛt - maker of the existence of the self of all beings
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta+ātman+bhūta+kṛt)
- sarva – all, every, entire
adjective (masculine) - bhūta – being, creature
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root bhū, here used as a noun meaning 'being'.
Root: bhū (class 1) - ātman – self, soul, individual spirit, essence
noun (masculine) - bhūta – manifestation, existence, being
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root bhū, here used as a noun meaning 'existence' or 'manifestation'.
Root: bhū (class 1) - kṛt – maker, doer, creator
noun (masculine)
Agent noun from root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Describes ahaṅkāra.
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the creator deity Brahmā (brahman) (Brahmā, the creator deity)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), sacred word, ultimate reality (Brahman)
Note: The deity Brahmā.
वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very luminous, exceedingly glorious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahātejas
sumahātejas - of great splendor, exceedingly luminous
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+mahā+tejas)
- su – good, well, very, excellent
prefix - mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (masculine) - tejas – radiance, splendor, energy, spiritual power
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies Brahmā.
यः (yaḥ) - who (refers to Brahmā/Ahaṅkāra) (who, which, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, that
Note: Relative pronoun.
एते (ete) - these (five elements) (these, those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Refers to dhātavaḥ.
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(numeral)
Note: Indeclinable form, agrees with dhātavaḥ.
धातवः (dhātavaḥ) - the five (cosmic) elements (elements, constituents, roots, minerals)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dhātu
dhātu - element, constituent, root (of a word), primary substance, mineral
Note: Refers to the five elements (ākāśa, vāyu, agni, ap, pṛthvī).