महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-175, verse-20

स एव भगवान्विष्णुरनन्त इति विश्रुतः ।
सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्थो दुर्विज्ञेयोऽकृतात्मभिः ॥२०॥

20. sa eva bhagavānviṣṇurananta iti viśrutaḥ ,
sarvabhūtātmabhūtastho durvijñeyo'kṛtātmabhiḥ.

20. saḥ eva bhagavān viṣṇuḥ anantaḥ iti viśrutaḥ
sarvabhūtātmabhūtasthaḥ durvijñeyaḥ akṛtātmabhiḥ

20. saḥ eva bhagavān viṣṇuḥ anantaḥ
iti viśrutaḥ (asti)
sarvabhūtātmabhūtasthaḥ (ca asti) (tathā)
akṛtātmabhiḥ durvijñeyaḥ (asti)

20. That very glorious Lord Vishnu (Viṣṇu) is renowned as the Infinite (Ananta). He resides as the essence of all beings (sarvabhūtātman) and is difficult to comprehend for those whose inner self (ātman) is unrefined.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - That (being previously described) (he, that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - blessed, glorious, divine, Lord

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (Viṣṇu), the preserver god

• अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - the Infinite (Ananta) (endless, infinite, a name of Vishnu (Ananta))

• इति (iti) - thus (known) (thus, so, indicating a quotation or definition)

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - well-known, famous, renowned

• सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्थः (sarvabhūtātmabhūtasthaḥ) - residing as the self or essence in all beings

• दुर्विज्ञेयः (durvijñeyaḥ) - difficult to know, incomprehensible

• अकृतात्मभिः (akṛtātmabhiḥ) - by those whose ātman is not perfected/unrefined, by uncultivated souls

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - That (being previously described) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - blessed, glorious, divine, Lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, glorious, divine, Lord, fortunate

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (Viṣṇu), the preserver god

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu, the Preserver god

Root: viṣ (class 2)

अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - the Infinite (Ananta) (endless, infinite, a name of Vishnu (Ananta))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, Ananta (name of Vishnu, or the cosmic serpent)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here as a proper noun, a name of Vishnu.

इति (iti) - thus (known) (thus, so, indicating a quotation or definition)

(indeclinable)

विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - well-known, famous, renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - well-known, famous, renowned

Past Passive Participle

from root śru with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Qualifies Bhagavān Viṣṇu.

सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्थः (sarvabhūtātmabhūtasthaḥ) - residing as the self or essence in all beings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtātmabhūtastha

sarvabhūtātmabhūtastha - residing as the self/essence of all beings, established in the being of the self of all creatures

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarvabhūtātman+bhūta+stha)

• sarvabhūtātman – the self of all beings
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, being, existent
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• stha – standing, dwelling, situated
  suffix (masculine)
  derivational suffix from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

दुर्विज्ञेयः (durvijñeyaḥ) - difficult to know, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durvijñeya

durvijñeya - difficult to know, incomprehensible

Gerundive

from root jñā with prefixes dur and vi

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (dur+vijñeya)

• dur – difficult, bad
  indeclinable
• vijñeya – to be known, knowable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from root jñā with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अकृतात्मभिः (akṛtātmabhiḥ) - by those whose ātman is not perfected/unrefined, by uncultivated souls

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of akṛtātman

akṛtātman - one whose self/soul is uncultivated/unrefined/not perfected

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṛta+ātman)

• akṛta – undone, unmade, uncultivated, not perfected
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ with negative prefix a
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

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