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12,177

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-177, verse-31

शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च त्रिगुणं ज्योतिरुच्यते ।
ज्योतिः पश्यति रूपाणि रूपं च बहुधा स्मृतम् ॥३१॥
31. śabdaḥ sparśaśca rūpaṁ ca triguṇaṁ jyotirucyate ,
jyotiḥ paśyati rūpāṇi rūpaṁ ca bahudhā smṛtam.
31. śabdaḥ sparśaḥ ca rūpam ca triguṇam jyotiḥ ucyate
| jyotiḥ paśyati rūpāṇi rūpam ca bahudhā smṛtam
31. śabdaḥ ca sparśaḥ ca rūpam triguṇam jyotiḥ ucyate
jyotiḥ rūpāṇi paśyati ca rūpam bahudhā smṛtam
31. Sound, touch, and form are declared to be light (jyotiḥ), possessing three qualities. This light perceives various forms, and form itself is considered manifold.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound as a sensory quality (sound, noise, word)
  • स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch as a sensory quality (touch, contact, sensation of touch)
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • रूपम् (rūpam) - form as a sensory quality (form, shape, appearance, beauty)
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • त्रिगुणम् (triguṇam) - possessing three qualities
  • ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - the element of light, often associated with fire (light, luminosity, splendor)
  • उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
  • ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - the element of light, here as the subject perceiving forms (light, luminosity, splendor)
  • पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes
  • रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - various forms perceived by light (forms, shapes, appearances)
  • रूपम् (rūpam) - form itself, as a concept (form, shape, appearance, beauty)
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly
  • स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - form is considered to be manifold (remembered, considered, traditionally taught)

Words meanings and morphology

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound as a sensory quality (sound, noise, word)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda
śabda - sound, noise, word, language
स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch as a sensory quality (touch, contact, sensation of touch)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa
sparśa - touch, contact, tactile sensation, the sense of touch
Root: spṛś (class 6)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
रूपम् (rūpam) - form as a sensory quality (form, shape, appearance, beauty)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, image, nature
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
त्रिगुणम् (triguṇam) - possessing three qualities
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of triguṇa
triguṇa - having three qualities, three-corded, threefold
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+guṇa)
  • tri – three
    numeral
  • guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent (of prakṛti), rope
    noun (masculine)
ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - the element of light, often associated with fire (light, luminosity, splendor)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotis
jyotis - light, splendor, fire, star
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of ucyate
passive voice, present tense
root vac (2nd class), passive form ucyate
Root: vac (class 2)
ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - the element of light, here as the subject perceiving forms (light, luminosity, splendor)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotis
jyotis - light, splendor, fire, star
पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of paśyati
present tense, active voice
root dṛś (1st class), present stem paśya-
Root: dṛś (class 1)
रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - various forms perceived by light (forms, shapes, appearances)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, image, nature
रूपम् (rūpam) - form itself, as a concept (form, shape, appearance, beauty)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, image, nature
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly
(indeclinable)
adverbial suffix -dhā
स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - form is considered to be manifold (remembered, considered, traditionally taught)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, taught, considered
Past Passive Participle
derived from root smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)