महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-187, verse-48

स्वभावसिद्ध्या संसिद्धान्स नित्यं सृजते गुणान् ।
ऊर्णनाभिर्यथा स्रष्टा विज्ञेयास्तन्तुवद्गुणाः ॥४८॥

48. svabhāvasiddhyā saṁsiddhānsa nityaṁ sṛjate guṇān ,
ūrṇanābhiryathā sraṣṭā vijñeyāstantuvadguṇāḥ.

48. svabhāvasiddhyā saṃsiddhān sa nityaṃ sṛjate guṇān
ūrṇanābhiḥ yathā sraṣṭā vijñeyāḥ tantuvat guṇāḥ

48. sa svabhāvasiddhyā saṃsiddhān guṇān nityaṃ sṛjate
yathā ūrṇanābhiḥ sraṣṭā guṇāḥ tantuvat vijñeyāḥ

48. He (the cosmic Self) constantly creates the guṇas, which are perfected through the attainment of their intrinsic nature (svabhāva). Just as a spider is the creator, so too should the guṇas be understood like its threads.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभावसिद्ध्या (svabhāvasiddhyā) - by means of inherent perfection, by natural accomplishment

• संसिद्धान् (saṁsiddhān) - perfected ones, fully accomplished ones

• स (sa) - the cosmic Self (Puruṣa) (he)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, eternally, always

• सृजते (sṛjate) - creates, emanates

• गुणान् (guṇān) - the three constituents of primordial nature (prakṛti): sattva, rajas, tamas (qualities, constituents)

• ऊर्णनाभिः (ūrṇanābhiḥ) - spider

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• स्रष्टा (sraṣṭā) - creator

• विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - are to be known, should be understood

• तन्तुवत् (tantuvat) - like threads, similar to filaments

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - the three constituents of primordial nature (prakṛti): sattva, rajas, tamas (qualities, constituents)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावसिद्ध्या (svabhāvasiddhyā) - by means of inherent perfection, by natural accomplishment

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svabhāvasiddhi

svabhāvasiddhi - inherent perfection, natural accomplishment, the perfection of one's own nature

Compound type : tatpurusha (svabhāva+siddhi)

• svabhāva – one's own state, inherent nature, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• siddhi – accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sidh (class 4)

संसिद्धान् (saṁsiddhān) - perfected ones, fully accomplished ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃsiddha

saṁsiddha - fully accomplished, perfected, completed, innate

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root `sidh` (to accomplish) with prefix `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: sidh (class 4)

स (sa) - the cosmic Self (Puruṣa) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, eternally, always

(indeclinable)

सृजते (sṛjate) - creates, emanates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

गुणान् (guṇān) - the three constituents of primordial nature (prakṛti): sattva, rajas, tamas (qualities, constituents)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent (of primordial nature, prakṛti), thread, string

ऊर्णनाभिः (ūrṇanābhiḥ) - spider

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrṇanābhi

ūrṇanābhi - spider (literally 'wool-navel', referring to the silk thread produced from its abdomen)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrṇā+nābhi)

• ūrṇā – wool, thread, filament
  noun (feminine)
• nābhi – navel, center, hub
  noun (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

स्रष्टा (sraṣṭā) - creator

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sraṣṭṛ

sraṣṭṛ - creator, producer, fashioner

Agent Noun

Formed from root `sṛj` (to create) with suffix `tṛ`.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - are to be known, should be understood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vijñeya

vijñeya - to be known, knowable, to be understood

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Formed from root `jñā` (to know) with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

तन्तुवत् (tantuvat) - like threads, similar to filaments

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the suffix `vat` (like, similar to) to the noun `tantu`.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - the three constituents of primordial nature (prakṛti): sattva, rajas, tamas (qualities, constituents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent (of primordial nature, prakṛti), thread, string