महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-199, verse-31
दिवाकरो गुणमुपलभ्य निर्गुणो यथा भवेद्व्यपगतरश्मिमण्डलः ।
तथा ह्यसौ मुनिरिह निर्विशेषवान्स निर्गुणं प्रविशति ब्रह्म चाव्ययम् ॥३१॥
तथा ह्यसौ मुनिरिह निर्विशेषवान्स निर्गुणं प्रविशति ब्रह्म चाव्ययम् ॥३१॥
31. divākaro guṇamupalabhya nirguṇo; yathā bhavedvyapagataraśmimaṇḍalaḥ ,
tathā hyasau muniriha nirviśeṣavā;nsa nirguṇaṁ praviśati brahma cāvyayam.
tathā hyasau muniriha nirviśeṣavā;nsa nirguṇaṁ praviśati brahma cāvyayam.
31.
divākaraḥ guṇam upalabhya nirguṇaḥ
yathā bhavet vyapagata-raśmi-maṇḍalaḥ
tathā hi asau muniḥ iha nirviśeṣavān
saḥ nirguṇam praviśati brahma ca avyayam
yathā bhavet vyapagata-raśmi-maṇḍalaḥ
tathā hi asau muniḥ iha nirviśeṣavān
saḥ nirguṇam praviśati brahma ca avyayam
31.
yathā divākaraḥ guṇam upalabhya
vyapagata-raśmi-maṇḍalaḥ nirguṇaḥ bhavet
tathā hi asau muniḥ iha nirviśeṣavān
saḥ nirguṇam ca avyayam brahma praviśati
vyapagata-raśmi-maṇḍalaḥ nirguṇaḥ bhavet
tathā hi asau muniḥ iha nirviśeṣavān
saḥ nirguṇam ca avyayam brahma praviśati
31.
Just as the sun (divākara), having acquired a quality (guṇa), becomes attributeless (nirguṇa) as if its disc of rays has departed; similarly, that sage (muni) here, possessing no distinctions (nirviśeṣavān), enters the attributeless (nirguṇa) and immutable (avyaya) Brahman (brahman).
Words meanings summery:
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- दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun
- गुणम् (guṇam) - quality, attribute, constituent (of prakṛti)
- उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having obtained, having perceived, having acquired
- निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - attributeless, without qualities
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes
- व्यपगत-रश्मि-मण्डलः (vyapagata-raśmi-maṇḍalaḥ) - one whose disc of rays has departed/vanished
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
- असौ (asau) - that (masculine/feminine nominative singular)
- मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, contemplative
- इह (iha) - here, in this world
- निर्विशेषवान् (nirviśeṣavān) - possessing no distinctions, undifferentiated
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- निर्गुणम् (nirguṇam) - attributeless, without qualities
- प्रविशति (praviśati) - enters, penetrates
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality)
- च (ca) - and, also
- अव्ययम् (avyayam) - immutable, imperishable, undecaying
Words meanings and morphology
दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of divākara
divākara - sun, maker of day
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divā+kara)
- divā – by day, daily
indeclinable - kara – making, doing, doer, hand, ray
noun (masculine)
From root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
गुणम् (guṇam) - quality, attribute, constituent (of prakṛti)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, constituent (of prakṛti), rope
उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having obtained, having perceived, having acquired
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed with upasarga upa and root labh, suffix -ya
Prefix: upa
Root: labh (class 1)
निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - attributeless, without qualities
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirguṇa
nirguṇa - attributeless, without qualities, transcendent of the (three) guṇas
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+guṇa)
- nis – out, forth, without
prefix - guṇa – quality, attribute
noun (masculine)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
व्यपगत-रश्मि-मण्डलः (vyapagata-raśmi-maṇḍalaḥ) - one whose disc of rays has departed/vanished
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyapagata-raśmi-maṇḍala
vyapagata-raśmi-maṇḍala - one whose disk of rays has departed, whose halo of light has vanished
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyapagata+raśmi+maṇḍala)
- vyapagata – departed, gone away
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
upa + gam + kta
Prefixes: vi+apa
Root: gam (class 1) - raśmi – ray, beam, rope
noun (masculine) - maṇḍala – circle, disc, orb, sphere, region
noun (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
असौ (asau) - that (masculine/feminine nominative singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that, that one, yonder
मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, contemplative
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, silent one, contemplative
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
निर्विशेषवान् (nirviśeṣavān) - possessing no distinctions, undifferentiated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirviśeṣavat
nirviśeṣavat - possessing no distinctions, undifferentiated, uniform
Formed with possessive suffix -vat
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nis+viśeṣa)
- nis – out, forth, without
prefix - viśeṣa – distinction, difference, peculiar mark
noun (masculine)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
निर्गुणम् (nirguṇam) - attributeless, without qualities
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nirguṇa
nirguṇa - attributeless, without qualities, transcendent of the (three) guṇas
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+guṇa)
- nis – out, forth, without
prefix - guṇa – quality, attribute
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'brahma'
प्रविशति (praviśati) - enters, penetrates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of praviś
Prefix: pra
Root: viś (class 6)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman (the absolute reality), the sacred word, prayer, a priest
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - immutable, imperishable, undecaying
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - immutable, imperishable, undecaying, indeclinable
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)
- a – not, un-
prefix - vyaya – spending, loss, decay, perishable
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'brahma'