महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-203, verse-11
कालचक्रमनाद्यन्तं भावाभावस्वलक्षणम् ।
त्रैलोक्यं सर्वभूतेषु चक्रवत्परिवर्तते ॥११॥
त्रैलोक्यं सर्वभूतेषु चक्रवत्परिवर्तते ॥११॥
11. kālacakramanādyantaṁ bhāvābhāvasvalakṣaṇam ,
trailokyaṁ sarvabhūteṣu cakravatparivartate.
trailokyaṁ sarvabhūteṣu cakravatparivartate.
11.
kālacakram anādyantam bhāvābhāvasvalakṣaṇam
trailokyam sarvabhūteṣu cakravat parivartate
trailokyam sarvabhūteṣu cakravat parivartate
11.
kālacakram anādyantam bhāvābhāvasvalakṣaṇam
trailokyam sarvabhūteṣu cakravat parivartate
trailokyam sarvabhūteṣu cakravat parivartate
11.
The wheel of time (kālacakra) is without beginning or end, characterized by its nature of appearance and disappearance. The three worlds (trailokya), containing all beings, revolve like a wheel.
Words meanings summery:
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- कालचक्रम् (kālacakram) - wheel of time, cosmic cycle
- अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - without beginning or end, endless
- भावाभावस्वलक्षणम् (bhāvābhāvasvalakṣaṇam) - characterized by appearance and disappearance (characterized by existence and non-existence)
- त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld)
- सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - containing all beings (in all beings, among all creatures)
- चक्रवत् (cakravat) - like a wheel, wheel-like
- परिवर्तते (parivartate) - it turns around, revolves, rotates
Words meanings and morphology
कालचक्रम् (kālacakram) - wheel of time, cosmic cycle
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kālacakra
kālacakra - wheel of time, cycle of ages, cosmic cycle
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+cakra)
- kāla – time, destiny
noun (masculine) - cakra – wheel, disc, cycle
noun (neuter)
Note: Subject of implied 'is'.
अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - without beginning or end, endless
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anādyanta
anādyanta - without beginning or end, eternal
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+ādi+anta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negation prefix - ādi – beginning, source
noun (masculine) - anta – end, limit
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies `kālacakram`.
भावाभावस्वलक्षणम् (bhāvābhāvasvalakṣaṇam) - characterized by appearance and disappearance (characterized by existence and non-existence)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvābhāvasvalakṣaṇa
bhāvābhāvasvalakṣaṇa - characterized by the nature of being and non-being
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāva+abhāva+svalakṣaṇa)
- bhāva – being, existence, state, nature
noun (masculine)
Root: bhū (class 1) - abhāva – non-existence, absence, negation
noun (masculine)
Prefix: a
Root: bhū (class 1) - svalakṣaṇa – having its own characteristic, inherent nature
adjective (neuter)
Note: Qualifies `kālacakram`.
त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of trailokya
trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld)
Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)
- tri – three
numeral - loka – world, realm, people
noun (masculine)
Root: lok (class 1)
Note: Subject of `parivartate`.
सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - containing all beings (in all beings, among all creatures)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun (neuter) - bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle from root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Indicates the domain or context.
चक्रवत् (cakravat) - like a wheel, wheel-like
(indeclinable)
Derived from cakra (wheel) with the suffix -vat
Note: Adverbial.
परिवर्तते (parivartate) - it turns around, revolves, rotates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of parivṛt
Present Indicative
3rd person singular Present Middle Indicative
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛt (class 1)