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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-210, verse-3

अत्रैवावस्थितं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् ।
निवृत्तिलक्षणं धर्ममव्यक्तं ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ॥३॥
3. atraivāvasthitaṁ sarvaṁ trailokyaṁ sacarācaram ,
nivṛttilakṣaṇaṁ dharmamavyaktaṁ brahma śāśvatam.
3. atra eva avasthitam sarvam trailokyam sacarācaram
| nivṛttilakṣaṇam dharmam avyaktam brahma śāśvatam
3. atra eva sacarācaram sarvam trailokyam avasthitam
nivṛttilakṣaṇam dharmam avyaktam brahma śāśvatam
3. All the three worlds, complete with their moving and non-moving entities, are indeed contained within this [unmanifest Brahman]. The natural law (dharma) characterized by withdrawal or cessation (nivṛtti) is the unmanifest (avyakta), eternal Brahman.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अत्र (atra) - here (referring to the unmanifest Brahman) (here, in this place, therein)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (only, indeed, just, very)
  • अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - contained, established (situated, established, existing, contained)
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, entire, every)
  • त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds (the three worlds (heaven, earth, underworld))
  • सचराचरम् (sacarācaram) - with its moving and non-moving entities (with moving and non-moving (beings/things))
  • निवृत्तिलक्षणम् (nivṛttilakṣaṇam) - characterized by withdrawal or cessation (nivṛtti) (characterized by cessation/inactivity/withdrawal, having cessation as a distinguishing mark)
  • धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)
  • अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (avyakta) (unmanifest, imperceptible, indistinct)
  • ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality
  • शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - the eternal (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here (referring to the unmanifest Brahman) (here, in this place, therein)
(indeclinable)
from idaṃ (this) + tral (locative suffix)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (only, indeed, just, very)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - contained, established (situated, established, existing, contained)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avasthita
avasthita - situated, existing, being, contained, fixed, firm
Past Passive Participle
from ava-√sthā (to stand down, remain, be fixed)
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with `trailokyam`.
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, entire, every)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Agrees with `trailokyam`.
त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds (the three worlds (heaven, earth, underworld))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of trailokya
trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the lower regions or atmosphere)
from tri (three) + loka (world)
Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)
  • tri – three
    numeral
  • loka – world, realm, people
    noun (masculine)
सचराचरम् (sacarācaram) - with its moving and non-moving entities (with moving and non-moving (beings/things))
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sacarācara
sacarācara - with moving and non-moving (beings/things), animate and inanimate
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cara+acara)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • cara – moving, going; moving being
    adjective
    from √car (to move)
    Root: car (class 1)
  • acara – non-moving, immobile; immobile being (e.g. plant)
    adjective
    Negative particle 'a-' + cara
Note: Agrees with `trailokyam`.
निवृत्तिलक्षणम् (nivṛttilakṣaṇam) - characterized by withdrawal or cessation (nivṛtti) (characterized by cessation/inactivity/withdrawal, having cessation as a distinguishing mark)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nivṛttilakṣaṇa
nivṛttilakṣaṇa - characterized by cessation, having cessation as a distinguishing mark; defining withdrawal
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nivṛtti+lakṣaṇa)
  • nivṛtti – cessation, desistance, withdrawal, inactivity, abstention
    noun (feminine)
    from ni-√vṛt (to turn back, cease)
    Prefix: ni
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
  • lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with `dharmam`, `avyaktam`, `brahma`, `śāśvatam`.
धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion, quality
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (avyakta) (unmanifest, imperceptible, indistinct)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avyakta
avyakta - unmanifest, unrevealed, imperceptible, indistinct; the undifferentiated primordial substance (prakṛti)
Negative particle 'a-' + vyakta (manifest, past passive participle of vi-√añj)
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vyakta)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • vyakta – manifest, perceptible, distinct, apparent
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    from vi-√añj (to anoint, make clear)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: añj (class 7)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the supreme cosmic spirit; prayer, sacred word
Root: bṛh (class 1)
शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - the eternal (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant
Note: Agrees with `avyaktam brahma`.