महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-210, verse-3
अत्रैवावस्थितं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् ।
निवृत्तिलक्षणं धर्ममव्यक्तं ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ॥३॥
निवृत्तिलक्षणं धर्ममव्यक्तं ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ॥३॥
3. atraivāvasthitaṁ sarvaṁ trailokyaṁ sacarācaram ,
nivṛttilakṣaṇaṁ dharmamavyaktaṁ brahma śāśvatam.
nivṛttilakṣaṇaṁ dharmamavyaktaṁ brahma śāśvatam.
3.
atra eva avasthitam sarvam trailokyam sacarācaram
| nivṛttilakṣaṇam dharmam avyaktam brahma śāśvatam
| nivṛttilakṣaṇam dharmam avyaktam brahma śāśvatam
3.
atra eva sacarācaram sarvam trailokyam avasthitam
nivṛttilakṣaṇam dharmam avyaktam brahma śāśvatam
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`.