महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-211, verse-13

यत्तदेकाक्षरं ब्रह्म नानारूपं प्रदृश्यते ।
आसुरिर्मण्डले तस्मिन्प्रतिपेदे तदव्ययम् ॥१३॥

13. yattadekākṣaraṁ brahma nānārūpaṁ pradṛśyate ,
āsurirmaṇḍale tasminpratipede tadavyayam.

13. yat tat ekākṣaram brahma nānārūpam pradṛśyate
āsuriḥ maṇḍale tasmin pratipede tat avyayam

13. āsuriḥ yat tat ekākṣaram nānārūpam brahma pradṛśyate,
tasmin maṇḍale tat avyayam pratipede

13. That one-syllabled Brahman (brahman) which appears in various forms—Asuri attained that imperishable (brahman) in that very sphere.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• एकाक्षरम् (ekākṣaram) - one syllable, indestructible (as in Om)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality), the sacred word, the Veda

• नानारूपम् (nānārūpam) - of various forms, multiform

• प्रदृश्यते (pradṛśyate) - is seen, appears, becomes visible

• आसुरिः (āsuriḥ) - Asuri (proper noun)

• मण्डले (maṇḍale) - in the sphere, in the circle, in the region

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• प्रतिपेदे (pratipede) - attained, reached, understood, perceived

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, indestructible

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to brahma.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to brahma.

एकाक्षरम् (ekākṣaram) - one syllable, indestructible (as in Om)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekākṣara

ekākṣara - one syllable (especially Om), indestructible, immutable

Tatpuruṣa compound of `eka` (one) and `akṣara` (syllable, imperishable).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+akṣara)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral
• akṣara – syllable, imperishable, indestructible, letter, supreme being
  noun (neuter)
  From `a-` (not) + `kṣara` (perishable).
  Root: √kṣar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies brahma.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality), the sacred word, the Veda

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, the sacred word, a prayer, the Veda

From √bṛh (to grow, expand).

Root: √bṛh (class 1)

Note: Subject of pradṛśyate.

नानारूपम् (nānārūpam) - of various forms, multiform

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nānārūpa

nānārūpa - having various forms, multiform

Bahuvrīhi compound: `nānā` (various) + `rūpa` (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+rūpa)

• nānā – various, different, diverse
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies brahma.

प्रदृश्यते (pradṛśyate) - is seen, appears, becomes visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √dṛś

Present Passive

From `pra-` + `√dṛś`.

Prefix: pra

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

आसुरिः (āsuriḥ) - Asuri (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsuri

āsuri - Name of a sage, a disciple of Kapila

Descendant of Asura or relating to Asura. In context, a sage's name.

मण्डले (maṇḍale) - in the sphere, in the circle, in the region

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, sphere, disk, region, realm

Note: Refers to the location where the attainment happens.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Locative singular masculine/neuter form of tad.

Note: Adjective to maṇḍale.

प्रतिपेदे (pratipede) - attained, reached, understood, perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of √pad

Perfect Middle

From `prati-` + `√pad`.

Prefix: prati

Root: √pad (class 4)

Note: Action performed by āsuriḥ.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of pratipede.

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, indestructible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, eternal, indeclinable

From `a-` (not) + `vyaya` (expenditure, perishing).

Note: Qualifies tat.