महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-220, verse-42
इदं तु लब्ध्वा त्वं स्थानमात्मानं बहु मन्यसे ।
सर्वभूतभवं देवं ब्रह्माणमिव शाश्वतम् ॥४२॥
सर्वभूतभवं देवं ब्रह्माणमिव शाश्वतम् ॥४२॥
42. idaṁ tu labdhvā tvaṁ sthānamātmānaṁ bahu manyase ,
sarvabhūtabhavaṁ devaṁ brahmāṇamiva śāśvatam.
sarvabhūtabhavaṁ devaṁ brahmāṇamiva śāśvatam.
42.
idam tu labdhvā tvam sthānam ātmānam bahu manyase
sarvabhūtabhavam devam brahmāṇam iva śāśvatam
sarvabhūtabhavam devam brahmāṇam iva śāśvatam
42.
tvam idam sthānam labdhvā tu ātmānam sarvabhūtabhavam
śāśvatam devam brahmāṇam iva bahu manyase
śāśvatam devam brahmāṇam iva bahu manyase
42.
But having attained this position, you greatly esteem your own self (ātman), considering yourself like the eternal god Brahmā, the source of all beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- इदम् (idam) - this (current) position (this, this (place/position))
- तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)
- लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having attained (having obtained, having gained)
- त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular) (you)
- स्थानम् (sthānam) - position, status (place, position, status, dwelling)
- आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - your own self (ātman) (self, soul, (ātman))
- बहु (bahu) - greatly, very highly (much, greatly, many)
- मन्यसे (manyase) - you regard (yourself) (you think, you consider, you regard)
- सर्वभूतभवम् (sarvabhūtabhavam) - the source of all beings (existing in all beings, produced from all beings, creator of all beings)
- देवम् (devam) - god (god, divine being)
- ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā, the Creator god (Brahmā (the creator god), (Brahman))
- इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as, as if)
- शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, permanent)
Words meanings and morphology
इदम् (idam) - this (current) position (this, this (place/position))
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, here, now
Note: Object of 'labdhvā'.
तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having attained (having obtained, having gained)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root 'labh' with suffix '-tvā'.
Root: labh (class 1)
त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular) (you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
Note: Subject of the sentence.
स्थानम् (sthānam) - position, status (place, position, status, dwelling)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna
sthāna - standing, place, position, abode, state, rank
From root 'sthā' (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Object of 'labdhvā'.
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - your own self (ātman) (self, soul, (ātman))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul (ātman), supreme soul (Brahman)
Note: Object of 'manyase'.
बहु (bahu) - greatly, very highly (much, greatly, many)
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies the verb 'manyase'.
मन्यसे (manyase) - you regard (yourself) (you think, you consider, you regard)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man
Present Tense
Second person singular, middle voice.
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.
सर्वभूतभवम् (sarvabhūtabhavam) - the source of all beings (existing in all beings, produced from all beings, creator of all beings)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtabhava
sarvabhūtabhava - existing in all beings, origin of all beings, produced from all creatures
Compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+bhava)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (from 'bhū')
Root: bhū (class 1) - bhava – origin, existence, being, production, the world (saṃsāra)
noun (masculine)
From root 'bhū' (to be, become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'ātmānam' and 'brahmāṇam'.
देवम् (devam) - god (god, divine being)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine, celestial
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Predicate accusative describing 'ātmānam', in apposition to 'brahmāṇam'.
ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā, the Creator god (Brahmā (the creator god), (Brahman))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality (brahman); sacred utterance, holy word; Brahmā (the creator deity)
The form 'Brahmā' (masculine, n-stem) refers to the deity, while 'Brahman' (neuter, n-stem) refers to the absolute.
Root: bṛh (class 6)
Note: Predicate accusative describing 'ātmānam'.
इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, permanent)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, ever-lasting
Root: śaśvat
Note: Modifies 'brahmāṇam' and 'devam'.