महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-231, verse-6
महाभूतानि सर्वाणि पूर्वसृष्टिः स्वयंभुवः ।
भूयिष्ठं प्राणभृद्ग्रामे निविष्टानि शरीरिषु ॥६॥
भूयिष्ठं प्राणभृद्ग्रामे निविष्टानि शरीरिषु ॥६॥
6. mahābhūtāni sarvāṇi pūrvasṛṣṭiḥ svayaṁbhuvaḥ ,
bhūyiṣṭhaṁ prāṇabhṛdgrāme niviṣṭāni śarīriṣu.
bhūyiṣṭhaṁ prāṇabhṛdgrāme niviṣṭāni śarīriṣu.
6.
mahābhūtāni sarvāṇi pūrvasṛṣṭiḥ svayambhuvaḥ
bhūyiṣṭhaṃ prāṇabhṛdgrāme niviṣṭāni śarīriṣu
bhūyiṣṭhaṃ prāṇabhṛdgrāme niviṣṭāni śarīriṣu
6.
sarvāṇi mahābhūtāni svayambhuvaḥ pūrvasṛṣṭiḥ
bhūyiṣṭhaṃ prāṇabhṛdgrāme śarīriṣu niviṣṭāni
bhūyiṣṭhaṃ prāṇabhṛdgrāme śarīriṣu niviṣṭāni
6.
All the great elements (mahābhūtāni), which are the primordial creation of the Self-existent (Brahma), are predominantly embedded within the bodies of all living creatures.
Words meanings summery:
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- महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - the five great elements (earth, water, fire, air, space) (great elements, primary elements)
- सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (the great elements) (all, whole, every)
- पूर्वसृष्टिः (pūrvasṛṣṭiḥ) - the primordial creation (prior creation, original creation)
- स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of the Self-existent (Brahma) (of the self-existent, of Brahma)
- भूयिष्ठं (bhūyiṣṭhaṁ) - predominantly (mostly, abundantly, predominantly)
- प्राणभृद्ग्रामे (prāṇabhṛdgrāme) - in the community of living beings (in the multitude of living beings, in the community of animate beings)
- निविष्टानि (niviṣṭāni) - embedded (entered, residing, embedded, placed)
- शरीरिषु (śarīriṣu) - in embodied beings (in embodied beings, in creatures with bodies)
Words meanings and morphology
महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - the five great elements (earth, water, fire, air, space) (great elements, primary elements)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of mahābhūta
mahābhūta - great element, primary element
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhūta)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - bhūta – element, being, creature, past existence
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root √bhū (to be, exist)
Root: bhū (class 1)
सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (the great elements) (all, whole, every)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with mahābhūtāni.
पूर्वसृष्टिः (pūrvasṛṣṭiḥ) - the primordial creation (prior creation, original creation)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrvasṛṣṭi
pūrvasṛṣṭi - prior creation, original creation
Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrva+sṛṣṭi)
- pūrva – former, prior, earlier
adjective - sṛṣṭi – creation, production
noun (feminine)
From root √sṛj (to create)
Root: sṛj (class 6)
स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of the Self-existent (Brahma) (of the self-existent, of Brahma)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of svayambhū
svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, an epithet of Brahma, Viṣṇu, Śiva
भूयिष्ठं (bhūyiṣṭhaṁ) - predominantly (mostly, abundantly, predominantly)
(indeclinable)
Superlative degree of bahu (much)
Note: Adverbial usage.
प्राणभृद्ग्रामे (prāṇabhṛdgrāme) - in the community of living beings (in the multitude of living beings, in the community of animate beings)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of prāṇabhṛdgrāma
prāṇabhṛdgrāma - multitude/community of living beings
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (prāṇabhṛt+grāma)
- prāṇabhṛt – living being, animate being
noun (masculine)
From prāṇa (life-breath) + √bhṛ (to bear)
Root: bhṛ (class 3) - grāma – village, multitude, community
noun (masculine)
निविष्टानि (niviṣṭāni) - embedded (entered, residing, embedded, placed)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of niviṣṭa
niviṣṭa - entered, placed, settled, devoted to
Past Passive Participle
From ni + √viś (to enter)
Prefix: ni
Root: viś (class 6)
शरीरिषु (śarīriṣu) - in embodied beings (in embodied beings, in creatures with bodies)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of śarīrin
śarīrin - embodied, having a body, a living being
From śarīra (body) + -in (possessive suffix)