महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-245, verse-7
तेषां नित्यं सदानित्यो भूतात्मा सततं गुणैः ।
सप्तभिस्त्वन्वितः सूक्ष्मैश्चरिष्णुरजरामरः ॥७॥
सप्तभिस्त्वन्वितः सूक्ष्मैश्चरिष्णुरजरामरः ॥७॥
7. teṣāṁ nityaṁ sadānityo bhūtātmā satataṁ guṇaiḥ ,
saptabhistvanvitaḥ sūkṣmaiścariṣṇurajarāmaraḥ.
saptabhistvanvitaḥ sūkṣmaiścariṣṇurajarāmaraḥ.
7.
teṣām nityam sadā anityaḥ bhūtātmā satataṃ guṇaiḥ
saptabhiḥ tu anvitaḥ sūkṣmaiḥ cariṣṇuḥ ajarāmaraḥ
saptabhiḥ tu anvitaḥ sūkṣmaiḥ cariṣṇuḥ ajarāmaraḥ
7.
teṣām bhūtātmā nityam sadā anityaḥ api san saptabhiḥ
sūkṣmaiḥ guṇaiḥ satataṃ anvitaḥ cariṣṇuḥ ajarāmaraḥ asti
sūkṣmaiḥ guṇaiḥ satataṃ anvitaḥ cariṣṇuḥ ajarāmaraḥ asti
7.
Among these beings, the individual soul (ātman), though perpetually impermanent (in its manifested forms), is always endowed with seven subtle qualities. It is ever-moving, ageless, and immortal.
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
- नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly
- अनित्यः (anityaḥ) - impermanent, non-eternal, transient
- भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the individual soul (ātman) of beings, the living soul
- सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, continuously
- गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by attributes, by constituents
- सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by seven
- तु (tu) - but, however, and
- अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of
- सूक्ष्मैः (sūkṣmaiḥ) - by subtle, by fine
- चरिष्णुः (cariṣṇuḥ) - moving, wandering, active
- अजरामरः (ajarāmaraḥ) - ageless and immortal
Words meanings and morphology
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of tad
tad - that, those
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here.
सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly
(indeclinable)
अनित्यः (anityaḥ) - impermanent, non-eternal, transient
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anitya
anitya - impermanent, transient, non-eternal
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+nitya)
- na – not
indeclinable - nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual
adjective
भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the individual soul (ātman) of beings, the living soul
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtātman
bhūtātman - the living soul, the individual soul (ātman)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhūta+ātman)
- bhūta – being, creature
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1) - ātman – self, soul, spirit
noun (masculine)
सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, continuously
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here.
गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by attributes, by constituents
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent, thread
सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by seven
(adjective)
Instrumental, plural of saptan
saptan - seven
Note: Agrees with guṇaiḥ, hence instrumental plural.
तु (tu) - but, however, and
(indeclinable)
अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anvita
anvita - endowed with, accompanied by, joined
Past Passive Participle
From root i (to go) with prefix anu.
Prefix: anu
Root: i (class 2)
सूक्ष्मैः (sūkṣmaiḥ) - by subtle, by fine
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sūkṣma
sūkṣma - subtle, fine, minute, delicate
Note: Agrees with guṇaiḥ and saptabhiḥ.
चरिष्णुः (cariṣṇuḥ) - moving, wandering, active
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cariṣṇu
cariṣṇu - moving, wandering, active, restless
Agentive adjective
From root car (to move) with suffix -iṣṇu.
Root: car (class 1)
अजरामरः (ajarāmaraḥ) - ageless and immortal
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ajarāmara
ajarāmara - ageless and immortal
Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (ajara+amara)
- ajara – ageless, not decaying
adjective - amara – immortal, undying
adjective