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12,261

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-261, verse-31

येन सर्वमिदं बुद्धं प्रकृतिर्विकृतिश्च या ।
गतिज्ञः सर्वभूतानां तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः ॥३१॥
31. yena sarvamidaṁ buddhaṁ prakṛtirvikṛtiśca yā ,
gatijñaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ taṁ devā brāhmaṇaṁ viduḥ.
31. yena sarvam idam buddham prakṛtiḥ vikṛtiḥ ca yā
gatijñaḥ sarvabhūtānām tam devāḥ brāhmaṇam viduḥ
31. yena idam sarvam buddham,
yā ca prakṛtiḥ vikṛtiḥ,
(yaḥ ca) sarvabhūtānām gatijñaḥ,
tam devāḥ brāhmaṇam viduḥ
31. The gods recognize as a Brahmin that individual by whom all of this—both the fundamental nature (prakṛti) and its transformations—is understood, and who knows the destiny of all beings.

Words meanings summery:

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  • येन (yena) - by whom, by which
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, every
  • इदम् (idam) - this, here
  • बुद्धम् (buddham) - understood, known, enlightened
  • प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - fundamental nature, primal matter, disposition
  • विकृतिः (vikṛtiḥ) - modification, transformation, altered state
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • या (yā) - who (feminine), which (feminine)
  • गतिज्ञः (gatijñaḥ) - knower of movement, knower of destiny, knowing the course
  • सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures
  • तम् (tam) - him, that
  • देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings
  • ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmin, one who knows Brahman
  • विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by whom, by which
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, that
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, every
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Also accusative.
इदम् (idam) - this, here
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, here, now
Note: Also accusative.
बुद्धम् (buddham) - understood, known, enlightened
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of buddha
buddha - awakened, enlightened, understood, known
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root budh (to know, awaken).
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Also accusative.
प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - fundamental nature, primal matter, disposition
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - primal nature, fundamental constitution, original form, source, material cause (prakṛti)
From pra-kṛ (to make, do).
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
विकृतिः (vikṛtiḥ) - modification, transformation, altered state
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vikṛti
vikṛti - modification, change, transformation, altered state, product
From vi-kṛ (to change, alter).
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛ (class 8)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
या (yā) - who (feminine), which (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, that
Note: Agrees with prakṛtiḥ and vikṛtiḥ.
गतिज्ञः (gatijñaḥ) - knower of movement, knower of destiny, knowing the course
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gatijña
gatijña - knower of movement, knower of destiny, knowing the course or state
Compound type : tatpurusha (gati+jña)
  • gati – movement, course, path, destiny, state
    noun (feminine)
    From root gam (to go).
    Root: gam (class 1)
  • jña – knower, understanding
    adjective (masculine)
    From root jñā (to know).
    Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Agrees with the implicit 'yaḥ' (who).
सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything that exists
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    pronoun (masculine)
  • bhūta – being, creature, element, past, happened
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root bhū (to be, become).
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'gatijñaḥ'.
तम् (tam) - him, that
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmin, one who knows Brahman
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin (member of the priestly class), one related to Brahman, one who knows Brahman
विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid
Perfect tense, 3rd plural.
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Root 'vid' (to know) belongs to the Ad-class (2nd conjugation). This is the 3rd plural active perfect, often treated as present.