महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-270, verse-6

भीष्म उवाच ।
नास्त्यनन्तं महाराज सर्वं संख्यानगोचरम् ।
पुनर्भावोऽपि संख्यातो नास्ति किंचिदिहाचलम् ॥६॥

6. bhīṣma uvāca ,
nāstyanantaṁ mahārāja sarvaṁ saṁkhyānagocaram ,
punarbhāvo'pi saṁkhyāto nāsti kiṁcidihācalam.

6. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca na asti anantam mahārāja sarvam saṃkhyānagocaram
punarbhāvaḥ api saṃkhyātaḥ na asti kiṃcit iha acalam

6. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca.
mahārāja,
anantam na asti.
sarvam saṃkhyānagocaram.
punarbhāvaḥ api saṃkhyātaḥ.
iha kiṃcit acalam na asti.

6. Bhishma said: 'O great king, nothing is truly infinite; everything falls within the scope of enumeration. Even the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) is quantifiable, and there is nothing here in this world that is immutable.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The venerable warrior Bhishma (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - truly infinite (endless, infinite, unbounded)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Yudhishthira) (O great king)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, everything, the whole)

• संख्यानगोचरम् (saṁkhyānagocaram) - falls within the scope of enumeration (within the range of calculation, measurable, calculable)

• पुनर्भावः (punarbhāvaḥ) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (rebirth, repeated existence)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, indeed)

• संख्यातः (saṁkhyātaḥ) - quantifiable, limited (counted, enumerated, limited, calculated)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything, a little)

• इह (iha) - here in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

• अचलम् (acalam) - immutable, permanent (unmoving, immovable, stable, permanent)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The venerable warrior Bhishma (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper noun), terrible, formidable

Root: bhīṣ

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative

From root `vac` (to speak), 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

From root `as` (to be), 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

अनन्तम् (anantam) - truly infinite (endless, infinite, unbounded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, eternal

Negation of `anta` (end) with `an-` prefix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+anta)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for an implied subject 'that which exists'.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Yudhishthira) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound of `mahā` (great) and `rājan` (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
  From 'mahat'
• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, everything, the whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

संख्यानगोचरम् (saṁkhyānagocaram) - falls within the scope of enumeration (within the range of calculation, measurable, calculable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃkhyānagocara

saṁkhyānagocara - within the sphere of calculation/number, capable of being counted

Compound of `saṃkhyāna` (counting, enumeration) and `gocara` (range, sphere, object).

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃkhyāna+gocara)

• saṃkhyāna – counting, enumeration, calculation, number
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from `sam-khyā` (to count)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• gocara – range, sphere, object, domain, perceivable
  noun (masculine)

पुनर्भावः (punarbhāvaḥ) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (rebirth, repeated existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of punarbhāva

punarbhāva - rebirth, renewal of existence, repetition of being

`punar` (again) + `bhāva` (being, existence).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (punar+bhāva)

• punar – again, back, moreover
  indeclinable
• bhāva – being, existence, state, feeling, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, indeed)

(indeclinable)

संख्यातः (saṁkhyātaḥ) - quantifiable, limited (counted, enumerated, limited, calculated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkhyāta

saṁkhyāta - counted, enumerated, calculated, limited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `sam-khyā` (to count) + `kta` (past participle suffix).

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

From root `as` (to be), 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little

Compound of `kim` (what) and `cit` (an indefinite particle).

Note: Subject of the second `na asti`.

इह (iha) - here in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

अचलम् (acalam) - immutable, permanent (unmoving, immovable, stable, permanent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acala

acala - unmoving, immovable, stable, permanent, mountain (as noun)

Negation of `cala` (moving) with `a-` prefix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+cala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cala – moving, trembling, inconstant
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'cal' (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)