महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-57

प्रवृत्तमेतद्भगवन्महर्षे महाद्युतेश्चक्रमनन्तवीर्यम् ।
विष्णोरनन्तस्य सनातनं तत्स्थानं सर्गा यत्र सर्वे प्रवृत्ताः ।
स वै महात्मा पुरुषोत्तमो वै तस्मिञ्जगत्सर्वमिदं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥५७॥

57. pravṛttametadbhagavanmaharṣe; mahādyuteścakramanantavīryam ,
viṣṇoranantasya sanātanaṁ ta;tsthānaṁ sargā yatra sarve pravṛttāḥ ,
sa vai mahātmā puruṣottamo vai; tasmiñjagatsarvamidaṁ pratiṣṭhitam.

57. pravṛttam etat bhagavan maharṣe mahādyuteḥ cakram
anantavīryam viṣṇoḥ anantasya sanātanam tat sthānam
sargāḥ yatra sarve pravṛttāḥ saḥ vai mahātmā
puruṣottamaḥ vai tasmin jagat sarvam idam pratiṣṭhitam

57. bhagavan maharṣe! etat mahādyuteḥ anantavīryam cakram pravṛttam (asti).
yatra sarve sargāḥ pravṛttāḥ,
tat viṣṇoḥ anantasya sanātanam sthānam (asti).
saḥ vai mahātmā vai puruṣottamaḥ (asti); tasmin idam sarvam jagat pratiṣṭhitam.

57. O divine great sage, this infinitely powerful wheel (cakra) of the immensely radiant one has been set in motion. That is the eternal abode of the endless Vishnu (viṣṇu), where all creations have originated. He is indeed the great soul (mahātman), the supreme person (puruṣottama); in him, this entire universe (jagat) is established.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवृत्तम् (pravṛttam) - set in motion, begun, originated

• एतत् (etat) - this

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O divine one, O glorious one

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage

• महाद्युतेः (mahādyuteḥ) - of the greatly radiant one, of great splendor

• चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, disc, circle, cycle

• अनन्तवीर्यम् (anantavīryam) - of infinite power/valor, infinitely powerful

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Vishnu

• अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the endless one, of Ananta

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

• तत् (tat) - that

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode, place, state, position

• सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - creations, emanations, productions

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which (place/condition)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - originated, arisen, begun

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly (emphatic particle)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul, magnanimous one (mahātman)

• पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - supreme person (puruṣottama)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly (emphatic particle)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him, in that

• जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, moving, living beings

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• इदम् (idam) - this

• प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established, founded, fixed

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवृत्तम् (pravṛttam) - set in motion, begun, originated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - commenced, started, arisen, active

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with prefix 'pra-' and suffix '-kta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cakram'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O divine one, O glorious one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, glorious

Derived from 'bhaga' (fortune) with suffix '-vat'.

महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ṛṣi' (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

महाद्युतेः (mahādyuteḥ) - of the greatly radiant one, of great splendor

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, intensely luminous

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'dyuti' (radiance).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• dyuti – light, splendor, radiance, gleam
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'dyut' (to shine).
  Root: dyut (class 1)

चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, disc, circle, cycle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, disc, circle, cycle, army division

अनन्तवीर्यम् (anantavīryam) - of infinite power/valor, infinitely powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anantavīrya

anantavīrya - of infinite energy, possessed of endless valor

Compound of 'ananta' (endless) and 'vīrya' (power/valor).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ananta+vīrya)

• ananta – endless, infinite, boundless
  adjective
  Formed with negative prefix 'an-' and 'anta' (end).
• vīrya – valor, strength, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'cakram'.

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Vishnu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (a principal Hindu deity)

अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the endless one, of Ananta

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite; Ananta (a name of Vishnu)

Formed with negative prefix 'an-' and 'anta' (end).

Note: Agrees with 'viṣṇoḥ'.

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, everlasting

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode, place, state, position

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, abode, station, state, position

Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - creations, emanations, productions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, impulse, chapter

Derived from root 'sṛj' (to emit, create) with suffix '-a'.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which (place/condition)

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - originated, arisen, begun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - commenced, started, arisen, active

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with prefix 'pra-' and suffix '-kta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sargāḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul, magnanimous one (mahātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, magnanimous

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (soul/self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - supreme person (puruṣottama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best of men, supreme being, supreme person

Compound of 'puruṣa' (person) and 'uttama' (supreme).

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, spirit (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him, in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, moving, living beings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living beings, world, universe

Present Active Participle (from gam)

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-at'.

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established, founded, fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, fixed, standing firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'prati-' and suffix '-kta'.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.