महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-290, verse-91
प्रकृतिं चाप्यतिक्रम्य गच्छत्यात्मानमव्ययम् ।
परं नारायणात्मानं निर्द्वंद्वं प्रकृतेः परम् ॥९१॥
परं नारायणात्मानं निर्द्वंद्वं प्रकृतेः परम् ॥९१॥
91. prakṛtiṁ cāpyatikramya gacchatyātmānamavyayam ,
paraṁ nārāyaṇātmānaṁ nirdvaṁdvaṁ prakṛteḥ param.
paraṁ nārāyaṇātmānaṁ nirdvaṁdvaṁ prakṛteḥ param.
91.
prakṛtim ca api atikramya gacchati ātmānam avyayam
param nārāyaṇātmānam nirdvandvam prakṛteḥ param
param nārāyaṇātmānam nirdvandvam prakṛteḥ param
91.
ca api prakṛtim atikramya avyayam param nārāyaṇātmānam
nirdvandvam prakṛteḥ param ātmānam gacchati
nirdvandvam prakṛteḥ param ātmānam gacchati
91.
And having transcended even the totality of nature (prakṛti), one attains the imperishable self (ātman), the supreme self (ātman) of Nārāyaṇa, which is free from dualities and beyond nature (prakṛti).
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - the primordial substance of the universe, material nature (prakṛti) (nature, primary matter, origin)
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having surpassed, having transcended, having overcome
- गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches
- आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Supreme Self (ātman) (the self, the soul)
- अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- नारायणात्मानम् (nārāyaṇātmānam) - Nārāyaṇa's Supreme Self (ātman), the Supreme Being (the self of Nārāyaṇa)
- निर्द्वन्द्वम् (nirdvandvam) - free from dualities, without pairs of opposites
- प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - from the material nature (prakṛti) (from nature, of nature)
- परम् (param) - beyond, higher than
Words meanings and morphology
प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - the primordial substance of the universe, material nature (prakṛti) (nature, primary matter, origin)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, original or primary matter, source, creation, temperament
From prefix pra- and root kṛ (to make, do) + suffix -ti.
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of atikramya.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having surpassed, having transcended, having overcome
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root kram (to step, go) with prefix ati-, followed by -ya suffix for absolutive.
Prefix: ati
Root: kram (class 1)
गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Present active indicative
3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, Present tense.
Root: gam (class 1)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Supreme Self (ātman) (the self, the soul)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, body
Root: an (to breathe) (class 2)
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, undecaying, unchangeable; an indeclinable word
Negative prefix a- + vyaya (expense, decay).
Note: Agrees with ātmānam.
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, further
Note: Agrees with ātmānam.
नारायणात्मानम् (nārāyaṇātmānam) - Nārāyaṇa's Supreme Self (ātman), the Supreme Being (the self of Nārāyaṇa)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇātman
nārāyaṇātman - the soul or self of Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Lord
Compound of Nārāyaṇa and ātman.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārāyaṇa+ātman)
- nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa, a name of Viṣṇu, the Supreme Being
proper noun (masculine)
Derived from nara (man) + ayana (abode). - ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Agrees with ātmānam.
निर्द्वन्द्वम् (nirdvandvam) - free from dualities, without pairs of opposites
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nirdvandva
nirdvandva - free from pairs of opposites (like heat and cold, joy and sorrow), without conflict, tranquil
Prefix nir- (without) + dvandva (duality, pair).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+dvandva)
- nis – without, out of, away from
indeclinable (prefix) - dvandva – pair, couple, duality, conflict
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with ātmānam.
प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - from the material nature (prakṛti) (from nature, of nature)
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, original or primary matter, source, creation, temperament
From prefix pra- and root kṛ (to make, do) + suffix -ti.
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Used with param (beyond) in ablative sense.
परम् (param) - beyond, higher than
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions here as a postposition meaning 'beyond' and governs the ablative case.