महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-293, verse-39
अनादिनिधनोऽनन्तः सर्वदर्शी निरामयः ।
केवलं त्वभिमानित्वाद्गुणेष्वगुण उच्यते ॥३९॥
केवलं त्वभिमानित्वाद्गुणेष्वगुण उच्यते ॥३९॥
39. anādinidhano'nantaḥ sarvadarśī nirāmayaḥ ,
kevalaṁ tvabhimānitvādguṇeṣvaguṇa ucyate.
kevalaṁ tvabhimānitvādguṇeṣvaguṇa ucyate.
39.
anādinidhanaḥ anantaḥ sarvadarśī nirāmayaḥ
kevalam tu abhimānitvāt guṇeṣu aguṇaḥ ucyate
kevalam tu abhimānitvāt guṇeṣu aguṇaḥ ucyate
39.
anādinidhanaḥ anantaḥ sarvadarśī nirāmayaḥ
kevalam tu abhimānitvāt guṇeṣu aguṇaḥ ucyate
kevalam tu abhimānitvāt guṇeṣu aguṇaḥ ucyate
39.
The Self (ātman) is without beginning or end, infinite, all-seeing, and free from all affliction. However, it is only referred to as 'without qualities' (aguṇa) precisely due to its egoistic identification (abhimāna) with the constituents (guṇa) of material nature (prakṛti).
Words meanings summery:
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- अनादिनिधनः (anādinidhanaḥ) - without beginning or end, eternal, indestructible
- अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, endless, boundless
- सर्वदर्शी (sarvadarśī) - all-seeing, omniscient
- निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from disease or affliction, healthy, flawless
- केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however
- अभिमानित्वात् (abhimānitvāt) - due to egoism, because of identification, owing to the sense of 'I' or 'mine'
- गुणेषु (guṇeṣu) - among the qualities, in the constituents
- अगुणः (aguṇaḥ) - without qualities, attributeless, devoid of the three guṇas
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
Words meanings and morphology
अनादिनिधनः (anādinidhanaḥ) - without beginning or end, eternal, indestructible
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anādinidhana
anādinidhana - without beginning or end, eternal, indestructible
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ādi+nidhana)
- an – negation, without
indeclinable - ādi – beginning, origin
noun (masculine) - nidhana – end, destruction, death
noun (neuter)
Prefix: ni
अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, endless, boundless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta
ananta - infinite, endless, boundless; the infinite; name of Viṣṇu or Śeṣa
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+anta)
- an – negation, without
indeclinable - anta – end, limit
noun (masculine)
सर्वदर्शी (sarvadarśī) - all-seeing, omniscient
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadarśin
sarvadarśin - all-seeing, omniscient
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+darśin)
- sarva – all, every
pronoun (neuter) - darśin – seeing, knowing, showing
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/adjective
Suffix -in from root dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Long ī in nominative singular masculine.
निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from disease or affliction, healthy, flawless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāmaya
nirāmaya - free from disease or affliction, healthy, flawless
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āmaya)
- nis – out, forth, away, without
indeclinable - āmaya – disease, illness, affliction
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: am (class 1)
केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely
(indeclinable)
Note: Used as an adverb here.
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
अभिमानित्वात् (abhimānitvāt) - due to egoism, because of identification, owing to the sense of 'I' or 'mine'
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of abhimānitva
abhimānitva - egoism, pride, self-conceit, identification
Derived from abhimānin with suffix -tva (abstract noun).
गुणेषु (guṇeṣu) - among the qualities, in the constituents
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent of nature (sattva, rajas, tamas), strand, string
अगुणः (aguṇaḥ) - without qualities, attributeless, devoid of the three guṇas
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aguṇa
aguṇa - without qualities, attributeless, devoid of the three guṇas of prakṛti
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+guṇa)
- a – negation, non
indeclinable - guṇa – quality, constituent of nature
noun (masculine)
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
present passive
From root vac (often changes to uc in passive/reduplicated forms)
Root: vac (class 2)