महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-293, verse-50
निस्तत्त्वं पञ्चविंशस्य परमाहुर्निदर्शनम् ।
वर्गस्य वर्गमाचारं तत्त्वं तत्त्वात्सनातनम् ॥५०॥
वर्गस्य वर्गमाचारं तत्त्वं तत्त्वात्सनातनम् ॥५०॥
50. nistattvaṁ pañcaviṁśasya paramāhurnidarśanam ,
vargasya vargamācāraṁ tattvaṁ tattvātsanātanam.
vargasya vargamācāraṁ tattvaṁ tattvātsanātanam.
50.
nistattvam pañcaviṃśasya param āhuḥ nidarśanam |
vargasya vargam ācāram tattvam tattvāt sanātanam
vargasya vargam ācāram tattvam tattvāt sanātanam
50.
pañcaviṃśasya nistattvam param nidarśanam āhuḥ
vargasya vargam ācāram tattvam tattvāt sanātanam
vargasya vargam ācāram tattvam tattvāt sanātanam
50.
They declare non-reality (nistattva) to be the supreme illustration for the twenty-fifth (puruṣa). The ultimate reality (tattva), which is the inherent order (ācāra) of categories (varga) by category, is eternal, distinct from (other) principles (tattva).
Words meanings summery:
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- निस्तत्त्वम् (nistattvam) - referring to Puruṣa in Sāṅkhya, as distinct from Prakṛti's evolutes (non-reality, that which is not a principle)
- पञ्चविंशस्य (pañcaviṁśasya) - referring to the twenty-fifth principle, Puruṣa, in Sāṅkhya philosophy (of the twenty-fifth)
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare
- निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - explanation, illustration, example
- वर्गस्य (vargasya) - of a category (of Sāṅkhya tattvas) (of the class, of the group)
- वर्गम् (vargam) - a category (of Sāṅkhya tattvas), often used distributively or emphatically with genitive 'vargasya' (a class, a group)
- आचारम् (ācāram) - the inherent order or natural law (conduct, custom, established order, nature, intrinsic behavior)
- तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the ultimate reality, Puruṣa, the self-existent principle (reality, principle, truth)
- तत्त्वात् (tattvāt) - from other principles (e.g., from Prakṛti's evolutes) (from the principle, from reality)
- सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient
Words meanings and morphology
निस्तत्त्वम् (nistattvam) - referring to Puruṣa in Sāṅkhya, as distinct from Prakṛti's evolutes (non-reality, that which is not a principle)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nistattva
nistattva - non-reality, that which is not a principle
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (nis+tattva)
- nis – without, out of, not
indeclinable
Prefix indicating negation or absence. - tattva – reality, truth, principle, essence
noun (neuter)
पञ्चविंशस्य (pañcaviṁśasya) - referring to the twenty-fifth principle, Puruṣa, in Sāṅkhya philosophy (of the twenty-fifth)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pañcaviṃśa
pañcaviṁśa - twenty-fifth
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other
आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ah
Root form pra-ah (present active 3rd plural).
Root: ah (class 2)
निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - explanation, illustration, example
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nidarśana
nidarśana - explanation, illustration, showing, demonstrating
Prefix: ni
Root: dṛś
वर्गस्य (vargasya) - of a category (of Sāṅkhya tattvas) (of the class, of the group)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of varga
varga - class, group, category, division
वर्गम् (vargam) - a category (of Sāṅkhya tattvas), often used distributively or emphatically with genitive 'vargasya' (a class, a group)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of varga
varga - class, group, category, division
आचारम् (ācāram) - the inherent order or natural law (conduct, custom, established order, nature, intrinsic behavior)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ācāra
ācāra - conduct, custom, practice, established usage, intrinsic nature
From root car with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: car
तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the ultimate reality, Puruṣa, the self-existent principle (reality, principle, truth)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tattva
tattva - reality, truth, principle, essence, element
तत्त्वात् (tattvāt) - from other principles (e.g., from Prakṛti's evolutes) (from the principle, from reality)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tattva
tattva - reality, truth, principle, essence, element
सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, primeval