महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-294, verse-24

स तमोनुद इत्युक्तस्तत्त्वज्ञैर्वेदपारगैः ।
विमलो वितमस्कश्च निर्लिङ्गोऽलिङ्गसंज्ञितः ॥२४॥

24. sa tamonuda ityuktastattvajñairvedapāragaiḥ ,
vimalo vitamaskaśca nirliṅgo'liṅgasaṁjñitaḥ.

24. saḥ tamonudaḥ iti uktaḥ tattvajñaiḥ vedapāragaiḥ
vimalaḥ vitamaskaḥ ca nirliṅgaḥ aliṅgasaṃjñitaḥ

24. tattvajñaiḥ vedapāragaiḥ saḥ tamonudaḥ iti uktaḥ.
vimalaḥ vitamaskaḥ ca nirliṅgaḥ aliṅgasaṃjñitaḥ.

24. He is thus described as the dispeller of darkness by those who understand the ultimate truth and have mastered the Vedas. He is pure, completely free from darkness, without distinguishing characteristics, and is known as 'the unmanifested'.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - refers to the world-creator from the previous verse (he, that)

• तमोनुदः (tamonudaḥ) - dispeller of darkness

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, declared, described

• तत्त्वज्ञैः (tattvajñaiḥ) - by those who know the truth, by the knowers of reality

• वेदपारगैः (vedapāragaiḥ) - by those who have mastered the Vedas, proficient in the Vedas

• विमलः (vimalaḥ) - spotless, pure, untainted

• वितमस्कः (vitamaskaḥ) - free from darkness, without tamas

• च (ca) - and, also

• निर्लिङ्गः (nirliṅgaḥ) - without distinctive mark, without attributes, unmanifested

• अलिङ्गसंज्ञितः (aliṅgasaṁjñitaḥ) - named as attribute-less, known as unmanifested

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - refers to the world-creator from the previous verse (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

तमोनुदः (tamonudaḥ) - dispeller of darkness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tamonuda

tamonuda - dispeller of darkness

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tamas+nuda)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• nuda – dispeller, remover
  noun (masculine)
  from root nud (to push, remove) + -a
  Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'saḥ'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, declared, described

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vac

vac - to speak, to say

Past Passive Participle

from root vac (to speak, say) with irregular form

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

तत्त्वज्ञैः (tattvajñaiḥ) - by those who know the truth, by the knowers of reality

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tattvajña

tattvajña - knower of truth, one who understands reality

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tattva+jña)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  from root jñā (to know) + -a
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agent of 'uktaḥ'.

वेदपारगैः (vedapāragaiḥ) - by those who have mastered the Vedas, proficient in the Vedas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vedapāraga

vedapāraga - one who has gone to the other side of the Vedas; proficient in the Vedas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+pāraga)

• veda – Veda (sacred texts), knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• pāraga – going to the other shore, proficient, expert
  adjective
  from pāra (other side) + gam (to go) + -a
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'uktaḥ', co-occurs with tattvajñaiḥ.

विमलः (vimalaḥ) - spotless, pure, untainted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clear, unstained

prefix vi- + mala (dirt)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (vi+mala)

• vi – free from, without (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
  prefix meaning 'apart, without'
• mala – dirt, impurity, blemish
  noun (masculine)

Note: Another attribute of 'saḥ'.

वितमस्कः (vitamaskaḥ) - free from darkness, without tamas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vitamaska

vitamaska - free from darkness, devoid of tamas

prefix vi- + tamas

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (vi+tamas)

• vi – free from, without (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
  prefix meaning 'apart, without'
• tamas – darkness, ignorance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Another attribute of 'saḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

निर्लिङ्गः (nirliṅgaḥ) - without distinctive mark, without attributes, unmanifested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirliṅga

nirliṅga - without a mark, without attributes, unmanifested

prefix nir- + liṅga

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (nir+liṅga)

• nir – without, out, free from (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
  prefix meaning 'out, forth, without'
• liṅga – mark, sign, characteristic, gender
  noun (neuter)

Note: Another attribute of 'saḥ'.

अलिङ्गसंज्ञितः (aliṅgasaṁjñitaḥ) - named as attribute-less, known as unmanifested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aliṅgasaṃjñita

aliṅgasaṁjñita - called or named as 'without attribute'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+liṅga+saṃjñita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• liṅga – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)
• saṃjñita – named, designated, called
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root jñā (to know) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Another attribute of 'saḥ'.