महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-300, verse-15
हृदयं सर्वभूतानां पर्वणोऽङ्गुष्ठमात्रकः ।
अनुग्रसत्यनन्तं हि महात्मा विश्वमीश्वरः ॥१५॥
अनुग्रसत्यनन्तं हि महात्मा विश्वमीश्वरः ॥१५॥
15. hṛdayaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ parvaṇo'ṅguṣṭhamātrakaḥ ,
anugrasatyanantaṁ hi mahātmā viśvamīśvaraḥ.
anugrasatyanantaṁ hi mahātmā viśvamīśvaraḥ.
15.
hṛdayam sarvabhūtānām parvaṇaḥ aṅguṣṭhamātrakaḥ
anugrasati anantam hi mahātmā viśvam īśvaraḥ
anugrasati anantam hi mahātmā viśvam īśvaraḥ
15.
mahātmā īśvaraḥ hi sarvabhūtānām hṛdayam parvaṇaḥ
aṅguṣṭhamātrakaḥ anantam viśvam anugrasati
aṅguṣṭhamātrakaḥ anantam viśvam anugrasati
15.
The great Self (ātman), the Lord (īśvaraḥ), is indeed thumb-sized in the heart of all beings, and He pervades the entire infinite universe.
Words meanings summery:
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- हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - in the heart (heart, core, essence)
- सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings (of all beings, of all creatures)
- पर्वणः (parvaṇaḥ) - of a joint (in the sense of a measure or location) (of a joint, of a knot, of a segment)
- अङ्गुष्ठमात्रकः (aṅguṣṭhamātrakaḥ) - thumb-sized (thumb-sized, the measure of a thumb)
- अनुग्रसति (anugrasati) - pervades, encompasses (pervades, swallows, devours, encompasses)
- अनन्तम् (anantam) - the infinite (infinite, endless, eternal)
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, certainly, because, for)
- महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great Self (ātman) (great-souled, noble, the great Self, a great person)
- विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe (universe, all, whole, world)
- ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord (īśvaraḥ) (Lord, master, ruler, god)
Words meanings and morphology
हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - in the heart (heart, core, essence)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya
hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core, essence
Note: Accusative singular neuter, functioning adverbially to indicate location ('in the heart').
सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings (of all beings, of all creatures)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything that exists
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun (masculine) - bhūta – being, creature, element, past, happened
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū- 'to be'
Root: bhū (class 1)
पर्वणः (parvaṇaḥ) - of a joint (in the sense of a measure or location) (of a joint, of a knot, of a segment)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of parvan
parvan - knot, joint, segment (of a limb or plant), division, chapter, festival
Note: Genitive singular, possibly qualifying 'aṅguṣṭhamātrakaḥ' as 'of the measure of a joint'.
अङ्गुष्ठमात्रकः (aṅguṣṭhamātrakaḥ) - thumb-sized (thumb-sized, the measure of a thumb)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅguṣṭhamātraka
aṅguṣṭhamātraka - thumb-sized, a thumb-length
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅguṣṭha+mātra)
- aṅguṣṭha – thumb, big toe
noun (masculine) - mātra – measure, only, merely, size
noun (neuter)
Note: Nominative singular masculine, qualifying the implied subject (mahātmā/īśvaraḥ).
अनुग्रसति (anugrasati) - pervades, encompasses (pervades, swallows, devours, encompasses)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gras
Present Indicative Active
3rd person singular present active of root gras with upasarga anu-
Prefix: anu
Root: gras (class 1)
अनन्तम् (anantam) - the infinite (infinite, endless, eternal)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, eternal, limitless, Vishnu (as Ananta)
Compound: a (negation) + anta (end)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying 'viśvam'.
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, certainly, because, for)
(indeclinable)
महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great Self (ātman) (great-souled, noble, the great Self, a great person)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime, the great Self, a great person
Compound: mahat (great) + ātman (self)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)
- mahat – great, large, vast, important
adjective (neuter) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe (universe, all, whole, world)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of viśva
viśva - all, whole, entire, universe, world
Note: Accusative singular neuter, object of 'anugrasati'.
ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord (īśvaraḥ) (Lord, master, ruler, god)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara
īśvara - Lord, master, ruler, controller, husband, God
From root īś- 'to own, command' + -vara suffix
Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Nominative singular masculine, in apposition to 'mahātmā'.