महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-302, verse-11

अव्यक्तस्थं परं यत्तत्पृष्टस्तेऽहं नराधिप ।
स एष प्रकृतिष्ठो हि तस्थुरित्यभिधीयते ॥११॥

11. avyaktasthaṁ paraṁ yattatpṛṣṭaste'haṁ narādhipa ,
sa eṣa prakṛtiṣṭho hi tasthurityabhidhīyate.

11. avyaktastham param yat tat pṛṣṭaḥ te aham narādhipa
saḥ eṣaḥ prakṛtiṣṭhaḥ hi tasthuḥ iti abhidhīyate

11. narādhipa yat avyaktastham param tat te pṛṣṭaḥ aham
saḥ eṣaḥ hi prakṛtiṣṭhaḥ iti tasthuḥ abhidhīyate

11. O ruler of men, regarding that supreme (entity) which is located in the unmanifest, about which you questioned me: this very entity, indeed dwelling within nature (prakṛti), is referred to as 'the unmoving' or 'that which stands firm'.

Words meanings summery:

• अव्यक्तस्थम् (avyaktastham) - situated in the unmanifest, residing in the unmanifest

• परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• ते (te) - by you, your

• अहम् (aham) - I

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O ruler of men, O king

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• प्रकृतिष्ठः (prakṛtiṣṭhaḥ) - residing in nature, situated in nature

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - the stationary, that which stands still, the unmoving

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is said, is designated

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यक्तस्थम् (avyaktastham) - situated in the unmanifest, residing in the unmanifest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avyaktastha

avyaktastha - situated in the unmanifest, dwelling in the unmanifest

Compound formed from avyakta (unmanifest) and stha (standing, being).

Compound type : Saptamī-Tatpuruṣa (avyakta+stha)

• avyakta – unmanifest, unperceived, imperceptible
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'vyakta' (manifest). From root 'añj' with 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• stha – standing, being, situated in, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'param tat'.

परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, superior, other

Note: Matches 'tat' in gender and number.

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the supreme entity.

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'prach' (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

ते (te) - by you, your

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Enclitic form of the second person pronoun 'tva'. Dative, genitive, or instrumental singular.

Note: Used with 'pṛṣṭaḥ' to mean 'by you'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O ruler of men, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - ruler of men, king, lord of men

Compound of nara (man) and adhipa (ruler).

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'adhi' and root 'pā' (to protect, rule).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular of 'tad'.

Note: Refers to the entity previously mentioned.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Masculine nominative singular of 'etad'.

Note: Emphasizes immediacy or proximity.

प्रकृतिष्ठः (prakṛtiṣṭhaḥ) - residing in nature, situated in nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakṛtiṣṭha

prakṛtiṣṭha - standing in prakṛti, existing in prakṛti

Compound formed from prakṛti and stha.

Compound type : Saptamī-Tatpuruṣa (prakṛti+stha)

• prakṛti – nature, primal matter, original form
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• stha – standing, being, situated in, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ eṣaḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - the stationary, that which stands still, the unmoving

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tasthu

tasthu - standing, stationary, unmoving

From root sthā, with reduplication, indicating an agent noun or an adjective.

Root: sthā (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to mark the end of a quotation or definition.

अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is said, is designated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of abhidhīyate

Present tense, Passive voice, Third person singular.

From root 'dhā' with prefix 'abhi', in passive voice (reduplicated form 'dhī').

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)