महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-303, verse-12
अव्यक्तैकत्वमित्याहुर्नानात्वं पुरुषस्तथा ।
सर्वभूतदयावन्तः केवलं ज्ञानमास्थिताः ॥१२॥
सर्वभूतदयावन्तः केवलं ज्ञानमास्थिताः ॥१२॥
12. avyaktaikatvamityāhurnānātvaṁ puruṣastathā ,
sarvabhūtadayāvantaḥ kevalaṁ jñānamāsthitāḥ.
sarvabhūtadayāvantaḥ kevalaṁ jñānamāsthitāḥ.
12.
avyaktaikatvam iti āhuḥ nānātvam puruṣaḥ tathā
sarvabhūtadayāvantaḥ kevalam jñānam āsthitāḥ
sarvabhūtadayāvantaḥ kevalam jñānam āsthitāḥ
12.
avyaktaikatvam iti āhuḥ tathā puruṣaḥ nānātvam
sarvabhūtadayāvantaḥ kevalam jñānam āsthitāḥ
sarvabhūtadayāvantaḥ kevalam jñānam āsthitāḥ
12.
They declare the unmanifest (avyakta) to be one, and similarly, the cosmic person (puruṣa) to be manifold. [These are the wise] who are compassionate towards all beings and are established solely in knowledge.
Words meanings summery:
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- अव्यक्तैकत्वम् (avyaktaikatvam) - the oneness of the unmanifest
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought
- आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare
- नानात्वम् (nānātvam) - manifoldness, multiplicity, diversity
- पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa), spirit, soul
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
- सर्वभूतदयावन्तः (sarvabhūtadayāvantaḥ) - those possessing compassion for all beings
- केवलम् (kevalam) - solely, purely (modifies knowledge) (purely, solely, isolated, alone)
- ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom
- आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - established in, devoted to, dwelling in
Words meanings and morphology
अव्यक्तैकत्वम् (avyaktaikatvam) - the oneness of the unmanifest
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaktaikatva
avyaktaikatva - the state or quality of being the oneness of the unmanifest
formed with suffix -tva (abstract noun)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (avyakta+ekatva)
- avyakta – unmanifest, unrevealed, indistinct
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
past passive participle of añj with vi prefix, negated by 'a'
Prefix: vi
Root: añj (class 7) - ekatva – oneness, unity
noun (neuter)
formed with suffix -tva (abstract noun)
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought
(indeclinable)
आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
नानात्वम् (nānātvam) - manifoldness, multiplicity, diversity
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nānātva
nānātva - manifoldness, multiplicity, diversity, difference
formed with suffix -tva (abstract noun)
पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa), spirit, soul
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - cosmic person, spirit, soul, man, male
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
(indeclinable)
सर्वभूतदयावन्तः (sarvabhūtadayāvantaḥ) - those possessing compassion for all beings
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvabhūtadayā-vat
sarvabhūtadayā-vat - endowed with compassion for all beings
derived from sarvabhūtadayā with the possessive suffix -vat
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+bhūta+dayā+vat)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (masculine) - bhūta – being, creature, element, what has been
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
past passive participle of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1) - dayā – compassion, mercy, sympathy
noun (feminine)
verbal noun from day
Root: day (class 1) - vat – suffix indicating possession ('having', 'endowed with')
indeclinable
केवलम् (kevalam) - solely, purely (modifies knowledge) (purely, solely, isolated, alone)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kevala
kevala - alone, isolated, pure, simple, whole, complete
Note: Used adverbially here.
ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding
verbal noun from jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - established in, devoted to, dwelling in
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āsthita
āsthita - established, situated, devoted to, engaged in, resorting to
Past Passive Participle
past passive participle of sthā with ā prefix
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)