महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-304, verse-17
तस्थुषं पुरुषं सत्त्वमभेद्यमजरामरम् ।
शाश्वतं चाव्ययं चैव ईशानं ब्रह्म चाव्ययम् ॥१७॥
शाश्वतं चाव्ययं चैव ईशानं ब्रह्म चाव्ययम् ॥१७॥
17. tasthuṣaṁ puruṣaṁ sattvamabhedyamajarāmaram ,
śāśvataṁ cāvyayaṁ caiva īśānaṁ brahma cāvyayam.
śāśvataṁ cāvyayaṁ caiva īśānaṁ brahma cāvyayam.
17.
tasthuṣam puruṣam sattvam abhedyam ajarāmaram
śāśvatam ca avyayam ca eva īśānam brahma ca avyayam
śāśvatam ca avyayam ca eva īśānam brahma ca avyayam
17.
puruṣam tasthuṣam sattvam abhedyam ajarāmaram
śāśvatam avyayam ca eva īśānam brahma avyayam ca
śāśvatam avyayam ca eva īśānam brahma avyayam ca
17.
One should meditate upon the steadfast (puruṣa), the essence of being, indivisible, ageless and immortal, truly eternal and imperishable, the sovereign ruler, and the imperishable ultimate reality (brahman).
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्थुषम् (tasthuṣam) - steadfast, existing, standing
- पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (the supreme cosmic person, man, male)
- सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - essence, reality, being, goodness, existence
- अभेद्यम् (abhedyam) - indivisible, impenetrable, not to be broken
- अजरामरम् (ajarāmaram) - ageless and immortal
- शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting
- च (ca) - and, also
- अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
- ईशानम् (īśānam) - ruling, lordly, the ruler, controller
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (the ultimate reality, Brahman, divine essence)
- च (ca) - and, also
- अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying
Words meanings and morphology
तस्थुषम् (tasthuṣam) - steadfast, existing, standing
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tasthus
tasthus - standing, firm, stable, existing
past active participle (perfect participle)
From root sthā (to stand), perfect stem sthā with -vas affix
Root: sthā (class 1)
पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (the supreme cosmic person, man, male)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - person, human being, male, the supreme cosmic person
सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - essence, reality, being, goodness, existence
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - existence, being, essence, reality, goodness, truth, a living creature
अभेद्यम् (abhedyam) - indivisible, impenetrable, not to be broken
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of abhedya
abhedya - indivisible, impenetrable, not to be broken or divided
gerundive (passive future participle)
From a (negation) + root bhid (to break, divide) + -ya (gerundive suffix)
Prefix: a
Root: bhid (class 7)
अजरामरम् (ajarāmaram) - ageless and immortal
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ajarāmara
ajarāmara - ageless and immortal
Dvanda compound of ajara (ageless) and amara (immortal)
Compound type : dvandva (ajara+amara)
- ajara – ageless, not subject to old age
adjective (masculine)
From a (negation) + jarā (old age)
Prefix: a - amara – immortal, deathless, a god
adjective (masculine)
From a (negation) + mara (mortal, dying)
Prefix: a
शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying, an indeclinable word
From a (negation) + vyaya (decay, expenditure)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
(indeclinable)
ईशानम् (īśānam) - ruling, lordly, the ruler, controller
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of īśāna
īśāna - ruling, lordly, sovereign, master, the ruler
From root īś (to rule, possess)
Root: īś (class 2)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (the ultimate reality, Brahman, divine essence)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, the absolute, the ultimate reality, a prayer, sacred knowledge
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying, an indeclinable word
From a (negation) + vyaya (decay, expenditure)