महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-306, verse-36
विश्वाविश्वेति यदिदं गन्धर्वेन्द्रानुपृच्छसि ।
विश्वाव्यक्तं परं विद्याद्भूतभव्यभयंकरम् ॥३६॥
विश्वाव्यक्तं परं विद्याद्भूतभव्यभयंकरम् ॥३६॥
36. viśvāviśveti yadidaṁ gandharvendrānupṛcchasi ,
viśvāvyaktaṁ paraṁ vidyādbhūtabhavyabhayaṁkaram.
viśvāvyaktaṁ paraṁ vidyādbhūtabhavyabhayaṁkaram.
36.
viśva aviśva iti yat idam gandharvendra anupṛcchasi
| viśva avyaktaṃ param vidyāt bhūtabhavyabhayaṃkaram
| viśva avyaktaṃ param vidyāt bhūtabhavyabhayaṃkaram
36.
gandharvendra yat idam viśva aviśva iti anupṛcchasi (tat)
viśva avyaktaṃ param bhūtabhavyabhayaṃkaram (iti) vidyāt
viśva avyaktaṃ param bhūtabhavyabhayaṃkaram (iti) vidyāt
36.
O king of Gandharvas, concerning what you ask as 'the manifest' (viśva) and 'the non-manifest' (aviśva) – one should know that the manifest (viśva) and the unmanifest (avyakta) together are the Supreme, which inspires awe in all beings, past and future.
Words meanings summery:
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- विश्व (viśva) - the manifest aspect (as a concept being questioned) (the universal, the manifest, the whole)
- अविश्व (aviśva) - the non-manifest aspect (as a concept being questioned) (non-universal, not whole, particular)
- इति (iti) - thus, so
- यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)
- इदम् (idam) - this
- गन्धर्वेन्द्र (gandharvendra) - addressed to the king of Gandharvas (king of Gandharvas)
- अनुपृच्छसि (anupṛcchasi) - you ask about, you inquire
- विश्व (viśva) - the manifest aspect (the universal, the manifest, the whole)
- अव्यक्तं (avyaktaṁ) - the unmanifest aspect (avyakta) (the unmanifest, imperceptible)
- परम् (param) - the ultimate reality (the Supreme, the highest)
- विद्यात् (vidyāt) - one should know
- भूतभव्यभयंकरम् (bhūtabhavyabhayaṁkaram) - inspiring awe in all beings, past and future, due to its supreme power (causing fear or awe to beings of the past and future)
Words meanings and morphology
विश्व (viśva) - the manifest aspect (as a concept being questioned) (the universal, the manifest, the whole)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva
viśva - all, whole, universal, manifest world
Note: Used here as a quoted term, hence nominative singular.
अविश्व (aviśva) - the non-manifest aspect (as a concept being questioned) (non-universal, not whole, particular)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aviśva
aviśva - not universal, particular; (in philosophical contexts) the unmanifest
Negation of viśva with 'a-' prefix
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viśva)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - viśva – all, whole, universal, manifest world
noun (neuter)
Note: Used here as a quoted term, hence nominative singular.
इति (iti) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
गन्धर्वेन्द्र (gandharvendra) - addressed to the king of Gandharvas (king of Gandharvas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of gandharvendra
gandharvendra - chief of the Gandharvas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandharva+indra)
- gandharva – a celestial musician, a Gandharva
noun (masculine) - indra – chief, lord, king (Vedic deity, king of gods)
noun (masculine)
अनुपृच्छसि (anupṛcchasi) - you ask about, you inquire
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pṛcch
Prefix: anu
Root: prach (class 6)
विश्व (viśva) - the manifest aspect (the universal, the manifest, the whole)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of viśva
viśva - all, whole, universal, manifest world
अव्यक्तं (avyaktaṁ) - the unmanifest aspect (avyakta) (the unmanifest, imperceptible)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avyakta
avyakta - unmanifest, imperceptible, indistinct (in Sāṃkhya philosophy, refers to prakṛti)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from 'vi-añj' (to manifest) with 'a-' negation prefix
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - vyakta – manifested, perceptible, distinct
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From 'vi-añj' (to manifest)
Prefix: vi
Root: añj (class 7)
परम् (param) - the ultimate reality (the Supreme, the highest)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, transcendent
विद्यात् (vidyāt) - one should know
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
भूतभव्यभयंकरम् (bhūtabhavyabhayaṁkaram) - inspiring awe in all beings, past and future, due to its supreme power (causing fear or awe to beings of the past and future)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūtabhavyabhayaṃkara
bhūtabhavyabhayaṁkara - causing fear or awe to what has been and what will be
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+bhavya+bhayaṃkara)
- bhūta – past, having been, creature, being
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'bhū' (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1) - bhavya – future, about to be, being
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From root 'bhū' (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1) - bhayaṃkara – fear-causing, dreadful, formidable
adjective (neuter)
From 'bhaya' (fear) + 'kara' (causing)
Note: Qualifies 'param'