महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-306, verse-96
अनन्तमिति कृत्वा स नित्यं केवलमेव च ।
धर्माधर्मौ पुण्यपापे सत्यासत्ये तथैव च ॥९६॥
धर्माधर्मौ पुण्यपापे सत्यासत्ये तथैव च ॥९६॥
96. anantamiti kṛtvā sa nityaṁ kevalameva ca ,
dharmādharmau puṇyapāpe satyāsatye tathaiva ca.
dharmādharmau puṇyapāpe satyāsatye tathaiva ca.
96.
anantam iti kṛtvā sa nityam kevalam eva ca
dharmādharmau puṇyapāpe satyāsatye tathā eva ca
dharmādharmau puṇyapāpe satyāsatye tathā eva ca
96.
sa anantam nityam kevalam iti kṛtvā ca
dharmādharmau puṇyapāpe satyāsatye tathā eva ca
dharmādharmau puṇyapāpe satyāsatye tathā eva ca
96.
Considering it (the ultimate reality) as infinite, eternal, and singular, he also [thought of it as beyond] the dualities of natural law and its opposite (dharma-adharma), merit and sin, and truth and untruth.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनन्तम् (anantam) - as infinite, endless (infinite, endless, boundless)
- इति (iti) - thus, as (thus, so, in this way)
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having considered (having done, having made, having considered)
- स (sa) - he (referring to the meditator/contemplator) (he, that)
- नित्यम् (nityam) - as eternal (eternal, constant, always)
- केवलम् (kevalam) - as singular (alone, sole, singular, absolute)
- एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)
- च (ca) - and also (and, also)
- धर्माधर्मौ (dharmādharmau) - the dualities of natural law and its opposite (dharma-adharma) (natural law and its opposite, right and wrong, virtue and vice)
- पुण्यपापे (puṇyapāpe) - merit and sin (merit and demerit, virtue and sin)
- सत्यासत्ये (satyāsatye) - truth and untruth
- तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, likewise, similarly)
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- च (ca) - and, also
Words meanings and morphology
अनन्तम् (anantam) - as infinite, endless (infinite, endless, boundless)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ananta
ananta - infinite, endless, boundless, the infinite, the endless
Compound: a (neg.) + anta (end)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
इति (iti) - thus, as (thus, so, in this way)
(indeclinable)
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having considered (having done, having made, having considered)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Root: kṛ (class 8)
स (sa) - he (referring to the meditator/contemplator) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
नित्यम् (nityam) - as eternal (eternal, constant, always)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nitya
nitya - eternal, constant, perpetual, always
केवलम् (kevalam) - as singular (alone, sole, singular, absolute)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kevala
kevala - alone, sole, singular, absolute, pure, whole
एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and also (and, also)
(indeclinable)
धर्माधर्मौ (dharmādharmau) - the dualities of natural law and its opposite (dharma-adharma) (natural law and its opposite, right and wrong, virtue and vice)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of dharmādharma
dharmādharma - right and wrong, virtue and vice, natural law and its opposite
Compound type : dvandva (dharma+adharma)
- dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - adharma – unrighteousness, unconstitutionality, wrong, vice, impiety
noun (masculine)
Compound: a (neg.) + dharma
पुण्यपापे (puṇyapāpe) - merit and sin (merit and demerit, virtue and sin)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, dual of puṇyapāpa
puṇyapāpa - merit and demerit, virtue and sin
Compound type : dvandva (puṇya+pāpa)
- puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed, auspicious
noun (neuter) - pāpa – sin, evil, demerit, wicked
noun (neuter)
सत्यासत्ये (satyāsatye) - truth and untruth
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, dual of satyāsatya
satyāsatya - truth and untruth, reality and unreality
Compound type : dvandva (satya+asatya)
- satya – truth, reality, true
noun (neuter)
Root: as (class 2) - asatya – untruth, falsehood, false
noun (neuter)
Compound: a (neg.) + satya
तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, likewise, similarly)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)