महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-321, verse-30

अव्यक्ता व्यक्तभावस्था या सा प्रकृतिरव्यया ।
तां योनिमावयोर्विद्धि योऽसौ सदसदात्मकः ।
आवाभ्यां पूज्यतेऽसौ हि दैवे पित्र्ये च कल्पिते ॥३०॥

30. avyaktā vyaktabhāvasthā yā sā prakṛtiravyayā ,
tāṁ yonimāvayorviddhi yo'sau sadasadātmakaḥ ,
āvābhyāṁ pūjyate'sau hi daive pitrye ca kalpite.

30. avyaktā vyaktāvasthā yā sā prakṛtiḥ
avyayā tām yonim āvayoḥ viddhi
yaḥ asau sadasadātmakaḥ āvābhyām
pūjyate asau hi daive pitrye ca kalpite

30. yā avyaktā vyaktāvasthā sā avyayā
prakṛtiḥ yaḥ asau sadasadātmakaḥ
tām āvayoḥ yonim viddhi hi āvābhyām
asau daive pitrye ca kalpite pūjyate

30. That which is unmanifest yet comes into a manifest state—that is the imperishable primary nature (prakṛti). Know that primary nature to be our origin, who embodies both existent and non-existent aspects. Indeed, that primary nature is worshipped by both of us in the prescribed divine and ancestral rites.

Words meanings summery:

• अव्यक्ता (avyaktā) - the unmanifested state of primal nature (unmanifested, unexpressed, indistinct)

• व्यक्तावस्था (vyaktāvasthā) - the state of primal nature when it becomes manifest (manifest state, state of manifestation)

• या (yā) - referring to the unmanifested manifest state of nature (which, who)

• सा (sā) - referring to the unmanifested manifest state of nature (she, that)

• प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - the primordial material cause of the universe (prakṛti) (primary nature, original form, constitution)

• अव्यया (avyayā) - referring to the imperishable nature (prakṛti) (imperishable, immutable)

• ताम् (tām) - referring to nature (prakṛti) (her, that)

• योनिम् (yonim) - the origin or source of existence for 'us two' (womb, source, origin, place of birth)

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of the two speakers/beings mentioned in the context (of us two, for us two)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - understand her (prakṛti) as the origin (know, understand)

• यः (yaḥ) - referring to the one who embodies existent and non-existent aspects, identified with nature (prakṛti) as the origin (who, which)

• असौ (asau) - that one who has the nature of being and non-being (that one, he)

• सदसदात्मकः (sadasadātmakaḥ) - referring to the ultimate principle (prakṛti as yonim) that encompasses both manifest and unmanifest reality (having the nature of being and non-being, comprising existent and non-existent)

• आवाभ्याम् (āvābhyām) - by the two entities speaking or being referred to in the dialogue (by us two)

• पूज्यते (pūjyate) - that (nature/principle) is honored and revered (is worshipped, is honored)

• असौ (asau) - referring back to the 'yonim' or 'prakṛti' that is being worshipped (that one, she)

• हि (hi) - emphasizing the truth of the statement (indeed, for, because)

• दैवे (daive) - in the divine rituals (divine, godly, related to deities)

• पित्र्ये (pitrye) - in the ancestral rituals (ancestral, paternal, related to ancestors)

• च (ca) - connecting divine and ancestral rites (and)

• कल्पिते (kalpite) - in the prescribed/established divine and ancestral rites (arranged, established, prescribed, consecrated, formed)

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यक्ता (avyaktā) - the unmanifested state of primal nature (unmanifested, unexpressed, indistinct)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifested, not evident, indistinct

Past Passive Participle

derived from √añj (to anoint, manifest) with prefix a- (negative) and suffix -ta (kṛt)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• vyakta – manifested, apparent, distinct
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi-añj
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

व्यक्तावस्था (vyaktāvasthā) - the state of primal nature when it becomes manifest (manifest state, state of manifestation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyaktāvasthā

vyaktāvasthā - manifest state, state of manifestation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyakta+avasthā)

• vyakta – manifested, apparent
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi-añj
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• avasthā – state, condition, position
  noun (feminine)
  from ava-sthā
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)

या (yā) - referring to the unmanifested manifest state of nature (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

सा (sā) - referring to the unmanifested manifest state of nature (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - the primordial material cause of the universe (prakṛti) (primary nature, original form, constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - primary nature, origin, primal matter, constitution, intrinsic nature

from pra-kṛ (to make, do)

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अव्यया (avyayā) - referring to the imperishable nature (prakṛti) (imperishable, immutable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, indeclinable

from a- (not) + vyaya (expenditure, destruction)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• vyaya – expenditure, decay, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-i (to go apart)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

ताम् (tām) - referring to nature (prakṛti) (her, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

योनिम् (yonim) - the origin or source of existence for 'us two' (womb, source, origin, place of birth)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - womb, vulva, source, origin, place of birth

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of the two speakers/beings mentioned in the context (of us two, for us two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

विद्धि (viddhi) - understand her (prakṛti) as the origin (know, understand)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative 2nd Person Singular

From √vid (ādi class 2). "viddhi" is an archaic/Vedic form sometimes used in classical Sanskrit.

Root: vid (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - referring to the one who embodies existent and non-existent aspects, identified with nature (prakṛti) as the origin (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

असौ (asau) - that one who has the nature of being and non-being (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one (more remote than tad)

सदसदात्मकः (sadasadātmakaḥ) - referring to the ultimate principle (prakṛti as yonim) that encompasses both manifest and unmanifest reality (having the nature of being and non-being, comprising existent and non-existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadasadātmaka

sadasadātmaka - having the nature of being and non-being, comprising existent and non-existent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+asat+ātman)

• sat – existent, good, true, being
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from √as
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existent, unreal, bad, non-being
  adjective
  Present Active Participle (negative)
  from a- + √as
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

आवाभ्याम् (āvābhyām) - by the two entities speaking or being referred to in the dialogue (by us two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

पूज्यते (pūjyate) - that (nature/principle) is honored and revered (is worshipped, is honored)

(verb)

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

Present 3rd Person Singular

Passive voice, ātmanepada form.

Root: pūj (class 10)

असौ (asau) - referring back to the 'yonim' or 'prakṛti' that is being worshipped (that one, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one (more remote than tad)

Note: Refers to the feminine 'prakṛti' / 'yonim' that is being worshipped.

हि (hi) - emphasizing the truth of the statement (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

दैवे (daive) - in the divine rituals (divine, godly, related to deities)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, godly, fate, destiny

derived from deva (god)

Note: Agrees with implied noun like 'karmaṇi' (in the rite).

पित्र्ये (pitrye) - in the ancestral rituals (ancestral, paternal, related to ancestors)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pitrya

pitrya - ancestral, paternal, related to ancestors

derived from pitṛ (father, ancestor)

Note: Agrees with implied noun like 'karmaṇi' (in the rite).

च (ca) - connecting divine and ancestral rites (and)

(indeclinable)

कल्पिते (kalpite) - in the prescribed/established divine and ancestral rites (arranged, established, prescribed, consecrated, formed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kalpita

kalpita - arranged, made, formed, imagined, established, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

from √kḷp (to be able, to arrange)

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: The locative singular implies 'in that which is arranged/prescribed', often referring to rites or specific times/places for action.