महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-323, verse-2
बृहद्ब्रह्म महच्चेति शब्दाः पर्यायवाचकाः ।
एभिः समन्वितो राजन्गुणैर्विद्वान्बृहस्पतिः ॥२॥
एभिः समन्वितो राजन्गुणैर्विद्वान्बृहस्पतिः ॥२॥
2. bṛhadbrahma mahacceti śabdāḥ paryāyavācakāḥ ,
ebhiḥ samanvito rājanguṇairvidvānbṛhaspatiḥ.
ebhiḥ samanvito rājanguṇairvidvānbṛhaspatiḥ.
2.
bṛhat brahma mahat ca iti śabdāḥ paryāya vācakāḥ
ebhiḥ samanvitaḥ rājan guṇaiḥ vidvān bṛhaspatiḥ
ebhiḥ samanvitaḥ rājan guṇaiḥ vidvān bṛhaspatiḥ
2.
rājan bṛhat brahma mahat ca iti śabdāḥ paryāya
vācakāḥ vidvān bṛhaspatiḥ ebhiḥ guṇaiḥ samanvitaḥ
vācakāḥ vidvān bṛhaspatiḥ ebhiḥ guṇaiḥ samanvitaḥ
2.
O King, the words 'Bṛhat', 'Brahman' (brahman), and 'Mahat' are synonymous. The wise Bṛhaspati is endowed with these qualities.
Words meanings summery:
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- बृहत् (bṛhat) - the term 'Bṛhat' (referring to the great, the vast) (great, vast, large)
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the term 'Brahman' (brahman) (Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, holy knowledge)
- महत् (mahat) - the term 'Mahat' (referring to the great principle of cosmic intelligence) (great, vast, eminent)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- इति (iti) - thus (indicating these are quoted terms) (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)
- शब्दाः (śabdāḥ) - these words/terms (words, sounds, terms)
- पर्यायवाचकाः (paryāyavācakāḥ) - are synonymous (synonymous, expressive of synonyms)
- एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these (qualities) (by these, with these)
- समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - endowed with (endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of)
- राजन् (rājan) - O King
- गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with qualities (like greatness, vastness, wisdom) (by qualities, with virtues, with strands)
- विद्वान् (vidvān) - the wise (learned, wise, knowing)
- बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods))
Words meanings and morphology
बृहत् (bṛhat) - the term 'Bṛhat' (referring to the great, the vast) (great, vast, large)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bṛhat
bṛhat - great, large, vast
root `bṛh` (to grow, expand)
Root: bṛh (class 1)
Note: Refers to the word 'Bṛhat'.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the term 'Brahman' (brahman) (Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, holy knowledge)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - sacred utterance, ultimate reality
from root `bṛh` (to grow, expand)
Root: bṛh (class 1)
Note: Refers to the word 'Brahman'.
महत् (mahat) - the term 'Mahat' (referring to the great principle of cosmic intelligence) (great, vast, eminent)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, important; the great principle (of intellect in Samkhya)
Root: mah (class 1)
Note: Refers to the word 'Mahat'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
इति (iti) - thus (indicating these are quoted terms) (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)
(indeclinable)
शब्दाः (śabdāḥ) - these words/terms (words, sounds, terms)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śabda
śabda - sound, word
from root `śabd` (to make a sound)
Root: śabd (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.
पर्यायवाचकाः (paryāyavācakāḥ) - are synonymous (synonymous, expressive of synonyms)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paryāyavācaka
paryāyavācaka - synonym, term expressing a synonym
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paryāya+vācaka)
- paryāya – synonym, succession
noun (masculine)
from `pari`-`i` (to go around)
Prefix: pari
Root: i (class 2) - vācaka – expressive of, denoting, speaker
adjective (masculine)
from root `vac` (to speak) + `ṇvul` suffix
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Predicate adjective for `śabdāḥ`.
एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these (qualities) (by these, with these)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
`e` stem
Note: Refers to the qualities mentioned.
समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - endowed with (endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samanvita
samanvita - endowed with, connected with
Past Passive Participle
from `sam`-`an`-`i` (to go along with)
Prefixes: sam+anu
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Predicate adjective for `bṛhaspatiḥ`.
राजन् (rājan) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj (class 1)
गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with qualities (like greatness, vastness, wisdom) (by qualities, with virtues, with strands)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, strand (of prakṛti)
Note: Agent or means for `samanvitaḥ`.
विद्वान् (vidvān) - the wise (learned, wise, knowing)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat
vidvat - knowing, learned, wise
Present Active Participle
from root `vid` (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Modifies `bṛhaspatiḥ`.
बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati
bṛhaspati - name of the preceptor of the gods, the planet Jupiter
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.