महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-326, verse-23
द्विर्द्वादशेभ्यस्तत्त्वेभ्यः ख्यातो यः पञ्चविंशकः ।
पुरुषो निष्क्रियश्चैव ज्ञानदृश्यश्च कथ्यते ॥२३॥
पुरुषो निष्क्रियश्चैव ज्ञानदृश्यश्च कथ्यते ॥२३॥
23. dvirdvādaśebhyastattvebhyaḥ khyāto yaḥ pañcaviṁśakaḥ ,
puruṣo niṣkriyaścaiva jñānadṛśyaśca kathyate.
puruṣo niṣkriyaścaiva jñānadṛśyaśca kathyate.
23.
dvir dvādaśebhyaḥ tattvebhyaḥ khyātaḥ yaḥ pañcaviṃśakaḥ
puruṣaḥ niṣkriyaḥ ca eva jñānadṛśyaḥ ca kathyate
puruṣaḥ niṣkriyaḥ ca eva jñānadṛśyaḥ ca kathyate
23.
yaḥ dvir dvādaśebhyaḥ tattvebhyaḥ pañcaviṃśakaḥ khyātaḥ (asti),
saḥ puruṣaḥ niṣkriyaḥ ca eva jñānadṛśyaḥ ca kathyate
saḥ puruṣaḥ niṣkriyaḥ ca eva jñānadṛśyaḥ ca kathyate
23.
He who is renowned as the twenty-fifth among the twenty-four principles, that supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) is said to be inactive and perceivable only through knowledge.
Words meanings summery:
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- द्विर् (dvir) - twice, two times
- द्वादशेभ्यः (dvādaśebhyaḥ) - from the twelve, to the twelve
- तत्त्वेभ्यः (tattvebhyaḥ) - from the principles/elements, to the principles/elements
- ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known, famous, renowned
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- पञ्चविंशकः (pañcaviṁśakaḥ) - the twenty-fifth
- पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, cosmic person, spirit)
- निष्क्रियः (niṣkriyaḥ) - inactive, without action
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- ज्ञानदृश्यः (jñānadṛśyaḥ) - visible by knowledge, perceivable through knowledge
- च (ca) - and
- कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is declared, is spoken of
Words meanings and morphology
द्विर् (dvir) - twice, two times
(indeclinable)
द्वादशेभ्यः (dvādaśebhyaḥ) - from the twelve, to the twelve
(adjective)
plural of dvādaśa
dvādaśa - twelve
Note: Adjective modifying 'tattvebhyaḥ'
तत्त्वेभ्यः (tattvebhyaḥ) - from the principles/elements, to the principles/elements
(noun)
neuter, plural of tattva
tattva - principle, element, reality, truth
ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known, famous, renowned
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of khyāta
khyāta - known, famous, renowned
Past Passive Participle
From root khyā- (to be known, to tell)
Root: khyā
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
पञ्चविंशकः (pañcaviṁśakaḥ) - the twenty-fifth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcaviṃśaka
pañcaviṁśaka - twenty-fifth
पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, cosmic person, spirit)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, spirit, the Supreme Being, the conscious principle
निष्क्रियः (niṣkriyaḥ) - inactive, without action
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣkriya
niṣkriya - inactive, motionless, devoid of action
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+kriyā)
- nis – without, out, forth
indeclinable - kriyā – action, activity, rite
noun (feminine)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
ज्ञानदृश्यः (jñānadṛśyaḥ) - visible by knowledge, perceivable through knowledge
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānadṛśya
jñānadṛśya - visible by knowledge, perceivable through knowledge
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+dṛśya)
- jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
noun (neuter)
Root: jñā (class 9) - dṛśya – visible, to be seen
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
From root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is declared, is spoken of
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kath
From root kath (to tell, derived from katha)
Root: kath (class 10)