महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-327, verse-28
महाभूतानि सृष्ट्वाथ तद्गुणान्निर्ममे पुनः ।
भूतेभ्यश्चैव निष्पन्ना मूर्तिमन्तोऽष्ट ताञ्शृणु ॥२८॥
भूतेभ्यश्चैव निष्पन्ना मूर्तिमन्तोऽष्ट ताञ्शृणु ॥२८॥
28. mahābhūtāni sṛṣṭvātha tadguṇānnirmame punaḥ ,
bhūtebhyaścaiva niṣpannā mūrtimanto'ṣṭa tāñśṛṇu.
bhūtebhyaścaiva niṣpannā mūrtimanto'ṣṭa tāñśṛṇu.
28.
mahābhūtāni sṛṣṭvā atha tat guṇān nirmame punaḥ
bhūtebhyaḥ ca eva niṣpannāḥ mūrtimantaḥ aṣṭa tān śṛṇu
bhūtebhyaḥ ca eva niṣpannāḥ mūrtimantaḥ aṣṭa tān śṛṇu
28.
atha mahābhūtāni sṛṣṭvā punaḥ tat guṇān nirmame ca
eva bhūtebhyaḥ niṣpannāḥ mūrtimantaḥ aṣṭa tān śṛṇu
eva bhūtebhyaḥ niṣpannāḥ mūrtimantaḥ aṣṭa tān śṛṇu
28.
Having created the great elements, he then again produced their qualities. Listen to those eight embodied beings which are indeed born from these elements.
Words meanings summery:
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- महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - the great elements (earth, air, space, water, fire) (great elements, gross elements)
- सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created (having created, after creating)
- अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now, moreover)
- तत् (tat) - their (referring to the great elements' qualities) (that, its, their)
- गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities (qualities, attributes, strands of nature)
- निर्ममे (nirmame) - he produced (he created, he formed, he fashioned)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover, but)
- भूतेभ्यः (bhūtebhyaḥ) - from these elements (from the elements, from the beings)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)
- निष्पन्नाः (niṣpannāḥ) - born, produced (produced, accomplished, matured)
- मूर्तिमन्तः (mūrtimantaḥ) - embodied beings (having form, embodied, corporeal)
- अष्ट (aṣṭa) - eight
- तान् (tān) - those (eight embodied beings) (those, them)
- शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)
Words meanings and morphology
महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - the great elements (earth, air, space, water, fire) (great elements, gross elements)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of mahābhūta
mahābhūta - great element, gross element
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhūta)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective
Stem of 'mahat' (great). - bhūta – element, being, creature, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From √bhū (to be, become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Object of sṛṣṭvā.
सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created (having created, after creating)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root √sṛj (to create, emit).
Root: sṛj (class 6)
अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now, moreover)
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - their (referring to the great elements' qualities) (that, its, their)
(pronoun)
Accusative, plural of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
Note: Stem form tad here acting as an adjective for guṇān.
गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities (qualities, attributes, strands of nature)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, strand (of prakṛti)
Note: Object of nirmame.
निर्ममे (nirmame) - he produced (he created, he formed, he fashioned)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of nirmā
Perfect (ātmanepada)
From ni-√mā (to measure, form). Perfect third person singular middle.
Prefix: ni
Root: mā (class 2)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover, but)
(indeclinable)
भूतेभ्यः (bhūtebhyaḥ) - from these elements (from the elements, from the beings)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - element, being, creature, past
Past Passive Participle
From √bhū (to be, become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Here, ablative 'from the elements'.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)
(indeclinable)
निष्पन्नाः (niṣpannāḥ) - born, produced (produced, accomplished, matured)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣpanna
niṣpanna - produced, accomplished, matured
Past Passive Participle
From nis-√pad (to fall out, be produced).
Prefix: nis
Root: pad (class 4)
मूर्तिमन्तः (mūrtimantaḥ) - embodied beings (having form, embodied, corporeal)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mūrtimat
mūrtimat - having form, embodied, corporeal
Possessive adjective formed with suffix -mat from mūrti.
Note: Refers to the eight beings.
अष्ट (aṣṭa) - eight
(numeral)
Note: Here nominative plural, agreeing with mūrtimantaḥ.
तान् (tān) - those (eight embodied beings) (those, them)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Object of śṛṇu.
शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of śru
Imperative
Root √śru (to hear). Imperative, second person singular.
Root: śru (class 5)