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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-328, verse-13

अष्टादशगुणं यत्तत्सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतां वर ।
प्रकृतिः सा परा मह्यं रोदसी योगधारिणी ।
ऋता सत्यामराजय्या लोकानामात्मसंज्ञिता ॥१३॥
13. aṣṭādaśaguṇaṁ yattatsattvaṁ sattvavatāṁ vara ,
prakṛtiḥ sā parā mahyaṁ rodasī yogadhāriṇī ,
ṛtā satyāmarājayyā lokānāmātmasaṁjñitā.
13. aṣṭādaśaguṇam yat tat sattvam
sattvavatām vara prakṛtiḥ sā parā
mahyam rodasī yogadhāriṇī ṛtā
satyā amarajayyā lokānām ātmasaṃjñitā
13. sattvavatām vara yat aṣṭādaśaguṇam
tat sattvam sā mahyam parā
prakṛtiḥ rodasī yogadhāriṇī ṛtā
satyā amarajayyā lokānām ātmasaṃjñitā
13. O best among those endowed with goodness! That eighteen-fold quality which is goodness, that supreme nature (prakṛti) of mine, encompassing heaven and earth, is the sustainer of spiritual discipline (yoga). It is the cosmic order (ṛtā), the truth (satyā), unconquerable even by immortals, and known as the self (ātman) of all worlds.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अष्टादशगुणम् (aṣṭādaśaguṇam) - eighteen-fold, having eighteen qualities/attributes
  • यत् (yat) - which
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - The quality of goodness (sattva) (goodness, purity, reality, essence)
  • सत्त्ववताम् (sattvavatām) - of those possessing sattva, of the good ones
  • वर (vara) - O best one, O excellent one
  • प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - the supreme primal nature (prakṛti) (nature, primal matter, original form)
  • सा (sā) - she, that
  • परा (parā) - supreme, highest, excellent
  • मह्यम् (mahyam) - my (possessive dative) (to me, for me)
  • रोदसी (rodasī) - heaven and earth (dual)
  • योगधारिणी (yogadhāriṇī) - sustainer of yoga, holding yoga
  • ऋता (ṛtā) - the cosmic order (ṛtā) (ordered, cosmic order, truth)
  • सत्या (satyā) - the truth (satyā) (true, truth)
  • अमरजय्या (amarajayyā) - unconquerable even by immortals
  • लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of people
  • आत्मसंज्ञिता (ātmasaṁjñitā) - known as the self (ātman) (named as the self, known as the self)

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टादशगुणम् (aṣṭādaśaguṇam) - eighteen-fold, having eighteen qualities/attributes
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aṣṭādaśaguṇa
aṣṭādaśaguṇa - having eighteen qualities/parts, eighteen-fold
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭādaśan+guṇa)
  • aṣṭādaśan – eighteen
    numeral
  • guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent (of prakṛti), strand
    noun (masculine)
यत् (yat) - which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - The quality of goodness (sattva) (goodness, purity, reality, essence)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - goodness, purity, existence, being, reality, the quality of light/harmony
सत्त्ववताम् (sattvavatām) - of those possessing sattva, of the good ones
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sattvavat
sattvavat - possessing sattva, virtuous, good
Possessive suffix -vat appended to sattva
Note: Used as a substantivized adjective.
वर (vara) - O best one, O excellent one
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent; boon, choice
प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - the supreme primal nature (prakṛti) (nature, primal matter, original form)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, primal matter, original form, constitution (prakṛti)
सा (sā) - she, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
परा (parā) - supreme, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, beyond
मह्यम् (mahyam) - my (possessive dative) (to me, for me)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of aham
aham - I (first person singular pronoun)
रोदसी (rodasī) - heaven and earth (dual)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of rodasī
rodasī - heaven and earth (a dual form)
योगधारिणी (yogadhāriṇī) - sustainer of yoga, holding yoga
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yogadhāriṇī
yogadhāriṇī - sustaining spiritual discipline (yoga)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+dhāriṇī)
  • yoga – spiritual discipline, union, effort, practice (yoga)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: yuj (class 7)
  • dhāriṇī – holding, bearing, sustaining (feminine form of dhārin)
    adjective (feminine)
    Agent noun/adjective from root dhṛ
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
ऋता (ṛtā) - the cosmic order (ṛtā) (ordered, cosmic order, truth)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ṛta
ṛta - cosmic order, truth, right, law
Past Passive Participle
From √ṛ 'to move, to go'
Root: ṛ (class 1)
सत्या (satyā) - the truth (satyā) (true, truth)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of satya
satya - truth, true, real, honest
अमरजय्या (amarajayyā) - unconquerable even by immortals
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of amarajayyā
amarajayyā - unconquerable by immortals
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amara+ajayyā)
  • amara – immortal, a god
    noun (masculine)
  • ajayyā – unconquerable, invincible (feminine)
    adjective (feminine)
    Prefix: a
    Root: ji (class 1)
लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of people
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe
आत्मसंज्ञिता (ātmasaṁjñitā) - known as the self (ātman) (named as the self, known as the self)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmasaṃjñita
ātmasaṁjñita - named as the self, known as the self
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+saṃjñita)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
  • saṃjñita – named, called, known
    adjective (feminine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From sam + √jñā
    Prefix: sam
    Root: jñā (class 9)