महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-330, verse-25

न चादिं न मध्यं तथा नैव चान्तं कदाचिद्विदन्ते सुराश्चासुराश्च ।
अनाद्यो ह्यमध्यस्तथा चाप्यनन्तः प्रगीतोऽहमीशो विभुर्लोकसाक्षी ॥२५॥

25. na cādiṁ na madhyaṁ tathā naiva cāntaṁ; kadācidvidante surāścāsurāśca ,
anādyo hyamadhyastathā cāpyanantaḥ; pragīto'hamīśo vibhurlokasākṣī.

25. na ca ādim na madhyam tathā na eva ca
antam kadācit vidante surāḥ ca asurāḥ
ca anādyaḥ hi amadhyaḥ tathā ca api
anantaḥ pragītaḥ aham īśaḥ vibhuḥ lokasākṣī

25. surāḥ ca asurāḥ ca kadācit ādim na ca madhyam na tathā ca antam na eva vidante.
aham hi anādyaḥ amadhyaḥ tathā ca api anantaḥ pragītaḥ īśaḥ vibhuḥ lokasākṣī

25. Gods and asuras never know my beginning, middle, or end. Indeed, I am celebrated as the Lord (īśa), the all-pervading, the witness of the worlds, for I am without beginning, without middle, and also without end.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and, also

• आदिम् (ādim) - beginning, start

• न (na) - not, nor

• मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, center

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

• न (na) - not, nor

• एव (eva) - even, only, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्तम् (antam) - end, conclusion

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever, sometimes, at any time

• विदन्ते (vidante) - they know, they find

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

• च (ca) - and, also

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, anti-gods

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनाद्यः (anādyaḥ) - without beginning, primordial

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अमध्यः (amadhyaḥ) - without middle

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - endless, infinite

• प्रगीतः (pragītaḥ) - celebrated, sung, praised

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord, ruler

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - all-pervading, mighty, supreme

• लोकसाक्षी (lokasākṣī) - witness of the worlds

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

आदिम् (ādim) - beginning, start

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, start, origin

Prefix: ā

Root: ad (class 2)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, center

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, mid

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

एव (eva) - even, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizing particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अन्तम् (antam) - end, conclusion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, conclusion

कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever, sometimes, at any time

(indeclinable)

विदन्ते (vidante) - they know, they find

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Middle Third Plural

Root verb 'vid' (2nd class, Ātmanepada) in present tense

Root: vid (class 2)

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, anti-gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, anti-god

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+sura)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अनाद्यः (anādyaḥ) - without beginning, primordial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anādi

anādi - without beginning, eternal, primordial

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ādi)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning, start, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अमध्यः (amadhyaḥ) - without middle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amadhya

amadhya - without a middle

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+madhya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• madhya – middle, center, mid
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - endless, infinite

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+anta)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

प्रगीतः (pragītaḥ) - celebrated, sung, praised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pragīta

pragīta - sung, celebrated, praised

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gai' (to sing) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśa

īśa - lord, master, ruler, controller

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - all-pervading, mighty, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, omnipresent, mighty, lord

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

लोकसाक्षी (lokasākṣī) - witness of the worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokasākṣin

lokasākṣin - witness of the worlds

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+sākṣin)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• sākṣin – witness, spectator
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.