महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-331, verse-36

नारद उवाच ।
दृष्टो मे पुरुषः श्रीमान्विश्वरूपधरोऽव्ययः ।
सर्वे हि लोकास्तत्रस्थास्तथा देवाः सहर्षिभिः ।
अद्यापि चैनं पश्यामि युवां पश्यन्सनातनौ ॥३६॥

36. nārada uvāca ,
dṛṣṭo me puruṣaḥ śrīmānviśvarūpadharo'vyayaḥ ,
sarve hi lokāstatrasthāstathā devāḥ saharṣibhiḥ ,
adyāpi cainaṁ paśyāmi yuvāṁ paśyansanātanau.

36. nārada uvāca dṛṣṭaḥ me puruṣaḥ śrīmān
viśvarūpadharaḥ avyayaḥ sarve hi lokāḥ
tatrasthāḥ tathā devāḥ saha ṛṣibhiḥ adya api
ca enam paśyāmi yuvām paśyan sanātanau

36. nārada uvāca me śrīmān viśvarūpadharaḥ
avyayaḥ puruṣaḥ dṛṣṭaḥ hi sarve lokāḥ tathā
devāḥ saha ṛṣibhiḥ tatrasthāḥ ca adya
api yuvām sanātanau paśyan enam paśyāmi

36. Narada said: 'That glorious, immutable (avyaya) being (puruṣa) embodying all forms has been seen by me. Indeed, all the worlds, and the gods with the sages, are situated within him. And I still see him, even while seeing you two eternal (sanātana) ones.'

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - Narada, the divine sage (Narada)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - has been seen (seen)

• मे (me) - by me (used as instrumental for 'dṛṣṭaḥ') (by me, to me, for me, of me)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - being (puruṣa) (person, man, male, spirit, universal soul)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, prosperous, blessed, beautiful)

• विश्वरूपधरः (viśvarūpadharaḥ) - embodying all forms (bearing all forms, having a universal form)

• अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - immutable (avyaya) (immutable, imperishable, unchanging)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds (worlds, people)

• तत्रस्थाः (tatrasthāḥ) - situated within him (situated there, dwelling there)

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in like manner, and)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

• सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - with the sages (by sages)

• अद्य (adya) - today, even now (today, now)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एनम् (enam) - him (the puruṣaḥ) (him, this one)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see

• युवाम् (yuvām) - you two (Narayana and his companion) (you two)

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - while seeing (seeing, while seeing)

• सनातनौ (sanātanau) - eternal (sanātana) (eternal, perpetual)

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - Narada, the divine sage (Narada)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active 3rd singular

Formed from root √vac (2nd class), perfect stem uvac-.

Root: vac (class 2)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - has been seen (seen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, beheld, perceived

Past Passive Participle

PPP of √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions as predicate in passive construction.

मे (me) - by me (used as instrumental for 'dṛṣṭaḥ') (by me, to me, for me, of me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - being (puruṣa) (person, man, male, spirit, universal soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, spirit, universal soul, cosmic person

Note: The object of seeing in the passive construction.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, prosperous, blessed, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate, blessed, divine

Possessive adjective from śrī (glory, prosperity) + mat suffix.

विश्वरूपधरः (viśvarūpadharaḥ) - embodying all forms (bearing all forms, having a universal form)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvarūpadhara

viśvarūpadhara - assuming all shapes or forms, omnipresent, universal form

Compound of viśva (all), rūpa (form), and dhara (bearing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (viśva+rūpa+dhara)

• viśva – all, whole, universal
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing, possessing
  adjective (masculine)
  From √dhṛ (to bear, hold) + a suffix.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - immutable (avyaya) (immutable, imperishable, unchanging)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, unchanging, constant, indeclinable

Negative compound a- + vyaya (expenditure, decay).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vyaya – expenditure, loss, decay, passing away
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-√i (to go apart).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds (worlds, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, universe

From √luc/lok (to see, perceive).

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Subject.

तत्रस्थाः (tatrasthāḥ) - situated within him (situated there, dwelling there)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tatrastha

tatrastha - situated there, being there, standing there

Compound of tatra (there) and stha (standing, situated).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tatra+stha)

• tatra – there, in that place
  indeclinable
  From pronoun tad + suffix tra.
• stha – standing, situated, being, dwelling
  adjective (masculine)
  From √sthā (to stand, stay) + a suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The "there" refers to the puruṣaḥ.

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in like manner, and)

(indeclinable)

From tad + thā suffix.

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

From √div (to shine).

Root: div (class 1)

Note: Co-subject with lokāḥ.

सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb.

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - with the sages (by sages)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

From √ṛṣ (to go, move, flow, know).

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Governed by saha.

अद्य (adya) - today, even now (today, now)

(indeclinable)

From idam (this) + dya suffix.

अपि (api) - even (also, even)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एनम् (enam) - him (the puruṣaḥ) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, her, it (anaphoric pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of paśyāmi.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present active 1st singular

From √dṛś (1st class) with present stem paśya-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

युवाम् (yuvām) - you two (Narayana and his companion) (you two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Second person pronoun.

Note: Object of paśyan.

पश्यन् (paśyan) - while seeing (seeing, while seeing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - to see, perceive, behold

Present Active Participle

Present participle of √dṛś (1st class) with stem paśyat-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially.

सनातनौ (sanātanau) - eternal (sanātana) (eternal, perpetual)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, primeval, everlasting

From sanā (always) + tana suffix.

Note: Refers to Narayana and his companion.