महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-335, verse-25
ददृशातेऽरविन्दस्थं ब्रह्माणममितप्रभम् ।
सृजन्तं प्रथमं वेदांश्चतुरश्चारुविग्रहान् ॥२५॥
सृजन्तं प्रथमं वेदांश्चतुरश्चारुविग्रहान् ॥२५॥
25. dadṛśāte'ravindasthaṁ brahmāṇamamitaprabham ,
sṛjantaṁ prathamaṁ vedāṁścaturaścāruvigrahān.
sṛjantaṁ prathamaṁ vedāṁścaturaścāruvigrahān.
25.
dadṛśāte aravinda-stham brahmāṇam amita-prabham
sṛjantam prathamam vedān caturaḥ cāru-vigrahān
sṛjantam prathamam vedān caturaḥ cāru-vigrahān
25.
tau aravinda-stham amita-prabham brahmāṇam prathamam
caturaḥ cāru-vigrahān vedān sṛjantam dadṛśāte
caturaḥ cāru-vigrahān vedān sṛjantam dadṛśāte
25.
They saw (brahmā), seated on the lotus, whose splendor was immeasurable. He was initially creating the four Vedas, which had beautiful forms.
Words meanings summery:
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- ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - Madhu and Kaitabha saw (they two saw)
- अरविन्द-स्थम् (aravinda-stham) - (Brahmā) seated on the lotus (seated on a lotus)
- ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - the creator (brahmā) (Brahmā (the creator god))
- अमित-प्रभम् (amita-prabham) - (Brahmā) of immeasurable splendor (of immeasurable splendor, having endless light)
- सृजन्तम् (sṛjantam) - (Brahmā) who was creating (creating, emitting)
- प्रथमम् (prathamam) - creating for the first time (first, primary)
- वेदान् (vedān) - the (four) Vedas (Vedas (sacred texts))
- चतुरः (caturaḥ) - the four (Vedas) (four)
- चारु-विग्रहान् (cāru-vigrahān) - (the Vedas) having beautiful forms (having beautiful forms, of lovely bodies)
Words meanings and morphology
ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - Madhu and Kaitabha saw (they two saw)
(verb)
3rd person , dual, middle, past perfect (lit) of dṛś
perfect 3rd dual middle (ātmanepada)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अरविन्द-स्थम् (aravinda-stham) - (Brahmā) seated on the lotus (seated on a lotus)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aravinda-stha
aravinda-stha - seated on a lotus, being in a lotus
Compound type : tatpurusha (aravinda+stha)
- aravinda – lotus
noun (neuter) - stha – standing, staying, situated in
adjective (masculine)
from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Describes Brahmā.
ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - the creator (brahmā) (Brahmā (the creator god))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, ultimate reality (brahman)
अमित-प्रभम् (amita-prabham) - (Brahmā) of immeasurable splendor (of immeasurable splendor, having endless light)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of amita-prabha
amita-prabha - of immeasurable splendor, having endless light
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+mita+prabhā)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - mita – measured, limited
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root mā (to measure)
Root: mā (class 2) - prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
noun (feminine)
Note: Describes Brahmā.
सृजन्तम् (sṛjantam) - (Brahmā) who was creating (creating, emitting)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sṛjat
sṛjat - creating, emitting, generating
Present Active Participle
from root sṛj (to create, emit)
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Describes Brahmā, indicating an ongoing action.
प्रथमम् (prathamam) - creating for the first time (first, primary)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prathama
prathama - first, primary, foremost
Note: Can function adverbially meaning 'firstly' or 'for the first time'.
वेदान् (vedān) - the (four) Vedas (Vedas (sacred texts))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of veda
veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda (the Hindu sacred texts)
Root: vid (class 2)
चतुरः (caturaḥ) - the four (Vedas) (four)
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'vedān'.
चारु-विग्रहान् (cāru-vigrahān) - (the Vedas) having beautiful forms (having beautiful forms, of lovely bodies)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of cāru-vigraha
cāru-vigraha - having beautiful forms, of lovely bodies
Compound type : bahuvrihi (cāru+vigraha)
- cāru – beautiful, lovely, charming
adjective (masculine) - vigraha – form, body, shape, separation
noun (masculine)
Note: Describes 'vedān'.