महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-350, verse-7
यत्र देवो महाबाहुः शाश्वतः परमोऽक्षरः ।
अनादिनिधनो विप्र किमाश्चर्यमतः परम् ॥७॥
अनादिनिधनो विप्र किमाश्चर्यमतः परम् ॥७॥
7. yatra devo mahābāhuḥ śāśvataḥ paramo'kṣaraḥ ,
anādinidhano vipra kimāścaryamataḥ param.
anādinidhano vipra kimāścaryamataḥ param.
7.
yatra devaḥ mahābāhuḥ śāśvataḥ paramaḥ akṣaraḥ
anādinidhanaḥ vipra kim āścaryam ataḥ param
anādinidhanaḥ vipra kim āścaryam ataḥ param
7.
Where the mighty-armed god is eternal, supreme, imperishable (akṣara), and without beginning or end, O brāhmaṇa, what greater wonder can there be than this?
Words meanings summery:
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- यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, when
- देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity, divine being
- महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed
- शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting
- परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent
- अक्षरः (akṣaraḥ) - the imperishable principle/being (akṣara) (imperishable, indestructible, undecaying)
- अनादिनिधनः (anādinidhanaḥ) - without beginning or end, eternal
- विप्र (vipra) - O brāhmaṇa, inspired one, sage
- किम् (kim) - what, why, whether
- आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, surprise, astonishing thing
- अतः (ataḥ) - hence, therefore, from this
- परम् (param) - superior, higher, greater, supreme, beyond
Words meanings and morphology
यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, when
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces a clause about the deity.
देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity, divine being
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being, lord
Note: Subject.
महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, great-armed (an epithet of Vishnu, Krishna, etc.)
Compound of mahā (great) + bāhu (arm)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
- mahā – great, mighty, large
adjective - bāhu – arm
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies devaḥ.
शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant
Note: Qualifies devaḥ.
परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, chief
Note: Qualifies devaḥ.
अक्षरः (akṣaraḥ) - the imperishable principle/being (akṣara) (imperishable, indestructible, undecaying)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣara
akṣara - imperishable, indestructible; syllable; Supreme Being
Compound: a- (not) + kṣara (perishable)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣara)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - kṣara – perishable, decaying, flowing
adjective (masculine)
From root √kṣar 'to flow, waste away, perish'
Root: kṣar (class 1)
Note: Qualifies devaḥ. This is a specific term.
अनादिनिधनः (anādinidhanaḥ) - without beginning or end, eternal
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anādinidhana
anādinidhana - without beginning or end, eternal
Compound: a- (not) + ādi (beginning) + nidhana (end)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+ādi+nidhana)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - ādi – beginning, origin
noun (masculine) - nidhana – end, destruction, death
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies devaḥ.
विप्र (vipra) - O brāhmaṇa, inspired one, sage
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - brāhmaṇa, priest, sage, inspired, wise
Note: Addressing the listener.
किम् (kim) - what, why, whether
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why
आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, surprise, astonishing thing
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āścarya
āścarya - wonder, surprise, marvelous thing
अतः (ataḥ) - hence, therefore, from this
(indeclinable)
परम् (param) - superior, higher, greater, supreme, beyond
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, beyond, supreme, excellent, greater
Note: Modifies āścaryam.