महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-47, verse-42
युगेष्वावर्तते योंऽशैर्दिनर्त्वयनहायनैः ।
सर्गप्रलययोः कर्ता तस्मै कालात्मने नमः ॥४२॥
सर्गप्रलययोः कर्ता तस्मै कालात्मने नमः ॥४२॥
42. yugeṣvāvartate yoṁ'śairdinartvayanahāyanaiḥ ,
sargapralayayoḥ kartā tasmai kālātmane namaḥ.
sargapralayayoḥ kartā tasmai kālātmane namaḥ.
42.
yugeṣu āvartate yaḥ aṃśaiḥ dinartvayanahāyanaiḥ
sargapralayayoḥ kartā tasmai kālātmane namaḥ
sargapralayayoḥ kartā tasmai kālātmane namaḥ
42.
yaḥ yugeṣu aṃśaiḥ dinartvayanahāyanaiḥ āvartate
sargapralayayoḥ kartā tasmai kālātmane namaḥ
sargapralayayoḥ kartā tasmai kālātmane namaḥ
42.
Salutations to that Self (ātman) who is Time (kāla), who manifests through ages (yuga), days, seasons, solstices, and years as His components, and who is the creator of both cosmic creation and dissolution.
Words meanings summery:
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- युगेषु (yugeṣu) - in ages, in epochs, in yugas
- आवर्तते (āvartate) - revolves, turns, appears, manifests
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who
- अंशैः (aṁśaiḥ) - by parts, by components, by portions
- दिनर्त्वयनहायनैः (dinartvayanahāyanaiḥ) - by days, seasons, solstices, and years
- सर्गप्रलययोः (sargapralayayoḥ) - of creation and dissolution
- कर्ता (kartā) - the creator, the doer
- तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, to that
- कालात्मने (kālātmane) - to the Self of Time, to the essence of Time
- नमः (namaḥ) - salutation, obeisance, homage
Words meanings and morphology
युगेषु (yugeṣu) - in ages, in epochs, in yugas
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of yuga
yuga - an age, an epoch, a yuga (one of four periods in Hindu cosmology)
आवर्तते (āvartate) - revolves, turns, appears, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āvṛt
root vṛt with prefix ā, middle voice, 3rd person singular present indicative
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whoever
अंशैः (aṁśaiḥ) - by parts, by components, by portions
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of aṃśa
aṁśa - a part, a share, a portion, a component
दिनर्त्वयनहायनैः (dinartvayanahāyanaiḥ) - by days, seasons, solstices, and years
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dinartvayanahāyana
dinartvayanahāyana - days, seasons, solstices, and years (collectively)
It is a Dvandva compound formed from dina (day), ṛtu (season), ayana (solstice), and hāyana (year).
Compound type : dvandva (dina+ṛtu+ayana+hāyana)
- dina – day
noun (masculine) - ṛtu – season
noun (masculine) - ayana – solstice, course, path
noun (neuter)
Prefix: a
Root: i (class 2) - hāyana – year
noun (masculine)
Root: hā (class 1)
सर्गप्रलययोः (sargapralayayoḥ) - of creation and dissolution
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of sargapralaya
sargapralaya - creation and dissolution
Dvandva compound of sarga (creation) and pralaya (dissolution).
Compound type : dvandva (sarga+pralaya)
- sarga – creation, emission
noun (masculine)
From root sṛj (to create, emit) with suffix -a.
Root: sṛj (class 6) - pralaya – dissolution, destruction, cosmic reabsorption
noun (masculine)
From root lī (to dissolve) with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: lī (class 4)
कर्ता (kartā) - the creator, the doer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ
kartṛ - doer, agent, creator
agent noun
From root kṛ (to do, make) with agent suffix -tṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, to that
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
कालात्मने (kālātmane) - to the Self of Time, to the essence of Time
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of kālātman
kālātman - the Self of Time, the essence of Time
Tatpuruṣa compound: kāla (time) + ātman (self/essence).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+ātman)
- kāla – time
noun (masculine) - ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
noun (masculine)
नमः (namaḥ) - salutation, obeisance, homage
(indeclinable)
Root: nam (class 1)