महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-112, verse-21
प्राणिनामिह सर्वेषां साक्षिभूतानि चानिशम् ।
एतैश्च स ह धर्मोऽपि तं जीवमनुगच्छति ॥२१॥
एतैश्च स ह धर्मोऽपि तं जीवमनुगच्छति ॥२१॥
21. prāṇināmiha sarveṣāṁ sākṣibhūtāni cāniśam ,
etaiśca sa ha dharmo'pi taṁ jīvamanugacchati.
etaiśca sa ha dharmo'pi taṁ jīvamanugacchati.
21.
prāṇinām iha sarveṣām sākṣibhūtāni ca aniśam |
etaiḥ ca sa ha dharmaḥ api tam jīvam anugacchati
etaiḥ ca sa ha dharmaḥ api tam jīvam anugacchati
21.
iha sarveṣām prāṇinām aniśam sākṣibhūtāni ca
etaiḥ ca saḥ ha api dharmaḥ tam jīvam anugacchati
etaiḥ ca saḥ ha api dharmaḥ tam jīvam anugacchati
21.
And these (elements, intellect, and self), being constant witnesses of all beings here, with these indeed, (natural law) dharma also follows that living being.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures, of animate beings
- इह (iha) - here (in this world) (here, in this world, in this case)
- सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone
- साक्षिभूतानि (sākṣibhūtāni) - being witnesses (having become witnesses, being witnesses)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, incessantly, continuously
- एतैः (etaiḥ) - with these (elements, intellect, and self) (by these, with these)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- स (sa) - that (dharma) (that, he, it)
- ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily (an emphatic particle)
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (natural law) dharma ((natural law) dharma, righteousness, duty, cosmic order)
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- तम् (tam) - that (living being) (that, him, it)
- जीवम् (jīvam) - living being (living being, soul, individual soul)
- अनुगच्छति (anugacchati) - follows, goes after, accompanies
Words meanings and morphology
प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures, of animate beings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin
prāṇin - living being, animate creature, sentient being
Root: prāṇ (class 1)
इह (iha) - here (in this world) (here, in this world, in this case)
(indeclinable)
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Agrees with 'prāṇinām'.
साक्षिभूतानि (sākṣibhūtāni) - being witnesses (having become witnesses, being witnesses)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sākṣibhūta
sākṣibhūta - having become a witness, being a witness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sākṣin+bhūta)
- sākṣin – witness, spectator
noun (masculine) - bhūta – become, been, existing, a being
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Refers to the elements, intellect, and self mentioned in the previous verse.
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, incessantly, continuously
(indeclinable)
एतैः (etaiḥ) - with these (elements, intellect, and self) (by these, with these)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of etat
etat - this, these
Note: Refers to the collective entities mentioned in the previous verse (elements, buddhi, ātman).
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
स (sa) - that (dharma) (that, he, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Used here as a demonstrative pronoun, referring to 'dharma'.
ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily (an emphatic particle)
(indeclinable)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (natural law) dharma ((natural law) dharma, righteousness, duty, cosmic order)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - (natural law), duty, righteousness, virtue, cosmic order, intrinsic nature
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
तम् (tam) - that (living being) (that, him, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with 'jīvam'.
जीवम् (jīvam) - living being (living being, soul, individual soul)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - living being, soul, individual soul, life principle
Root: jīv (class 1)
अनुगच्छति (anugacchati) - follows, goes after, accompanies
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of anugam
Root √gam with prefix anu-
Prefix: anu
Root: gam (class 1)