महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-135, verse-97
शुभाङ्गो लोकसारङ्गः सुतन्तुस्तन्तुवर्धनः ।
इन्द्रकर्मा महाकर्मा कृतकर्मा कृतागमः ॥९७॥
इन्द्रकर्मा महाकर्मा कृतकर्मा कृतागमः ॥९७॥
97. śubhāṅgo lokasāraṅgaḥ sutantustantuvardhanaḥ ,
indrakarmā mahākarmā kṛtakarmā kṛtāgamaḥ.
indrakarmā mahākarmā kṛtakarmā kṛtāgamaḥ.
97.
śubhāṅgaḥ lokasāraṅgaḥ sutantuḥ tantuvardhanaḥ
indrakarmā mahākarmā kṛtakarmā kṛtāgamaḥ
indrakarmā mahākarmā kṛtakarmā kṛtāgamaḥ
97.
He has auspicious limbs and is the essence of the world. He is the excellent thread of creation and its expander. His deeds are mighty, and he performs great actions (karma). His actions are perfectly accomplished, and he is the founder of sacred traditions.
Words meanings summery:
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- शुभाङ्गः (śubhāṅgaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who possesses an auspicious and beautiful form (Having beautiful limbs, auspicious body)
- लोकसारङ्गः (lokasāraṅgaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who is the essence and beauty of the world (The essence of the world, one who encompasses the world, or one who acts like a bee among the world's lotuses)
- सुतन्तुः (sutantuḥ) - Viṣṇu, who is the good thread or principle underlying creation (Having good thread, excellent lineage, good principle of continuity)
- तन्तुवर्धनः (tantuvardhanaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who expands the continuity of the universe or lineage (One who increases or expands the thread (of creation, lineage))
- इन्द्रकर्मा (indrakarmā) - Viṣṇu, whose deeds are grand and powerful like those of the king of gods, Indra (Whose actions are like Indra's, one whose actions are mighty)
- महाकर्मा (mahākarmā) - Viṣṇu, who performs magnificent and impactful actions (karma) (Whose actions are great, performer of great deeds)
- कृतकर्मा (kṛtakarmā) - Viṣṇu, who has completed all his cosmic actions (karma) (Whose actions are done, who has accomplished all actions)
- कृतागमः (kṛtāgamaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who is the promulgator of sacred texts and traditions (One whose scriptures are established, who has made traditions/doctrines)
Words meanings and morphology
शुभाङ्गः (śubhāṅgaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who possesses an auspicious and beautiful form (Having beautiful limbs, auspicious body)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śubhāṅga
śubhāṅga - having beautiful limbs, auspicious-bodied
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+aṅga)
- śubha – beautiful, auspicious, shining
adjective
Root: śubh (class 1) - aṅga – limb, body, part, constituent
noun (neuter)
Note: Epithet of Viṣṇu.
लोकसारङ्गः (lokasāraṅgaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who is the essence and beauty of the world (The essence of the world, one who encompasses the world, or one who acts like a bee among the world's lotuses)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lokasāraṅga
lokasāraṅga - essence of the world, one who comprises the world, a bee (sāraṅga can mean bee or deer, implying one who extracts essence or is swift/attractive in the world)
Compound. Interpretation of sāraṅga is key.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+sāraṅga)
- loka – world, people, realm
noun (masculine) - sāraṅga – spotted, variegated; a deer, a bee, a cloud; essence, strength (if derived from sāra + aṅga)
noun/adjective (masculine)
Note: Refers to Viṣṇu.
सुतन्तुः (sutantuḥ) - Viṣṇu, who is the good thread or principle underlying creation (Having good thread, excellent lineage, good principle of continuity)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sutantu
sutantu - having a good thread, excellent lineage, the good thread (of the universe)
From su (good) + tantu (thread, lineage, continuity).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+tantu)
- su – good, excellent, well
indeclinable - tantu – thread, cord, lineage, continuity, offspring
noun (masculine)
Root: tan (class 8)
तन्तुवर्धनः (tantuvardhanaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who expands the continuity of the universe or lineage (One who increases or expands the thread (of creation, lineage))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tantuvardhana
tantuvardhana - increasing the thread, promoter of lineage or continuity of creation
From tantu (thread) + vardhana (increasing).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tantu+vardhana)
- tantu – thread, cord, lineage, continuity, offspring
noun (masculine)
Root: tan (class 8) - vardhana – increasing, growing, causing to grow, strengthening
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
इन्द्रकर्मा (indrakarmā) - Viṣṇu, whose deeds are grand and powerful like those of the king of gods, Indra (Whose actions are like Indra's, one whose actions are mighty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of indrakarman
indrakarman - having deeds like Indra's, mighty in action
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (indra+karman)
- indra – Indra (chief of devas)
proper noun (masculine) - karman – action, deed, work, ritual
noun (neuter)
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
महाकर्मा (mahākarmā) - Viṣṇu, who performs magnificent and impactful actions (karma) (Whose actions are great, performer of great deeds)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākarman
mahākarman - having great actions, performing great deeds
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+karman)
- mahā – great, mighty
adjective (feminine)
Feminine stem of mahat - karman – action, deed, work, ritual
noun (neuter)
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कृतकर्मा (kṛtakarmā) - Viṣṇu, who has completed all his cosmic actions (karma) (Whose actions are done, who has accomplished all actions)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtakarman
kṛtakarman - whose work is done, who has accomplished (his) actions
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+karman)
- kṛta – done, made, accomplished
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - karman – action, deed, work, ritual
noun (neuter)
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कृतागमः (kṛtāgamaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who is the promulgator of sacred texts and traditions (One whose scriptures are established, who has made traditions/doctrines)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāgama
kṛtāgama - one who has made the āgamas (scriptures/traditions), whose arrival is made
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+āgama)
- kṛta – done, made, accomplished
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - āgama – arrival, coming, scripture, traditional doctrine
noun (masculine)
From ā-gam (to come, arrive)
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)