महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-16, verse-29
देवासुरमनुष्याणां यच्च गुह्यं सनातनम् ।
गुहायां निहितं ब्रह्म दुर्विज्ञेयं सुरैरपि ॥२९॥
गुहायां निहितं ब्रह्म दुर्विज्ञेयं सुरैरपि ॥२९॥
29. devāsuramanuṣyāṇāṁ yacca guhyaṁ sanātanam ,
guhāyāṁ nihitaṁ brahma durvijñeyaṁ surairapi.
guhāyāṁ nihitaṁ brahma durvijñeyaṁ surairapi.
29.
devāsuramanuṣyāṇām ca guhyam sanātanam
guhāyām nihitam brahma durvijñeyam suraiḥ api
guhāyām nihitam brahma durvijñeyam suraiḥ api
29.
ca yat devāsuramanuṣyāṇām guhyam sanātanam
guhāyām nihitam brahma suraiḥ api durvijñeyam
guhāyām nihitam brahma suraiḥ api durvijñeyam
29.
And that which is a secret and eternal truth (sanātana) for gods, asuras, and humans—the ultimate reality (brahman) hidden in the secret chamber (guhā)—is difficult for even the gods to know.
Words meanings summery:
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- देवासुरमनुष्याणाम् (devāsuramanuṣyāṇām) - of gods, asuras, and humans
- च (ca) - and, also
- गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, mysterious, hidden
- सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, ancient, perpetual
- गुहायाम् (guhāyām) - in the secret chamber of the heart (in the cave, in the secret place)
- निहितम् (nihitam) - placed, hidden, deposited
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the Supreme Reality
- दुर्विज्ञेयम् (durvijñeyam) - difficult to know, inscrutable, unknowable
- सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
Words meanings and morphology
देवासुरमनुष्याणाम् (devāsuramanuṣyāṇām) - of gods, asuras, and humans
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of devāsuramanuṣya
devāsuramanuṣya - gods, asuras, and humans (collectively)
Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura+manuṣya)
- deva – god, deity
noun (masculine) - asura – anti-god, demon, asura
noun (masculine) - manuṣya – human, man
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, mysterious, hidden
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of guhya
guhya - secret, hidden, mysterious, that which is to be hidden
Gerundive
Derived from root 'guh' with suffix -ya.
Root: guh (class 1)
सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, ancient, perpetual
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, ancient, perpetual, primeval
गुहायाम् (guhāyām) - in the secret chamber of the heart (in the cave, in the secret place)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of guhā
guhā - cave, cavern, secret place, heart (metaphorically)
Root: guh (class 1)
निहितम् (nihitam) - placed, hidden, deposited
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nihita
nihita - placed, put, laid down, hidden, deposited
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the Supreme Reality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, the Ultimate Reality, the Universal Spirit
दुर्विज्ञेयम् (durvijñeyam) - difficult to know, inscrutable, unknowable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of durvijñeya
durvijñeya - difficult to know, incomprehensible, inscrutable
Compound type : prādi tatpuruṣa (dur+vijñeya)
- dur – bad, difficult, ill, hard
prefix - vijñeya – to be known, to be understood
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from root 'jñā' with prefix 'vi' and suffix -ya.
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sura
sura - god, deity
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)