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13,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-57

नक्षत्रविग्रहविधिर्गुणवृद्धिर्लयोऽगमः ।
प्रजापतिर्दिशाबाहुर्विभागः सर्वतोमुखः ॥५७॥
57. nakṣatravigrahavidhirguṇavṛddhirlayo'gamaḥ ,
prajāpatirdiśābāhurvibhāgaḥ sarvatomukhaḥ.
57. nakṣatravigrahavidhiḥ guṇavṛddhiḥ layaḥ agamaḥ
prajāpatiḥ diśābāhuḥ vibhāgaḥ sarvatomukhaḥ
57. nakṣatravigrahavidhiḥ guṇavṛddhiḥ layaḥ agamaḥ
prajāpatiḥ diśābāhuḥ vibhāgaḥ sarvatomukhaḥ
57. He is the regulator of the forms of celestial bodies, the enhancer of qualities, dissolution, and the unattainable one. He is the lord of creatures (prajāpati), whose arms are the directions, who is the principle of division, and who faces in all directions.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नक्षत्रविग्रहविधिः (nakṣatravigrahavidhiḥ) - regulator of the forms of celestial bodies (rule/system of forms/movements of celestial bodies)
  • गुणवृद्धिः (guṇavṛddhiḥ) - enhancer of qualities (growth of qualities, increase of virtues)
  • लयः (layaḥ) - dissolution, absorption, melting
  • अगमः (agamaḥ) - the unattainable one (unmoving, inaccessible, unattainable)
  • प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures (prajāpati) (lord of creatures, creator god)
  • दिशाबाहुः (diśābāhuḥ) - whose arms are the directions
  • विभागः (vibhāgaḥ) - the principle of division (division, distribution, share)
  • सर्वतोमुखः (sarvatomukhaḥ) - who faces in all directions (all-faced, facing in all directions)

Words meanings and morphology

नक्षत्रविग्रहविधिः (nakṣatravigrahavidhiḥ) - regulator of the forms of celestial bodies (rule/system of forms/movements of celestial bodies)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nakṣatravigrahavidhi
nakṣatravigrahavidhi - the law/rule concerning the forms/movements of constellations/planets
Compound: nakṣatra (star) + vigraha (form/body/sphere) + vidhi (rule/ordinance)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nakṣatra+vigraha+vidhi)
  • nakṣatra – star, constellation, lunar mansion
    noun (neuter)
  • vigraha – form, body, sphere, conflict
    noun (masculine)
    From vi + √grah
    Prefix: vi
    Root: grah (class 9)
  • vidhi – rule, ordinance, method, regulation
    noun (masculine)
    From vi + √dhā
    Prefix: vi
    Root: dhā (class 3)
गुणवृद्धिः (guṇavṛddhiḥ) - enhancer of qualities (growth of qualities, increase of virtues)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of guṇavṛddhi
guṇavṛddhi - increase of qualities/virtues, development of attributes
Compound: guṇa (quality) + vṛddhi (increase)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+vṛddhi)
  • guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, strand
    noun (masculine)
  • vṛddhi – growth, increase, prosperity, augmentation
    noun (feminine)
    From root √vṛdh (to grow)
    Root: vṛdh (class 1)
लयः (layaḥ) - dissolution, absorption, melting
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of laya
laya - dissolution, absorption, repose, melting
From root √lī (to dissolve, cling)
Root: lī (class 4)
अगमः (agamaḥ) - the unattainable one (unmoving, inaccessible, unattainable)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agama
agama - unmoving, inaccessible, unattainable, non-going
Negation of gama (going) with 'a' prefix
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gama)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • gama – going, movement, accessible
    noun (masculine)
    From root √gam (to go)
    Root: gam (class 1)
प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures (prajāpati) (lord of creatures, creator god)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator, a divine being
Compound: prajā (offspring, creatures) + pati (lord)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)
  • prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, people
    noun (feminine)
    From pra + √jan (to be born)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: jan (class 4)
  • pati – lord, master, husband
    noun (masculine)
दिशाबाहुः (diśābāhuḥ) - whose arms are the directions
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of diśābāhu
diśābāhu - whose arms are the quarters of the sky, having directions as arms
Compound: diśā (direction) + bāhu (arm)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (diś+bāhu)
  • diś – direction, quarter of the sky
    noun (feminine)
    From root √diś (to point, show)
    Root: diś (class 6)
  • bāhu – arm
    noun (masculine)
विभागः (vibhāgaḥ) - the principle of division (division, distribution, share)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhāga
vibhāga - division, distribution, partition, share
From vi + √bhaj (to divide)
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 1)
सर्वतोमुखः (sarvatomukhaḥ) - who faces in all directions (all-faced, facing in all directions)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvatomukha
sarvatomukha - all-faced, facing in all directions, omnipresent
Compound: sarvataḥ (from all sides) + mukha (face)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarvatas+mukha)
  • sarvatas – from all sides, everywhere
    indeclinable
    Adverbial form of sarva
  • mukha – face, mouth, opening, front
    noun (neuter)