महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-77, verse-2

सर्वलोकचरं सिद्धं ब्रह्मकोशं सनातनम् ।
पुरोहितमिदं प्रष्टुमभिवाद्योपचक्रमे ॥२॥

2. sarvalokacaraṁ siddhaṁ brahmakośaṁ sanātanam ,
purohitamidaṁ praṣṭumabhivādyopacakrame.

2. sarvalokacaram siddham brahmakośam sanātanam
purohitam idam praṣṭum abhivādya upacakrame

2. After reverently saluting this eternal, perfected preceptor, who moves through all worlds and is a treasury of sacred knowledge (brahmakośa), he began to ask.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वलोकचरम् (sarvalokacaram) - moving through all worlds, present in all worlds

• सिद्धम् (siddham) - perfected, accomplished, complete

• ब्रह्मकोशम् (brahmakośam) - treasury of sacred knowledge, repository of the Absolute

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

• पुरोहितम् (purohitam) - preceptor, royal priest

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the preceptor)

• प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - in order to ask, to question

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, after greeting respectfully

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he began, he commenced

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वलोकचरम् (sarvalokacaram) - moving through all worlds, present in all worlds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvalokacara

sarvalokacara - moving in all worlds, present in all regions

Compound of sarva, loka, and cara (from √car - to move)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+cara)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root √car (to move), suffix -a
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies purohitam.

सिद्धम् (siddham) - perfected, accomplished, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfect, successful, a perfected being

Past Passive Participle

From root √sidh (to accomplish, succeed)

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Modifies purohitam.

ब्रह्मकोशम् (brahmakośam) - treasury of sacred knowledge, repository of the Absolute

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmakośa

brahmakośa - treasury of sacred knowledge, repository of the Veda, container of brahman

Compound of brahman and kośa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+kośa)

• brahman – the Absolute, sacred word, Veda, prayer
  noun (neuter)
• kośa – treasury, casket, sheath, container
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies purohitam.

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, ancient

From sanā (always) + tana (suffix)

Note: Modifies purohitam.

पुरोहितम् (purohitam) - preceptor, royal priest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - one placed in front, chief priest, family priest, preceptor

Past Passive Participle

Pura (before, in front) + hita (placed, from √dhā)

Prefix: pura

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of the action.

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the preceptor)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Modifies purohitam.

प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - in order to ask, to question

(indeclinable)

infinitive

From root √prach (to ask), with tumun suffix.

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Expresses purpose.

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, after greeting respectfully

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √vad (to speak, salute) with upasarga abhi. Replaces ktvā with lyap.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Describes an action completed before the main verb.

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he began, he commenced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of upacakram

Perfect tense, third person singular, middle voice

From root √kram (to step, go) with upasarga upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

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