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14,13

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-13, verse-4

ब्रह्म मृत्युश्च तौ राजन्नात्मन्येव व्यवस्थितौ ।
अदृश्यमानौ भूतानि योधयेतामसंशयम् ॥४॥
4. brahma mṛtyuśca tau rājannātmanyeva vyavasthitau ,
adṛśyamānau bhūtāni yodhayetāmasaṁśayam.
4. brahma mṛtyuḥ ca tau rājan ātmani eva vyavasthitau
adṛśyamānau bhūtāni yodhayetām asaṃśayam
4. rājan brahma ca mṛtyuḥ tau ātmani eva vyavasthitau
adṛśyamānau bhūtāni asaṃśayam yodhayetām
4. O King, both the ultimate reality (brahman) and death (mṛtyu) are established within the self (ātman). Though unseen, these two undoubtedly cause living beings to contend (or fight).

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्रह्म (brahma) - ultimate reality (brahman) (the Absolute, Brahman)
  • मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (mṛtyu) (death)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • तौ (tau) - those two, both (he and he/it)
  • राजन् (rājan) - O King
  • आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the spirit)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, even, only, just
  • व्यवस्थितौ (vyavasthitau) - established, situated, arranged
  • अदृश्यमानौ (adṛśyamānau) - unseen, not being seen, invisible
  • भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (beings, creatures, elements)
  • योधयेताम् (yodhayetām) - may cause to fight, should cause to contend
  • असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - ultimate reality (brahman) (the Absolute, Brahman)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality, the creative principle
मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (mṛtyu) (death)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, the god of death (Yama)
From root `mṛ` (to die).
Root: mṛ (class 1)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तौ (tau) - those two, both (he and he/it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
Note: Refers to `brahma` and `mṛtyu`.
राजन् (rājan) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, prince
Root: rāj (class 1)
आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the spirit)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath
Derived from `an` (to breathe).
Root: an (class 2)
एव (eva) - indeed, even, only, just
(indeclinable)
व्यवस्थितौ (vyavasthitau) - established, situated, arranged
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vyavasthita
vyavasthita - established, situated, fixed, regulated
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of `sthā` with prefixes `vi` and `ava`.
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
अदृश्यमानौ (adṛśyamānau) - unseen, not being seen, invisible
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of adṛśyamāna
adṛśyamāna - unseen, invisible, not being perceived
Present Passive Participle
Present Passive Participle of `dṛś` with negative prefix `a-` and passive suffix `māna`.
Prefix: a
Root: dṛś (class 1)
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (beings, creatures, elements)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost, past
Past Passive Participle (originally of `bhū`)
Can also function as a noun, meaning 'a being'.
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Object of `yodhayetām`.
योधयेताम् (yodhayetām) - may cause to fight, should cause to contend
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of yudh
Causative
Optative dual, active voice, of the causative stem `yodhay` from root `yudh`.
Root: yudh (class 4)
असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+saṃśaya)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    prefix
  • saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from `śī` (to lie, doubt) with `sam` prefix.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Functions as an adverb here.