महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-19, verse-45
सर्वतःपाणिपादं तं सर्वतोक्षिशिरोमुखम् ।
जीवो निष्क्रान्तमात्मानं शरीरात्संप्रपश्यति ॥४५॥
जीवो निष्क्रान्तमात्मानं शरीरात्संप्रपश्यति ॥४५॥
45. sarvataḥpāṇipādaṁ taṁ sarvatokṣiśiromukham ,
jīvo niṣkrāntamātmānaṁ śarīrātsaṁprapaśyati.
jīvo niṣkrāntamātmānaṁ śarīrātsaṁprapaśyati.
45.
sarvataḥ pāṇipādam tam sarvataḥ akṣiśiromukham
jīvaḥ niṣkrāntam ātmānam śarīrāt samprapaśyati
jīvaḥ niṣkrāntam ātmānam śarīrāt samprapaśyati
45.
The individual soul (jīva), having departed from the body, perceives the supreme Self (ātman) as possessing hands and feet everywhere, and eyes, heads, and mouths everywhere.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
- पाणिपादम् (pāṇipādam) - having hands and feet
- तम् (tam) - that supreme Self (him, that)
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
- अक्षिशिरोमुखम् (akṣiśiromukham) - having eyes, heads, and mouths
- जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the living being, the individual soul
- निष्क्रान्तम् (niṣkrāntam) - departed from the body (departed, having gone out)
- आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the supreme Self
- शरीरात् (śarīrāt) - from the body
- सम्प्रपश्यति (samprapaśyati) - perceives, sees completely
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
(indeclinable)
suffix -tas denoting 'from' or 'in all directions'
पाणिपादम् (pāṇipādam) - having hands and feet
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pāṇipāda
pāṇipāda - hands and feet
Compound type : dvandva (pāṇi+pāda)
- pāṇi – hand
noun (masculine) - pāda – foot
noun (masculine)
Note: Used here adjectivally in the sense 'one who has hands and feet'.
तम् (tam) - that supreme Self (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the ātman.
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
(indeclinable)
suffix -tas denoting 'from' or 'in all directions'
अक्षिशिरोमुखम् (akṣiśiromukham) - having eyes, heads, and mouths
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣiśiromukha
akṣiśiromukha - eyes, heads, and mouths
Compound type : dvandva (akṣi+śiras+mukha)
- akṣi – eye
noun (neuter) - śiras – head
noun (neuter) - mukha – mouth, face
noun (neuter)
Note: Used here adjectivally in the sense 'one who has eyes, heads, and mouths'.
जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the living being, the individual soul
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - living being, individual soul, life
Root: jīv (class 1)
निष्क्रान्तम् (niṣkrāntam) - departed from the body (departed, having gone out)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of niṣkrānta
niṣkrānta - gone out, departed, issued forth
Past Passive Participle
From nis-kram (to go out)
Prefix: nis
Root: kram (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'ātman'.
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the supreme Self
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, supreme Self, essence
शरीरात् (śarīrāt) - from the body
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, corporeal form
सम्प्रपश्यति (samprapaśyati) - perceives, sees completely
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of samprapaś
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: dṛś (class 1)