महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-39, verse-24

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अव्यक्तनामानि गुणांश्च तत्त्वतो यो वेद सर्वाणि गतीश्च केवलाः ।
विमुक्तदेहः प्रविभागतत्त्ववित्स मुच्यते सर्वगुणैर्निरामयः ॥२४॥

24. avyaktanāmāni guṇāṁśca tattvato; yo veda sarvāṇi gatīśca kevalāḥ ,
vimuktadehaḥ pravibhāgatattvavi;tsa mucyate sarvaguṇairnirāmayaḥ.

24. avyakta-nāmāni guṇān ca tattvataḥ
yaḥ veda sarvāṇi gatīḥ ca kevalāḥ |
vimukta-dehaḥ pravibhāga-tattva-vit
saḥ mucyate sarva-guṇaiḥ nirāmayaḥ

24. yaḥ tattvataḥ avyakta-nāmāni guṇān
ca sarvāṇi kevalāḥ gatīḥ ca veda
saḥ vimukta-dehaḥ pravibhāga-tattva-vit
sarva-guṇaiḥ nirāmayaḥ mucyate

24. Whoever truly knows the names of the unmanifest (prakṛti), the qualities (guṇas), and all the distinct states (tattvas), that person, freed from the body and having discerned the principles, is liberated (mokṣa), free from all qualities (guṇas), and becomes undisturbed.

Words meanings summery:

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अव्यक्त-नामानि (avyakta-nāmāni) - the names of the unmanifest (prakṛti) (the names of the unmanifest)

गुणान् (guṇān) - the qualities (guṇas) (qualities, attributes (accusative plural))

च (ca) - and (and, also)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in essence (truly, in reality, in essence, as a principle)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

वेद (veda) - truly knows (he knows, he understands)

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (the) (all, all of them)

गतीः (gatīḥ) - states (of being) (states, conditions, movements, destinies)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

केवलाः (kevalāḥ) - distinct, separate (pure, absolute, distinct, alone)

विमुक्त-देहः (vimukta-dehaḥ) - freed from the body (one whose body is liberated/freed)

प्रविभाग-तत्त्व-वित् (pravibhāga-tattva-vit) - having discerned the principles (one who knows the principles of distinction/differentiation)

सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that person)

मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated (mokṣa) (he is liberated, he is released)

सर्व-गुणैः (sarva-guṇaiḥ) - from all qualities (guṇas) (from all qualities)

निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - undisturbed, free from affliction (free from illness, healthy, undisturbed, peaceful)

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यक्त-नामानि (avyakta-nāmāni) - the names of the unmanifest (prakṛti) (the names of the unmanifest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of avyakta-nāman

avyakta-nāman - names of the unmanifest

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (avyakta+nāman)

avyakta – unmanifest, primal matter (prakṛti)
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From a- + vi- + √añj.
Prefixes: a+vi
Root: añj (class 7)
nāman – name, appellation
noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the verb 'veda'.

गुणान् (guṇān) - the qualities (guṇas) (qualities, attributes (accusative plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent, virtue

Note: Object of the verb 'veda'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in essence (truly, in reality, in essence, as a principle)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tattva' (reality, principle) with suffix '-tas'.

Note: Modifies the verb 'veda'.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of the clause 'yo veda'.

वेद (veda) - truly knows (he knows, he understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (perfect in form) (liṭ) of vid

Root 'vid', perfect tense meaning present tense (liṭ lakāra).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Vedic perfect form used in the sense of present.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (the) (all, all of them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'gatīḥ'.

गतीः (gatīḥ) - states (of being) (states, conditions, movements, destinies)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, state, condition, destiny, goal

From √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'veda'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

केवलाः (kevalāḥ) - distinct, separate (pure, absolute, distinct, alone)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kevala

kevala - alone, solitary, simple, pure, absolute, distinct, exclusive

Note: Agrees with 'gatīḥ'.

विमुक्त-देहः (vimukta-dehaḥ) - freed from the body (one whose body is liberated/freed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimukta-deha

vimukta-deha - one whose body is liberated/freed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vimukta+deha)

vimukta – liberated, freed, released
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From vi- + √muc (to free, release).
Prefix: vi
Root: muc (class 6)
deha – body, form
noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the person 'saḥ'.

प्रविभाग-तत्त्व-वित् (pravibhāga-tattva-vit) - having discerned the principles (one who knows the principles of distinction/differentiation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravibhāga-tattva-vid

pravibhāga-tattva-vid - one who knows the principles of distinction/differentiation

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (pravibhāga+tattva+vid)

pravibhāga – distinction, division, differentiation
noun (masculine)
From pra- + vi- + √bhaj (to divide).
Prefixes: pra+vi
Root: bhaj (class 1)
tattva – reality, truth, principle, essence
noun (neuter)
vid – knower, understanding
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
From √vid (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Describes the person 'saḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for 'yaḥ'.

मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated (mokṣa) (he is liberated, he is released)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of muc

Root 'muc', passive voice, present tense.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Implies liberation (mokṣa).