महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-45, verse-10

एतद्द्वंद्वसमायुक्तं कालचक्रमचेतनम् ।
विसृजेत्संक्षिपेच्चापि बोधयेत्सामरं जगत् ॥१०॥

10. etaddvaṁdvasamāyuktaṁ kālacakramacetanam ,
visṛjetsaṁkṣipeccāpi bodhayetsāmaraṁ jagat.

10. etat dvandvasamāyuktam kālacakram acetanam
visṛjet saṃkṣipet ca api bodhayet sāmaram jagat

10. etat dvandvasamāyuktam acetanam kālacakram
sāmaram jagat visṛjet saṃkṣipet ca api bodhayet

10. This insentient wheel of time (kālacakra), united with pairs of opposites, generates, dissolves, and also illuminates the world along with its divine beings.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• द्वन्द्वसमायुक्तम् (dvandvasamāyuktam) - endowed with pairs of opposites

• कालचक्रम् (kālacakram) - the wheel of time

• अचेतनम् (acetanam) - insentient, unconscious, non-conscious

• विसृजेत् (visṛjet) - it should release, create, emit

• संक्षिपेत् (saṁkṣipet) - it should contract, destroy, shorten

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• बोधयेत् (bodhayet) - it should awaken, enlighten, make aware

• सामरम् (sāmaram) - together with the immortals (devas)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, creation

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Nominative neuter singular of the demonstrative pronoun 'etad'.

द्वन्द्वसमायुक्तम् (dvandvasamāyuktam) - endowed with pairs of opposites

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvandvasamāyukta

dvandvasamāyukta - joined with pairs of opposites; accompanied by duality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvandva+samāyukta)

• dvandva – pair, couple, duality, pair of opposites
  noun (neuter)
• samāyukta – joined, united, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yuj' with prefix 'sam-ā'
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: yuj (class 7)

कालचक्रम् (kālacakram) - the wheel of time

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kālacakra

kālacakra - the wheel of time; cosmic cycle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+cakra)

• kāla – time, destiny, period
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – wheel, disc, circle, cycle
  noun (neuter)

अचेतनम् (acetanam) - insentient, unconscious, non-conscious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acetana

acetana - insentient, unconscious, inanimate

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+cetana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• cetana – conscious, sentient, having intelligence
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)

विसृजेत् (visṛjet) - it should release, create, emit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of visṛj

Optative Mood

Root 'sṛj', 6th conjugation, Parasmaipada, Optative 3rd singular

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

संक्षिपेत् (saṁkṣipet) - it should contract, destroy, shorten

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of saṃkṣip

Optative Mood

Root 'kṣip', 6th conjugation, Parasmaipada, Optative 3rd singular

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

बोधयेत् (bodhayet) - it should awaken, enlighten, make aware

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of budh

Causative Optative Mood

Causative stem 'bodhaya' from root 'budh' (1st conjugation), Parasmaipada, Optative 3rd singular

Root: budh (class 1)

सामरम् (sāmaram) - together with the immortals (devas)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāmara

sāmara - together with the gods/devas; with the immortals

From 'amara' (immortal) with prefix 'sa-' (with, together)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+amara)

• sa – with, together with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• amara – immortal, god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  From 'mara' (mortal) with prefix 'a-' (negation)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, creation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, moving, living beings

Present active participle of root 'gam' (to go, move)

Root: gam (class 1)

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