महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-47, verse-12
अव्यक्तबीजप्रभवो बुद्धिस्कन्धमयो महान् ।
महाहंकारविटप इन्द्रियान्तरकोटरः ॥१२॥
महाहंकारविटप इन्द्रियान्तरकोटरः ॥१२॥
12. avyaktabījaprabhavo buddhiskandhamayo mahān ,
mahāhaṁkāraviṭapa indriyāntarakoṭaraḥ.
mahāhaṁkāraviṭapa indriyāntarakoṭaraḥ.
12.
avyaktabījaprabhavaḥ buddhiskandhamayaḥ
mahān mahāhaṃkāraviṭapaḥ indriyāntarakoṭaraḥ
mahān mahāhaṃkāraviṭapaḥ indriyāntarakoṭaraḥ
12.
mahān avyaktabījaprabhavaḥ buddhiskandhamayaḥ
mahāhaṃkāraviṭapaḥ indriyāntarakoṭaraḥ
mahāhaṃkāraviṭapaḥ indriyāntarakoṭaraḥ
12.
This great (tree) originates from the unmanifest (avyakta) as its seed, has the intellect (buddhi) as its trunk, the great ego (ahaṃkāra) as its branches, and the senses as its inner hollows.
Words meanings summery:
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- अव्यक्तबीजप्रभवः (avyaktabījaprabhavaḥ) - originating from the unmanifest seed
- बुद्धिस्कन्धमयः (buddhiskandhamayaḥ) - composed of the intellect as its trunk; having the intellect as its trunk
- महान् (mahān) - great; large; mighty; important
- महाहंकारविटपः (mahāhaṁkāraviṭapaḥ) - having the great ego as its branches
- इन्द्रियान्तरकोटरः (indriyāntarakoṭaraḥ) - having the senses as its inner hollows/cavities
Words meanings and morphology
अव्यक्तबीजप्रभवः (avyaktabījaprabhavaḥ) - originating from the unmanifest seed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaktabījaprabhava
avyaktabījaprabhava - having the unmanifest as its seed or origin; originating from the unmanifest seed
Compound formed from avyakta (unmanifest), bīja (seed), and prabhava (origin).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avyakta+bīja+prabhava)
- avyakta – unmanifest; imperceptible; undeveloped; primal matter
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From `vyaj` (to manifest) with `a-` (negative prefix)
Prefix: a
Root: vyaj (class 4) - bīja – seed; origin; cause; germ
noun (neuter) - prabhava – origin; source; birth; power
noun (masculine)
From `bhū` (to be) with `pra-` (forth)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
बुद्धिस्कन्धमयः (buddhiskandhamayaḥ) - composed of the intellect as its trunk; having the intellect as its trunk
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhiskandhamaya
buddhiskandhamaya - having the intellect as a trunk
Compound ending in maya (made of, consisting of). Formed from buddhi (intellect) and skandha (trunk, stem).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (buddhi+skandha+maya)
- buddhi – intellect; understanding; reason; perception
noun (feminine)
From `budh` (to know)
Root: budh (class 1) - skandha – trunk (of a tree); stem; shoulder; chapter
noun (masculine) - maya – made of; consisting of; full of
suffix/adjective
Suffix forming adjectives indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'
महान् (mahān) - great; large; mighty; important
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great; large; mighty; eminent; the great principle (cosmology)
महाहंकारविटपः (mahāhaṁkāraviṭapaḥ) - having the great ego as its branches
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāhaṃkāraviṭapa
mahāhaṁkāraviṭapa - having the great ego as its branches
Compound formed from mahā (great), ahaṃkāra (ego), and viṭapa (branch).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ahaṃkāra+viṭapa)
- mahā – great; large; mighty
adjective (feminine)
Feminine form of mahat, often used as prefix - ahaṃkāra – ego; egoism; self-consciousness
noun (masculine)
From `aham` (I) + `kāra` (maker)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - viṭapa – branch; twig; cluster
noun (masculine)
इन्द्रियान्तरकोटरः (indriyāntarakoṭaraḥ) - having the senses as its inner hollows/cavities
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of indriyāntarakoṭara
indriyāntarakoṭara - having the senses as its inner hollows
Compound formed from indriya (sense organ), antara (inner), and koṭara (hollow, cavity).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (indriya+antara+koṭara)
- indriya – sense organ; faculty of sense
noun (neuter)
Related to Indra, meaning 'belonging to Indra' or 'power' - antara – interior; inner; within; intermediate
adjective/noun (neuter) - koṭara – hollow; cavity; tree-hole
noun (masculine)