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14,47

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-47, verse-2

अविदूरात्परं ब्रह्म वेदविद्याव्यपाश्रयम् ।
निर्द्वंद्वं निर्गुणं नित्यमचिन्त्यं गुह्यमुत्तमम् ॥२॥
2. avidūrātparaṁ brahma vedavidyāvyapāśrayam ,
nirdvaṁdvaṁ nirguṇaṁ nityamacintyaṁ guhyamuttamam.
2. avidūrāt param brahma vedavidyāvyapāśrayam
nirdvandvam nirguṇam nityam acintyam guhyam uttamam
2. param brahma avidūrāt [vartate].
[Tat] vedavidyāvyapāśrayam,
nirdvandvam,
nirguṇam,
nityam,
acintyam,
guhyam,
uttamam [ca asti].
2. The supreme (brahman) is not distant; it is the refuge of Vedic knowledge, free from dualities, without attributes (guṇa), eternal, inconceivable, a profound mystery (guhya), and utterly supreme.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अविदूरात् (avidūrāt) - not distant (not far, near, from a nearby place)
  • परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
  • ब्रह्म (brahma) - (the) brahman, the Absolute Reality
  • वेदविद्याव्यपाश्रयम् (vedavidyāvyapāśrayam) - the refuge of Vedic knowledge (whose support is Vedic knowledge, dependent on Vedic knowledge)
  • निर्द्वन्द्वम् (nirdvandvam) - free from dualities, without pairs of opposites
  • निर्गुणम् (nirguṇam) - without attributes, without qualities (guṇas)
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal, perpetual, constant
  • अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable, unimaginable
  • गुह्यम् (guhyam) - a profound mystery (secret, hidden, mysterious)
  • उत्तमम् (uttamam) - utterly supreme (supreme, highest, best, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

अविदूरात् (avidūrāt) - not distant (not far, near, from a nearby place)
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+dūra)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • dūra – far, distant
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Ablative case used adverbially.
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, most distant
ब्रह्म (brahma) - (the) brahman, the Absolute Reality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute Reality, ultimate truth, sacred utterance, Veda
वेदविद्याव्यपाश्रयम् (vedavidyāvyapāśrayam) - the refuge of Vedic knowledge (whose support is Vedic knowledge, dependent on Vedic knowledge)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vedavidyāvyapāśraya
vedavidyāvyapāśraya - having Vedic knowledge as its support or refuge
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vedavidyā+vyapāśraya)
  • vedavidyā – Vedic knowledge
    noun (feminine)
  • vyapāśraya – support, refuge, resort
    noun (masculine)
    Prefixes: vi+apa
    Root: śri (class 1)
निर्द्वन्द्वम् (nirdvandvam) - free from dualities, without pairs of opposites
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nirdvandva
nirdvandva - free from dualities, without pairs of opposites (like joy/sorrow, heat/cold)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nir+dvandva)
  • nir – without, free from
    indeclinable
  • dvandva – pair, couple, duality, pair of opposites
    noun (neuter)
निर्गुणम् (nirguṇam) - without attributes, without qualities (guṇas)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nirguṇa
nirguṇa - without qualities/attributes, transcendental to the guṇas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nir+guṇa)
  • nir – without, free from
    indeclinable
  • guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature (sattva, rajas, tamas)
    noun (masculine)
नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal, perpetual, constant
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nitya
nitya - eternal, perpetual, constant, regular, inherent
अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable, unimaginable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of acintya
acintya - inconceivable, unthinkable, incomprehensible
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From negation 'a' + root 'cint' (to think) + -ya suffix
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+cintya)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • cintya – to be thought, conceivable
    adjective (neuter)
    Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
    From root 'cint' (to think)
    Root: cint (class 10)
गुह्यम् (guhyam) - a profound mystery (secret, hidden, mysterious)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of guhya
guhya - secret, hidden, mysterious, to be concealed
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From root 'guh' (to hide, conceal) + -ya suffix
Root: guh (class 1)
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - utterly supreme (supreme, highest, best, excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, supreme, best, excellent, principal