महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-50, verse-33

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अपूर्वममृतं नित्यं य एनमविचारिणम् ।
य एनं विन्दतेऽऽत्मानमग्राह्यममृताशिनम् ।
अग्राह्योऽमृतो भवति य एभिः कारणैर्ध्रुवः ॥३३॥

33. apūrvamamṛtaṁ nityaṁ ya enamavicāriṇam ,
ya enaṁ vindate''tmānamagrāhyamamṛtāśinam ,
agrāhyo'mṛto bhavati ya ebhiḥ kāraṇairdhruvaḥ.

33. apūrvam amṛtam nityam ya enam
avicāriṇam ya enam vindate ātmanam
agrāhyam amṛtāśinam agrāhyaḥ amṛtaḥ
bhavati yaḥ ebhiḥ kāraṇaiḥ dhruvaḥ

33. yat apūrvam amṛtam nityam yat enam
avicāriṇam yaḥ enam agrāhyam amṛtāśinam
ātmānam vindate saḥ agrāhyaḥ amṛtaḥ
bhavati yaḥ ebhiḥ kāraṇaiḥ dhruvaḥ

33. That which is unprecedented, immortal, and eternal, and that (essence) which is beyond conceptual thought; he who realizes this self (ātman), which is both incomprehensible and partaking of immortality, himself becomes incomprehensible and immortal, being firmly established by these reasons.

Words meanings summery:

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अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, unexampled, unique

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - immortal, deathless; nectar

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal, constant, perpetual

य (ya) - which, that which

एनम् (enam) - this (ātman) (this (masculine))

अविचारिणम् (avicāriṇam) - that which is beyond conceptual thought (unthinking, unreflecting, beyond thought)

य (ya) - who, he who

एनम् (enam) - this (ātman) (this (masculine))

विन्दते (vindate) - finds, obtains, realizes

आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - the self, the soul, the essence (ātman)

अग्राह्यम् (agrāhyam) - incomprehensible, ungraspable, not to be seized

अमृताशिनम् (amṛtāśinam) - partaking of immortality, eating nectar

अग्राह्यः (agrāhyaḥ) - incomprehensible, ungraspable

अमृतः (amṛtaḥ) - immortal, deathless

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these

कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by causes, by reasons, by instruments

ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - firm, steady, constant, certain

Words meanings and morphology

अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, unexampled, unique

(adjective)

neuter, singular of apūrva

apūrva - without a predecessor, unprecedented, unique, new

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+pūrva)

a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
pūrva – former, prior, preceding, earlier
adjective (neuter)

Note: Implied predicate for 'that which'.

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - immortal, deathless; nectar

(adjective)

neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, deathless, divine; nectar, immortality

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)

a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
mṛta – dead, deceased
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Formed from the root 'mṛ'.
Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Implied predicate for 'that which'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal, constant, perpetual

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nitya

nitya - constant, perpetual, eternal, inherent

Note: Implied predicate for 'that which'.

य (ya) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

एनम् (enam) - this (ātman) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

अविचारिणम् (avicāriṇam) - that which is beyond conceptual thought (unthinking, unreflecting, beyond thought)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avicārin

avicārin - not considering, unreflecting, thoughtless; beyond thought

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'vicārin' (thinking, considering).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+vicārin)

a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
vicārin – thinking, considering, discriminating
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun from 'vi-car' (to deliberate).
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'enam' (ātman).

य (ya) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of `vindate`.

एनम् (enam) - this (ātman) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

विन्दते (vindate) - finds, obtains, realizes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 6)

आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - the self, the soul, the essence (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, breath

Note: Object of `vindate`.

अग्राह्यम् (agrāhyam) - incomprehensible, ungraspable, not to be seized

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agrāhya

agrāhya - not to be grasped, incomprehensible, unattainable

Gerundive/adjective

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'grāhya' (to be grasped).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+grāhya)

a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
grāhya – to be grasped, to be seized, comprehensible
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Formed from the root 'grah'.
Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Modifies `ātmanam`.

अमृताशिनम् (amṛtāśinam) - partaking of immortality, eating nectar

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amṛtāśin

amṛtāśin - eating nectar, partaking of immortality

Derived from 'amṛta' (nectar/immortality) and 'āśin' (eating, consuming).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (amṛta+āśin)

amṛta – nectar, immortality
noun (neuter)
āśin – eating, consuming, partaking
adjective (masculine)
Derived from the root 'aś' (to eat) with the suffix '-in'.
Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Modifies `ātmanam`.

अग्राह्यः (agrāhyaḥ) - incomprehensible, ungraspable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agrāhya

agrāhya - not to be grasped, incomprehensible, unattainable

Gerundive/adjective

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'grāhya' (to be grasped).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+grāhya)

a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
grāhya – to be grasped, to be seized, comprehensible
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Formed from the root 'grah'.
Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied subject 'he'.

अमृतः (amṛtaḥ) - immortal, deathless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, deathless, divine; nectar, immortality

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)