महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-35, verse-23

एष प्रकृतिरव्यक्ता कर्ता चैव सनातनः ।
परश्च सर्वभूतेभ्यस्तस्माद्वृद्धतमोऽच्युतः ॥२३॥

23. eṣa prakṛtiravyaktā kartā caiva sanātanaḥ ,
paraśca sarvabhūtebhyastasmādvṛddhatamo'cyutaḥ.

23. eṣaḥ prakṛtiḥ avyaktā kartā ca eva sanātanaḥ paraḥ
ca sarvabhūtebhyaḥ tasmāt vṛddhatamaḥ acyutaḥ

23. He is the unmanifest intrinsic nature (prakṛti) and also the eternal doer/creator. He is superior to all beings, therefore Acyuta is the most ancient.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - he, this

• प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - intrinsic nature (prakṛti), primal matter, source

• अव्यक्ता (avyaktā) - unmanifest, unperceived, subtle

• कर्ता (kartā) - doer, creator, agent

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting

• परः (paraḥ) - superior, supreme, beyond, another

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वभूतेभ्यः (sarvabhūtebhyaḥ) - than all beings, to all beings

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• वृद्धतमः (vṛddhatamaḥ) - oldest, most ancient

• अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna, meaning 'infallible')

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - he, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - intrinsic nature (prakṛti), primal matter, source

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, intrinsic nature (prakṛti), primal matter, source, origin

अव्यक्ता (avyaktā) - unmanifest, unperceived, subtle

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, indistinct, unperceived, subtle

Negation of 'vyakta' (manifest)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vyakta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vyakta – manifest, distinct, clear
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi + añj + kta
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

कर्ता (kartā) - doer, creator, agent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, creator, agent

Agent noun from kṛ + tṛc

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, everlasting

परः (paraḥ) - superior, supreme, beyond, another

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, superior, supreme, ultimate

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वभूतेभ्यः (sarvabhūtebhyaḥ) - than all beings, to all beings

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all elements

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From bhū + kta
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

वृद्धतमः (vṛddhatamaḥ) - oldest, most ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddhatama

vṛddhatama - oldest, most ancient, most venerable

Superlative

Superlative degree of 'vṛddha' (old, grown)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna, meaning 'infallible')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - Acyuta, the infallible one (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

Negation of 'cyuta' (fallen)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cyuta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cyuta – fallen, dropped, deviated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From cyu + kta
  Root: cyu (class 1)