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.

23. הוא הטבע הבלתי מופגן והוא הפועל הנצחי, והוא נעלה על כל היצורים, ולכן אַצ׳ְיוּטַה הוא הזקן והנכבד מכולם.

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)

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