महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-13, verse-47
दिवं ते शिरसा व्याप्तं पद्भ्यां च पृथिवी विभो ।
जठरं ते इमे लोकाः पुरुषोऽसि सनातनः ॥४७॥
जठरं ते इमे लोकाः पुरुषोऽसि सनातनः ॥४७॥
47. divaṁ te śirasā vyāptaṁ padbhyāṁ ca pṛthivī vibho ,
jaṭharaṁ te ime lokāḥ puruṣo'si sanātanaḥ.
jaṭharaṁ te ime lokāḥ puruṣo'si sanātanaḥ.
47.
divam te śirasā vyāptam padbhyām ca pṛthivī
vibho jaṭharam te ime lokāḥ puruṣaḥ asi sanātanaḥ
vibho jaṭharam te ime lokāḥ puruṣaḥ asi sanātanaḥ
47.
O almighty one, heaven is pervaded by your head, and the earth by your feet. These worlds are your belly. You are the eternal cosmic person (puruṣa).
Words meanings summery:
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- दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky, celestial realm
- ते (te) - by you, your, to you
- शिरसा (śirasā) - by the head
- व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded, encompassed, filled
- पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by the feet
- च (ca) - and, also
- पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground
- विभो (vibho) - O almighty one, O pervader, O sovereign
- जठरम् (jaṭharam) - belly, abdomen, stomach
- ते (te) - your
- इमे (ime) - these
- लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms, people
- पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, supreme being, cosmic person (puruṣa)
- असि (asi) - you are
- सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, ancient, everlasting
Words meanings and morphology
दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky, celestial realm
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of div
div - heaven, sky, day
root `div`
Root: div (class 4)
ते (te) - by you, your, to you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
Note: Used here with the sense of belonging/possession.
शिरसा (śirasā) - by the head
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras
śiras - head, top
व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded, encompassed, filled
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyāpta
vyāpta - pervaded, filled, occupied
Past Passive Participle
From prefix `vi` + `ā` + root `āp` (to obtain, reach)
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Adjectival use, agreeing with `divam`.
पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by the feet
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad
pad - foot, step, word
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, the earth (as a goddess)
Root: pṛth (class 6)
विभो (vibho) - O almighty one, O pervader, O sovereign
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu
vibhu - almighty, omnipresent, pervading, sovereign, lord
Prefix: vi
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Used as a substantive address to the deity.
जठरम् (jaṭharam) - belly, abdomen, stomach
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jaṭhara
jaṭhara - belly, abdomen, womb
ते (te) - your
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
इमे (ime) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this, these
Note: Agrees with `lokāḥ`.
लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms, people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, people
पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, supreme being, cosmic person (puruṣa)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, soul, the Supreme Being (puruṣa)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Present active 2nd singular
Root `as` in the present tense
Root: as (class 2)
सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, ancient, everlasting
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, everlasting
Note: Agrees with `puruṣaḥ`.