महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-160, verse-13

यस्मिन्ब्रह्मसदश्चैव तिष्ठते च प्रजापतिः ।
भूतात्मा विसृजन्सर्वं यत्किंचिज्जङ्गमागमम् ॥१३॥

13. yasminbrahmasadaścaiva tiṣṭhate ca prajāpatiḥ ,
bhūtātmā visṛjansarvaṁ yatkiṁcijjaṅgamāgamam.

13. yasmin brahmasadaḥ ca eva tiṣṭhate ca prajāpatiḥ
bhūtātmā visṛjan sarvam yat kiñcit jaṅgamāgamam

13. Within him (Mount Meru), the assembly of (brahman) and Prajāpati himself dwell – Prajāpati, who is the self of all beings (bhūtātmā) and creates everything whatsoever, both moving (jaṅgama) and unmoving (āgamam).

13. בו נמצא היכלו של בְּרַהְמָה, ובו שוכן פְּרַג׳ָאפַּטִי, נשמת כל היצורים, היוצר את הכול, כל מה שנע ומה שאינו נע.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in Mount Meru (in whom, in which)

• ब्रह्मसदः (brahmasadaḥ) - the assembly/seat of Brahman (brahman)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तिष्ठते (tiṣṭhate) - dwells, stands

• च (ca) - and

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Lord of creation, Prajāpati

• भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the self of beings, the Universal Self

• विसृजन् (visṛjan) - creating, emitting, letting loose

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, whatsoever

• जङ्गमागमम् (jaṅgamāgamam) - both moving and unmoving (animate and inanimate)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in Mount Meru (in whom, in which)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

Note: Refers to Mount Meru.

ब्रह्मसदः (brahmasadaḥ) - the assembly/seat of Brahman (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmasadas

brahmasadas - assembly of Brahman, Brahman's seat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+sadas)

• brahman – the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• sadas – assembly, seat, hall
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठते (tiṣṭhate) - dwells, stands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present indicative

Ātmanepada form

Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Lord of creation, Prajāpati

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, creator, Prajāpati

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the self of beings, the Universal Self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtātman

bhūtātman - the self of beings, the Universal Self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+ātman)

• bhūta – being, creature, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to Prajāpati.

विसृजन् (visṛjan) - creating, emitting, letting loose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visṛjat

visṛjat - creating, emitting, releasing

Present Active Participle

From √sṛj with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Participle for Prajāpati.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Object of 'creating'.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, whatsoever

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle formed from kim + cit

जङ्गमागमम् (jaṅgamāgamam) - both moving and unmoving (animate and inanimate)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jaṅgamāgama

jaṅgamāgama - moving and unmoving, animate and inanimate

Compound type : dvandva (jaṅgama+āgama)

• jaṅgama – moving, animate
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root √gam (to go), intensive form
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āgama – unmoving, stationary, inanimate; tradition, scripture
  noun (masculine)
  From root √gam with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the totality of creation as 'moving and unmoving'.

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