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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-15

अचिन्त्यं महदाश्चर्यं पवित्रमपि चोत्तमम् ।
अनादिनिधनं भूतं विश्वमक्षयमव्ययम् ॥१५॥
15. acintyaṁ mahadāścaryaṁ pavitramapi cottamam ,
anādinidhanaṁ bhūtaṁ viśvamakṣayamavyayam.
15. acintyam mahat āścaryam pavitram api ca uttamam
anādinidhanam bhūtam viśvam akṣayam avyayam
15. He is inconceivable, a great wonder, and also most sacred and supreme. He is without beginning or end, the manifest (bhūta) universe (viśva), imperishable and immutable.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable
  • महत् (mahat) - great, large
  • आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, marvel, surprise
  • पवित्रम् (pavitram) - sacred, pure, holy
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • (ca) - and
  • उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, supreme, excellent
  • अनादिनिधनम् (anādinidhanam) - without beginning or end, eternal
  • भूतम् (bhūtam) - the manifest being (referring to the universal form) (being, creature, element; manifest)
  • विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe (viśva) (the universe, all)
  • अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, indestructible
  • अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

Words meanings and morphology

अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of acintya
acintya - inconceivable, unthinkable, incomprehensible
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From a- + √cint (to think) + -ya (gerundive suffix)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cintya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • cintya – to be thought, conceivable
    adjective
    Gerundive/FPP
    From √cint + -ya
    Root: cint (class 10)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject, acting as a predicate nominative.
महत् (mahat) - great, large
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty
Note: Part of the compound 'mahāścaryam'.
आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, marvel, surprise
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āścarya
āścarya - wonder, marvel, surprise
Note: Forms a Karmadhāraya compound 'mahāścaryam' (great wonder) with 'mahat'.
पवित्रम् (pavitram) - sacred, pure, holy
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra
pavitra - pure, sacred, holy, purifying
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, supreme, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent
Superlative of ud (up)
अनादिनिधनम् (anādinidhanam) - without beginning or end, eternal
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anādinidhana
anādinidhana - without beginning or end, eternal
a- (not) + ādi (beginning) + nidhana (end)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+ādi+nidhana)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • ādi – beginning, commencement, source
    noun (masculine)
  • nidhana – end, destruction, death; treasure
    noun (neuter)
भूतम् (bhūtam) - the manifest being (referring to the universal form) (being, creature, element; manifest)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element; past, become (PPP of √bhū)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of √bhū, used as a noun
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Refers to the manifested reality, the universe itself as a 'being'.
विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe (viśva) (the universe, all)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva
viśva - all, whole, entire; the universe, cosmos
अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, indestructible
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣaya
akṣaya - imperishable, indestructible, undecaying
a- (not) + kṣaya (decay, destruction)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss
    noun (masculine)
    From √kṣi ('to decay, destroy')
    Root: kṣi (class 1)
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, immutable; an indeclinable word
a- (not) + vyaya (expenditure, decay)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • vyaya – expenditure, decay, destruction
    noun (masculine)
    From vi- + √i (to go)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: i (class 2)