महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-187, verse-4
अहं नारायणो नाम प्रभवः शाश्वतोऽव्ययः ।
विधाता सर्वभूतानां संहर्ता च द्विजोत्तम ॥४॥
विधाता सर्वभूतानां संहर्ता च द्विजोत्तम ॥४॥
4. ahaṁ nārāyaṇo nāma prabhavaḥ śāśvato'vyayaḥ ,
vidhātā sarvabhūtānāṁ saṁhartā ca dvijottama.
vidhātā sarvabhūtānāṁ saṁhartā ca dvijottama.
4.
aham nārāyaṇaḥ nāma prabhavaḥ śāśvataḥ avyayaḥ
vidhātā sarvabhūtānām saṃhartā ca dvijottama
vidhātā sarvabhūtānām saṃhartā ca dvijottama
4.
I am Nārāyaṇa by name, the eternal, imperishable source. I am the creator and destroyer of all beings, O best of the brahmins.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहम् (aham) - I
- नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa
- नाम (nāma) - by name (name; by name; indeed)
- प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - source (origin, source, generator)
- शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, permanent)
- अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable, indeclinable)
- विधाता (vidhātā) - creator (creator, ordainer, disposer)
- सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings (of all beings/creatures)
- संहर्ता (saṁhartā) - destroyer (destroyer, gatherer, withdrawer)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the brahmins (best of the twice-born (brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas); best of birds/snakes/teeth)
Words meanings and morphology
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I
नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa
nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu, literally 'resting on the waters')
नाम (nāma) - by name (name; by name; indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'by name' or 'called'.
प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - source (origin, source, generator)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhava
prabhava - origin, source, birth, effect
Derived from pra + bhū (to be, to exist)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, permanent)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, permanent, constant
अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable, indeclinable)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undeclining, indeclinable
Negation of vyaya (perishable or declining)
विधाता (vidhātā) - creator (creator, ordainer, disposer)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhātṛ
vidhātṛ - creator, ordainer, arranger, dispenser
Agent noun
Formed from vi + dhā (to place, arrange, create) + tṛc suffix
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings (of all beings/creatures)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, every
adjective - bhūta – a being, creature, element, what has been
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū (to be, exist)
Root: bhū (class 1)
संहर्ता (saṁhartā) - destroyer (destroyer, gatherer, withdrawer)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhartṛ
saṁhartṛ - destroyer, withdrawer, gatherer, compiler
Agent noun
Formed from sam + hṛ (to seize, take away) + tṛc suffix
Prefix: sam
Root: hṛ (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the brahmins (best of the twice-born (brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas); best of birds/snakes/teeth)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama
dvijottama - best of the twice-born, chief of brahmins
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)
- dvija – twice-born (referring to Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas); bird; tooth; snake
noun (masculine)
Formed from dvi (two) + jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4) - uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative degree of 'ud' or 'ut'