महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-187, verse-52
स एष कृष्णो वार्ष्णेयः पुराणपुरुषो विभुः ।
आस्ते हरिरचिन्त्यात्मा क्रीडन्निव महाभुजः ॥५२॥
आस्ते हरिरचिन्त्यात्मा क्रीडन्निव महाभुजः ॥५२॥
52. sa eṣa kṛṣṇo vārṣṇeyaḥ purāṇapuruṣo vibhuḥ ,
āste hariracintyātmā krīḍanniva mahābhujaḥ.
āste hariracintyātmā krīḍanniva mahābhujaḥ.
52.
saḥ eṣaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ vārṣṇeyaḥ purāṇapuruṣaḥ vibhuḥ
āste hariḥ acintyātmā krīḍan iva mahābhujaḥ
āste hariḥ acintyātmā krīḍan iva mahābhujaḥ
52.
This Krishna, born in the Vṛṣṇi clan, is indeed that ancient Person (puruṣa), the all-pervading, mighty Hari, whose nature (ātman) is beyond comprehension. He simply exists, as if engaging in a cosmic play, the great-armed one.
Words meanings summery:
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- सः (saḥ) - He, that
- एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one
- कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Lord Krishna (Krishna, dark)
- वार्ष्णेयः (vārṣṇeyaḥ) - a descendant of Vṛṣṇi, belonging to the Vṛṣṇi family
- पुराणपुरुषः (purāṇapuruṣaḥ) - the ancient Person
- विभुः (vibhuḥ) - all-pervading, mighty, Lord
- आस्ते (āste) - sits, exists, abides, remains
- हरिः (hariḥ) - Lord Hari/Vishnu (Hari, Vishnu, remover of evil)
- अचिन्त्यात्मा (acintyātmā) - whose nature is inconceivable, whose self is unthinkable
- क्रीडन् (krīḍan) - playing, sporting
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
- महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - great-armed, mighty-armed
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - He, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, this one, he, she, it
कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Lord Krishna (Krishna, dark)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Krishna, dark, black
वार्ष्णेयः (vārṣṇeyaḥ) - a descendant of Vṛṣṇi, belonging to the Vṛṣṇi family
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vārṣṇeya
vārṣṇeya - descendant of Vṛṣṇi, belonging to the Vṛṣṇi clan
Taddhita affix eyā applied to Vṛṣṇi
पुराणपुरुषः (purāṇapuruṣaḥ) - the ancient Person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of purāṇapuruṣa
purāṇapuruṣa - the ancient Person (puruṣa), the Primeval Being
Compound type : karmadhāraya (purāṇa+puruṣa)
- purāṇa – ancient, old, primeval
adjective (masculine) - puruṣa – man, person, cosmic person (puruṣa), spirit
noun (masculine)
विभुः (vibhuḥ) - all-pervading, mighty, Lord
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu
vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, powerful, lord, master
आस्ते (āste) - sits, exists, abides, remains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ās
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: From root ĀS, 2nd conjugation, middle voice.
हरिः (hariḥ) - Lord Hari/Vishnu (Hari, Vishnu, remover of evil)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hari
hari - Hari, Vishnu, lion, horse, remover, yellow-brown
अचिन्त्यात्मा (acintyātmā) - whose nature is inconceivable, whose self is unthinkable
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of acintyātman
acintyātman - whose nature (ātman) is inconceivable, unthinkable self
Compound type : bahuvrihi (acintya+ātman)
- acintya – inconceivable, unthinkable, incomprehensible
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Formed from 'cint' with negation 'a' and suffix '-ya'
Prefix: a
Root: cit (class 10) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Note: Formed from Acintya + ātman, in Bahuvrihi compound.
क्रीडन् (krīḍan) - playing, sporting
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of krīḍant
krīḍant - playing, sporting
Present Active Participle
From root krīḍ
Root: krīḍ (class 1)
Note: Present Active Participle of root 'krīḍ' (to play).
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - great-armed, mighty-armed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhuja
mahābhuja - great-armed, mighty-armed, a strong person
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhuja)
- mahā – great, mighty, large
adjective (masculine) - bhuja – arm, hand
noun (masculine)
Note: Bahuvrihi compound.