महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-201, verse-15

इदं विश्वं जगत्सर्वमजय्यं चापि सर्वशः ।
महाभूतात्मकं ब्रह्मन्नातः परतरं भवेत् ॥१५॥

15. idaṁ viśvaṁ jagatsarvamajayyaṁ cāpi sarvaśaḥ ,
mahābhūtātmakaṁ brahmannātaḥ parataraṁ bhavet.

15. idam viśvam jagat sarvam ajayyam ca api sarvaśaḥ
mahābhūtātmakam brahman na ataḥ parataram bhavet

15. O Brahmin, this entire universe, being composed of the great elements, is unconquerable in every respect. Nothing superior to it can exist.

15. כל היקום הזה, כל העולם, אינו ניתן להכנעה מכל צדדיו והוא בנוי מהיסודות הגדולים, הו בְּרַהְמִין, ואין דבר גבוה ממנו.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - entire, universal

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• अजय्यम् (ajayyam) - unconquerable, invincible

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every respect, entirely

• महाभूतात्मकम् (mahābhūtātmakam) - consisting of the great elements

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• न (na) - not

• अतः (ataḥ) - than this, therefore, from this

• परतरम् (parataram) - superior, higher, greater

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may exist, should be, can be

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

विश्वम् (viśvam) - entire, universal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, entire, universal, world

Note: Agrees with `jagat`

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from √gam (to go), suffix -at

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with `jagat`

अजय्यम् (ajayyam) - unconquerable, invincible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajayya

ajayya - unconquerable, invincible

Gerundive

a- (negative prefix) + √ji (to conquer) + -ya (gerundive suffix)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jayya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jayya – conquerable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  √ji (to conquer) + -ya (gerundive suffix)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `jagat`

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every respect, entirely

(indeclinable)

Derived from `sarva` with suffix `śas`

महाभूतात्मकम् (mahābhūtātmakam) - consisting of the great elements

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahābhūtātmaka

mahābhūtātmaka - composed of the great elements, having the nature of the great elements

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahābhūta+ātmaka)

• mahābhūta – great element (ether, air, fire, water, earth)
  noun (neuter)
• ātmaka – constituting, consisting of, having the nature of
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `jagat`

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest; sacred utterance, Veda; cosmic principle (brahman)

Note: Addressing a Brahmin

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - than this, therefore, from this

(indeclinable)

ablative of `idam`

Note: Used here in a comparative sense (than this)

परतरम् (parataram) - superior, higher, greater

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paratara

paratara - superior, higher, greater, further

Comparative form of `para`

भवेत् (bhavet) - may exist, should be, can be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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