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3,31

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-31

पश्य मायाप्रभावोऽयमीश्वरेण यथा कृतः ।
यो हन्ति भूतैर्भूतानि मोहयित्वात्ममायया ॥३१॥
31. paśya māyāprabhāvo'yamīśvareṇa yathā kṛtaḥ ,
yo hanti bhūtairbhūtāni mohayitvātmamāyayā.
31. paśya māyāprabhāvaḥ ayam īśvareṇa yathā kṛtaḥ
yaḥ hanti bhūtaiḥ bhūtāni mohayitvā ātmamāyayā
31. Behold this power of illusion (māyā), how it is wrought by the supreme controller (īśvara), who causes beings to kill other beings by deluding them with His own illusion (māyā).

Words meanings summery:

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  • पश्य (paśya) - behold! see! observe!
  • मायाप्रभावः (māyāprabhāvaḥ) - the power of illusion, the effect of māyā
  • अयम् (ayam) - this, this one
  • ईश्वरेण (īśvareṇa) - by the Lord, by the controller (īśvara)
  • यथा (yathā) - as, how, in which way
  • कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, wrought
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which
  • हन्ति (hanti) - kills, injures, destroys
  • भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by beings, by creatures, by elements
  • भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements
  • मोहयित्वा (mohayitvā) - having deluded, having bewildered
  • आत्ममायया (ātmamāyayā) - by one's own illusion (māyā)

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - behold! see! observe!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of √dṛś
Imperative
Root: dṛś (class 1)
मायाप्रभावः (māyāprabhāvaḥ) - the power of illusion, the effect of māyā
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of māyāprabhāva
māyāprabhāva - power/effect/influence of illusion (māyā)
Compound type : tatpurusha (māyā+prabhāva)
  • māyā – illusion, magical power, deceptive appearance (māyā)
    noun (feminine)
  • prabhāva – power, might, influence, effect
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: bhū (class 1)
अयम् (ayam) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, that
ईश्वरेण (īśvareṇa) - by the Lord, by the controller (īśvara)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of īśvara
īśvara - lord, master, controller, God
Root: īś (class 2)
यथा (yathā) - as, how, in which way
(indeclinable)
कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, wrought
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yat
yat - who, which, what
हन्ति (hanti) - kills, injures, destroys
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √han
Present Indicative
Root: han (class 2)
भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by beings, by creatures, by elements
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, existing
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, existing
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
मोहयित्वा (mohayitvā) - having deluded, having bewildered
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund) of Causative
Derived from causative stem of √muh
Root: muh (class 4)
आत्ममायया (ātmamāyayā) - by one's own illusion (māyā)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of ātmanmāyā
ātmanmāyā - one's own illusion, self-illusion
Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+māyā)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
  • māyā – illusion, magical power, deceptive appearance (māyā)
    noun (feminine)