महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-24

त्रैलोक्यं पुण्डरीकाक्षो देवदेवः सनातनः ।
आस्ते हरिरचिन्त्यात्मा तत्रैव मधुसूदनः ॥२४॥

24. trailokyaṁ puṇḍarīkākṣo devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ ,
āste hariracintyātmā tatraiva madhusūdanaḥ.

24. trailokyam puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ
āste hariḥ acintyātmā tatra eva madhusūdanaḥ

24. The lotus-eyed (puṇḍarīkākṣa), the God of gods (devadeva), the eternal (sanātana) Hari, whose self (ātman) is inconceivable, even that Madhusūdana, exists throughout the three worlds, indeed everywhere.

24. שם ממש, בשלושת העולמות, שוכן הַרִי, הוא מַדְהוּסוּדַנַה, אל האלים הנצחי בעל עיני הלוטוס, שאין לתפוס את טבעו.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds

• पुण्डरीकाक्षः (puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ) - lotus-eyed

• देवदेवः (devadevaḥ) - God of gods

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

• आस्ते (āste) - sits, dwells, exists

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

• अचिन्त्यात्मा (acintyātmā) - whose self is inconceivable

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Madhusūdana (slayer of the demon Madhu)

Words meanings and morphology

त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and hell)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

पुण्डरीकाक्षः (puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ) - lotus-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīkākṣa

puṇḍarīkākṣa - lotus-eyed (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṇḍarīka+akṣa)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

देवदेवः (devadevaḥ) - God of gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devadeva

devadeva - God of gods (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Śiva)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+deva)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, primeval

आस्ते (āste) - sits, dwells, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), remover, tawny, yellow

अचिन्त्यात्मा (acintyātmā) - whose self is inconceivable

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acintyātman

acintyātman - one whose self (ātman) is inconceivable, having an inconceivable nature

Compound type : bahuvrihi (acintya+ātman)

• acintya – inconceivable, unimaginable, inexplicable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From negation 'a-' + root 'cit' (to think) + '-ya' (gerundive suffix)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul, supreme soul
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Madhusūdana (slayer of the demon Madhu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - Madhusūdana (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), slayer of the demon Madhu

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – honey, sweet, demon Madhu
  noun (neuter)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

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