महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-44, verse-22

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अपारणीयं तमसः परस्तात्तदन्तकोऽप्येति विनाशकाले ।
अणीयरूपं क्षुरधारया तन्महच्च रूपं त्वपि पर्वतेभ्यः ॥२२॥

22. apāraṇīyaṁ tamasaḥ parastā;ttadantako'pyeti vināśakāle ,
aṇīyarūpaṁ kṣuradhārayā ta;nmahacca rūpaṁ tvapi parvatebhyaḥ.

22. apāraṇīyam tamasaḥ parastāt tat
antakaḥ api eti vināśakāle
aṇīyarūpam kṣuradhārayā tat mahat
ca rūpam tu api parvatebhyaḥ

22. That (supreme truth) is impassable, beyond darkness. Even Death (antaka) approaches it at the time of dissolution. Its form is subtler than a razor's edge, yet it is also greater in form than mountains.

Words meanings summery:

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अपारणीयम् (apāraṇīyam) - impassable, not to be crossed

तमसः (tamasaḥ) - of darkness, from darkness

परस्तात् (parastāt) - beyond, from beyond, on the other side

तत् (tat) - that (supreme truth) (that)

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Death (antaka) (ender, destroyer)

अपि (api) - also, even

एति (eti) - goes, approaches

विनाशकाले (vināśakāle) - at the time of destruction, at the time of dissolution

अणीयरूपम् (aṇīyarūpam) - subtler in form, having a very subtle form

क्षुरधारया (kṣuradhārayā) - by a razor's edge

तत् (tat) - that (supreme truth) (that)

महत् (mahat) - great, vast

च (ca) - and, also

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

अपि (api) - also, even

पर्वतेभ्यः (parvatebhyaḥ) - from mountains, than mountains

Words meanings and morphology

अपारणीयम् (apāraṇīyam) - impassable, not to be crossed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apāraṇīya

apāraṇīya - not to be crossed, impassable, not to be satisfied

Gerundive

Derived from root pṛ (to cross, fill) with prefix ā- and negative prefix a-, and suffix -anīya.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pāraṇīya)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
pāraṇīya – to be crossed, to be fulfilled
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from root pṛ (to cross, fill) with suffix -anīya.
Prefix: ā
Root: pṛ (class 3)

तमसः (tamasaḥ) - of darkness, from darkness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, quality of inertia

परस्तात् (parastāt) - beyond, from beyond, on the other side

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (supreme truth) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Death (antaka) (ender, destroyer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - ender, terminator, Death, Yama

Root: ant

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - goes, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

विनाशकाले (vināśakāle) - at the time of destruction, at the time of dissolution

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vināśakāla

vināśakāla - time of destruction, period of dissolution

Compound type : tatpurusha (vināśa+kāla)

vināśa – destruction, ruin, annihilation
noun (masculine)
Derived from root naś (to perish) with prefix vi-.
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
kāla – time, period, season
noun (masculine)

अणीयरूपम् (aṇīyarūpam) - subtler in form, having a very subtle form

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṇīyarūpa

aṇīyarūpa - having a subtler or very subtle form

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (aṇīyas+rūpa)

aṇīyas – more minute, subtler, smaller
adjective (neuter)
Comparative suffix
Comparative form of aṇu (minute, subtle) using suffix -īyas.
rūpa – form, appearance, nature
noun (neuter)

क्षुरधारया (kṣuradhārayā) - by a razor's edge

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṣuradhārā

kṣuradhārā - razor's edge

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣura+dhārā)