महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-66, verse-12
कालचक्रं जगच्चक्रं युगचक्रं च केशवः ।
आत्मयोगेन भगवान्परिवर्तयतेऽनिशम् ॥१२॥
आत्मयोगेन भगवान्परिवर्तयतेऽनिशम् ॥१२॥
12. kālacakraṁ jagaccakraṁ yugacakraṁ ca keśavaḥ ,
ātmayogena bhagavānparivartayate'niśam.
ātmayogena bhagavānparivartayate'niśam.
12.
kālacakram jagaccakram yugacakram ca keśavaḥ
ātmayogena bhagavān parivartayate aniśam
ātmayogena bhagavān parivartayate aniśam
12.
The Lord (Bhagavan) Keshava, by His own divine power (ātmayoga), ceaselessly causes the wheel of time, the wheel of the universe, and the wheel of the ages to revolve.
Words meanings summery:
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- कालचक्रम् (kālacakram) - wheel of time
- जगच्चक्रम् (jagaccakram) - wheel of the world/universe
- युगचक्रम् (yugacakram) - wheel of the ages/yugas
- च (ca) - and, also
- केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava, one with long hair, a name of Vishnu/Krishna
- आत्मयोगेन (ātmayogena) - by one's own divine power, by one's own yoga (divine power/mystic power)
- भगवान् (bhagavān) - Lord, worshipful, divine
- परिवर्तयते (parivartayate) - causes to revolve, keeps rotating, makes to turn
- अनिशम् (aniśam) - ceaselessly, constantly, always
Words meanings and morphology
कालचक्रम् (kālacakram) - wheel of time
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kālacakra
kālacakra - wheel of time, cycle of time
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+cakra)
- kāla – time, duration
noun (masculine) - cakra – wheel, discus, circle, realm
noun (neuter)
जगच्चक्रम् (jagaccakram) - wheel of the world/universe
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jagaccakra
jagaccakra - wheel of the world, cycle of the universe
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+cakra)
- jagat – world, universe, moving
noun (neuter)
From root gam (to go) + kvip suffix.
Root: gam (class 1) - cakra – wheel, discus, circle, realm
noun (neuter)
युगचक्रम् (yugacakram) - wheel of the ages/yugas
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yugacakra
yugacakra - cycle of ages, wheel of yugas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+cakra)
- yuga – age, epoch, yuga, pair, yoke
noun (neuter) - cakra – wheel, discus, circle, realm
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava, one with long hair, a name of Vishnu/Krishna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava
keśava - Keshava (an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna), one who has beautiful or long hair
आत्मयोगेन (ātmayogena) - by one's own divine power, by one's own yoga (divine power/mystic power)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātmayoga
ātmayoga - connection with the self, self-contemplation, one's own yoga (divine power/mystic power)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+yoga)
- ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2) - yoga – union, conjunction, discipline, mystic power, spiritual practice (yoga)
noun (masculine)
From root yuj + ghaÑ suffix.
Root: yuj (class 7)
भगवान् (bhagavān) - Lord, worshipful, divine
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - worshipful, divine, fortunate, prosperous, Lord (epithet for gods like Vishnu, Shiva)
From bhaga + matup suffix.
परिवर्तयते (parivartayate) - causes to revolve, keeps rotating, makes to turn
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of parivartaya
Causal form of vartate
From root vṛt with prefix pari, causal suffix -aya.
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛt (class 1)
अनिशम् (aniśam) - ceaselessly, constantly, always
(indeclinable)
a (not) + niś (night) + adverbial suffix.
Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+niś)
- a – not, un-, non-
indeclinable
Negative particle. - niś – night
noun (feminine)