महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-29, verse-4
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च ।
अहंकार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा ॥४॥
अहंकार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा ॥४॥
4. bhūmirāpo'nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhireva ca ,
ahaṁkāra itīyaṁ me bhinnā prakṛtiraṣṭadhā.
ahaṁkāra itīyaṁ me bhinnā prakṛtiraṣṭadhā.
4.
bhūmiḥ āpaḥ analaḥ vāyuḥ kham manaḥ buddhiḥ eva
ca ahaṅkāraḥ iti iyam me bhinnā prakṛtiḥ aṣṭadhā
ca ahaṅkāraḥ iti iyam me bhinnā prakṛtiḥ aṣṭadhā
4.
bhūmiḥ āpaḥ analaḥ vāyuḥ kham manaḥ buddhiḥ ca
eva ahaṅkāraḥ iti iyam me bhinnā prakṛtiḥ aṣṭadhā
eva ahaṅkāraḥ iti iyam me bhinnā prakṛtiḥ aṣṭadhā
4.
Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence, and indeed ego (ahaṅkāra) – these constitute My eight-fold, differentiated nature (prakṛti).
Words meanings summery:
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- भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, land, ground
- आपः (āpaḥ) - water
- अनलः (analaḥ) - fire
- वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind
- खम् (kham) - ether, space, sky
- मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart
- बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence, intellect, understanding
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just
- च (ca) - and, also
- अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, self-sense
- इति (iti) - thus, so, meaning, such
- इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine, referring to prakṛti) (this, she)
- मे (me) - My (possessive, referring to Krishna) (My, to Me, for Me)
- भिन्ना (bhinnā) - separated, divided, broken
- प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - nature, material nature, original form
- अष्टधा (aṣṭadhā) - in eight ways, eightfold
Words meanings and morphology
भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, land, ground
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land
आपः (āpaḥ) - water
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
अनलः (analaḥ) - fire
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anala
anala - fire (lit. "not enough," referring to its insatiable nature)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nala)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - nala – reed, measure, sufficient
noun (masculine)
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - air, wind
खम् (kham) - ether, space, sky
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - ether, space, sky
Note: Also accusative singular, but nominative here for a list.
मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness
Root: man
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence, intellect, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intelligence, intellect, discernment, understanding
Root: budh
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, self-sense
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra
ahaṅkāra - ego, false identification of self with body/mind
Compound type : tatpurusha (aham+kāra)
- aham – I, ego
pronoun - kāra – maker, doer
noun (masculine)
From root kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix -a.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
इति (iti) - thus, so, meaning, such
(indeclinable)
इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine, referring to prakṛti) (this, she)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
मे (me) - My (possessive, referring to Krishna) (My, to Me, for Me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I
Note: Can also be dative. Genitive here.
भिन्ना (bhinnā) - separated, divided, broken
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhinna
bhinna - separated, divided, distinct, broken
past passive participle
from root bhid (to split, break)
Root: bhid (class 7)
प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - nature, material nature, original form
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, material nature, original form, source, primal substance
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ
अष्टधा (aṣṭadhā) - in eight ways, eightfold
(indeclinable)
from aṣṭan (eight) + suffix -dhā