महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-32, verse-15

स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम ।
भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥१५॥

15. svayamevātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣottama ,
bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate.

15. svayam eva ātmanā ātmānam vettha tvam puruṣottama
bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate

15. puruṣottama bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva
jagatpate tvam svayam eva ātmanā ātmānam vettha

15. O Supreme Person (puruṣa), O origin of all beings, O Lord of all beings, O God of gods, O Lord of the universe, You alone know your Self (ātman) by your Self (ātman).

15. הו האדם הקוסמי העליון, מקור היצורים ואדוניהם, אל האלים ואדון העולם, אתה בעצמך מכיר את עצמך בכוחך.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone, just

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by oneself, by the soul

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, oneself

• वेत्थ (vettha) - you know

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best of persons, O Supreme Person

• भूतभावन (bhūtabhāvana) - O creator of beings

• भूतेश (bhūteśa) - O lord of beings

• देवदेव (devadeva) - O God of gods

• जगत्पते (jagatpate) - O lord of the universe

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone, just

(indeclinable)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by oneself, by the soul

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, oneself

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

वेत्थ (vettha) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Active Indicative

From root vid (to know), Present tense, active voice

Root: vid (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best of persons, O Supreme Person

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - the best of men, the supreme person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person, spiritual being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

भूतभावन (bhūtabhāvana) - O creator of beings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhūtabhāvana

bhūtabhāvana - creator of beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+bhāvana)

• bhūta – being, creature, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be), Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhāvana – causing to be, creating, producer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

भूतेश (bhūteśa) - O lord of beings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhūteśa

bhūteśa - lord of beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+īśa)

• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be), Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

देवदेव (devadeva) - O God of gods

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devadeva

devadeva - god of gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+deva)

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

जगत्पते (jagatpate) - O lord of the universe

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of jagatpati

jagatpati - lord of the world/universe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+pati)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root gam (to go) with reduplication, used as a noun
  Root: gam (class 1)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

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