महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-35, verse-15

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च ।
सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत् ॥१५॥

15. bahirantaśca bhūtānāmacaraṁ carameva ca ,
sūkṣmatvāttadavijñeyaṁ dūrasthaṁ cāntike ca tat.

15. bahiḥ antaḥ ca bhūtānām acaram caram eva ca
sūkṣmatvāt tat avijñeyam dūrastham ca antike ca tat

15. tat bhūtānām bahiḥ ca antaḥ acaram ca eva caram ca
sūkṣmatvāt avijñeyam tat dūrastham ca antike ca

15. It exists both outside and inside all beings, and it is both unmoving and moving. Due to its subtlety, it is unknowable; it is simultaneously far away and also very near.

Words meanings summery:

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally

• च (ca) - and, also

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• अचरम् (acaram) - unmoving, immobile

• चरम् (caram) - moving, mobile

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• च (ca) - and, also

• सूक्ष्मत्वात् (sūkṣmatvāt) - due to subtlety, on account of subtlety

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अविज्ञेयम् (avijñeyam) - unknowable, incomprehensible

• दूरस्थम् (dūrastham) - far-situated, far away, remote

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्तिके (antike) - near, close by

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that, it

Words meanings and morphology

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From √bhū (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अचरम् (acaram) - unmoving, immobile

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acara

acara - unmoving, immobile

From a- (negation) + cara (moving)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cara)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cara – moving, mobile
  adjective
  From √car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective describing the supreme reality (implicitly 'tat').

चरम् (caram) - moving, mobile

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cara

cara - moving, mobile

From √car (to move)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective describing the supreme reality (implicitly 'tat').

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सूक्ष्मत्वात् (sūkṣmatvāt) - due to subtlety, on account of subtlety

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sūkṣmatva

sūkṣmatva - subtlety, minuteness, fineness

From sūkṣma (subtle) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the supreme reality.

अविज्ञेयम् (avijñeyam) - unknowable, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avijñeya

avijñeya - unknowable, incomprehensible, that which cannot be perceived or understood

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From a- (negation) + vi- + √jñā (to know) + -ya

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vijñeya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vijñeya – to be known, knowable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From vi- + √jñā (to know) + -ya
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective describing the supreme reality (implicitly 'tat').

दूरस्थम् (dūrastham) - far-situated, far away, remote

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dūrastha

dūrastha - far-situated, far away, remote

Compound of dūra (far) and stha (standing, situated, from √sthā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dūra+stha)

• dūra – far, distant
  adjective
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective
  From √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective describing the supreme reality (implicitly 'tat').

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्तिके (antike) - near, close by

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antika

antika - near, close, proximity

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the supreme reality, emphasized by repetition.