महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-38

तुष्टुवुर्वाग्भिरर्थ्याभिर्भयेष्वभयकृत्तमम् ।
सर्वात्मानं महात्मानं येनाप्तं सर्वमात्मना ॥३८॥

38. tuṣṭuvurvāgbhirarthyābhirbhayeṣvabhayakṛttamam ,
sarvātmānaṁ mahātmānaṁ yenāptaṁ sarvamātmanā.

38. tuṣṭuvuḥ vāgbhiḥ arthyābhiḥ bhayeṣu abhayakṛttamam
sarvātmānam mahātmānam yena āptam sarvam ātmanā

38. te (implied) arthyābhiḥ vāgbhiḥ bhayeṣu abhayakṛttamam
sarvātmānam mahātmānam tuṣṭuvuḥ; yena ātmanā sarvam āptam

38. They praised with meaningful words Him who is the supreme giver of fearlessness in times of fear, the self (ātman) of all, the great self (ātman), by whom everything was obtained through his own being (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• तुष्टुवुः (tuṣṭuvuḥ) - they praised, they became pleased

• वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words, by speeches

• अर्थ्याभिः (arthyābhiḥ) - with meaningful, with significant, appropriate

• भयेषु (bhayeṣu) - in fears, in dangers, in times of fear

• अभयकृत्तमम् (abhayakṛttamam) - the greatest bestower of fearlessness, most fear-dispelling

• सर्वात्मानम् (sarvātmānam) - the self of all, the all-pervading self

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great self, the great soul, the magnanimous one

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• आप्तम् (āptam) - attained, obtained, reached

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by one's own being, by the soul

Words meanings and morphology

तुष्टुवुः (tuṣṭuvuḥ) - they praised, they became pleased

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of tuṣ

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words, by speeches

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice, language

अर्थ्याभिः (arthyābhiḥ) - with meaningful, with significant, appropriate

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of arthyā

arthyā - meaningful, significant, proper, to be sought

भयेषु (bhayeṣu) - in fears, in dangers, in times of fear

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

अभयकृत्तमम् (abhayakṛttamam) - the greatest bestower of fearlessness, most fear-dispelling

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhayakṛttama

abhayakṛttama - bestower of ultimate fearlessness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhaya+kṛt)

• abhaya – fearlessness, safety
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – making, doing, creating, bestowing, doer
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वात्मानम् (sarvātmānam) - the self of all, the all-pervading self

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvātman

sarvātman - the universal soul, the soul of all, whole self

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great self, the great soul, the magnanimous one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, great self, magnanimous, illustrious

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

आप्तम् (āptam) - attained, obtained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āpta

āpta - obtained, reached, attained, trustworthy

Past Passive Participle

From root āp (to obtain, to reach)

Root: āp (class 5)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by one's own being, by the soul

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

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