Shloka 70
Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi
Devanagari script
विस्वरो विस्वरीभावो द्वंद्वानां मुनिसत्तमाः अग्रजः सर्वतत्त्वानां महान्यः परिमाणतः
Transliteration
visvaro visvarībhāvo dvaṃdvānāṃ munisattamāḥ agrajaḥ sarvatattvānāṃ mahānyaḥ parimāṇataḥ
Translation
يا خيرَ الحكماء، إنّه ربُّ الكون وهو عينُ صيرورةِ الكون؛ متعالٍ عن كلّ ثنائيات الأضداد، هو الأوّل المولود قبل جميع التَتْفَات (tattva). ومع أنّه غيرُ قابلٍ للقياس، فهو «المَهَان» العظيم، المِقياسُ الكامنُ وراء كلّ مقياس.
Word by Word
viśvaraḥLord of the universe
viśvaraḥ:
viśvarī-bhāvaḥthe state of becoming the universe / cosmic manifestation
viśvarī-bhāvaḥ:
dvandvānāmof the dualities (pairs of opposites)
dvandvānām:
munisattamāḥO best among sages
munisattamāḥ:
agrajaḥthe first-born / prior to all
agrajaḥ:
sarva-tattvānāmof all principles (tattvas)
sarva-tattvānām:
mahānthe Great One (Mahān, cosmic principle / epithet of Shiva)
mahān:
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
parimāṇataḥwith respect to measure / as the ground of all measurement
parimāṇataḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)