Shloka 8
Brahmacarya-Upāya: Jñāna, Śauca, and the Mind’s Role in Desire (शान्ति पर्व, अध्याय २०७)
Devanagari script
महाभूतानि भूतात्मा महात्मा पुरुषोत्तम: । वायुज्योतिस्तथा चाप: खं च गां चान्वकल्पयत्,सम्पूर्ण भूतोंके आत्मा महात्मा पुरुषोत्तमने आकाश, वायु, अग्नि, जल और पृथ्वी-- इन पाँच महाभूतोंकी रचना की है
Transliteration
mahābhūtāni bhūtātmā mahātmā puruṣottamaḥ | vāyujyotis tathā cāpaḥ khaṃ ca gāṃ cānvakalpayat ||
Translation
Bhīṣma sprach: Die höchste Person—großgesinnt, das innere Selbst aller Wesen—ließ die fünf großen Elemente hervorgehen: Raum, Wind, Feuer, Wasser und Erde.
Word by Word
महाभूतानिthe great elements
महाभूतानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
भूतात्माwhose self is (all) beings / the soul of beings
भूतात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूतात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महात्माthe great-souled one
महात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषोत्तमःthe सर्वोत्तम पुरुष / best of persons
पुरुषोत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषोत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वायुair
वायु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ज्योतिःfire/light
ज्योतिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तथाand likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
खम्space/ether
खम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गाम्earth
गाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अन्वकल्पयत्created/formed (in due order)
अन्वकल्पयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-कल्प्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaP
Puruṣottama (Supreme Person)M
Mahābhūtas (five great elements): kha/ākāśa, vāyu, jyotis/agni, āpaḥ, gā/pṛthivīVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes