Shloka 16
Brahmā’s Enumeration of Primacies (Ādi) and the Supremacy of Knowledge
Jñāna
Devanagari script
आदिर्विश्वस्थ जगतो विष्णुर्ब्रह्ममयो महान् | भूतं परतरं यस्मात् त्रैलोक्ये नेह विद्यते,सम्पूर्ण जगत्के आदिकारण ब्रह्मस्वरूप महाविष्णु हैं। तीनों लोकोंमें उनसे बढ़कर दूसरा कोई प्राणी नहीं है
Transliteration
ādir viśvasya jagato viṣṇur brahmamayo mahān | bhūtaṃ parataraṃ yasmāt trailokye neha vidyate ||
Translation
Vāyu berkata: “Viṣṇu—Mahabesar, berhakikat Brahman—adalah sumber purba seluruh jagat raya. Di tiga dunia tiada makhluk yang lebih tinggi daripada-Nya.”
Word by Word
आदिःthe beginning, first cause
आदिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विश्वस्यof the universe
विश्वस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविश्व
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
जगतःof the world
जगतः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजगत्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
विष्णुःVishnu
विष्णुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्ममयःconsisting of Brahman; of the nature of Brahman
ब्रह्ममयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्ममय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महान्great
महान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूतम्a being; existent entity
भूतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
परतरम्higher, superior
परतरम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरतर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यस्मात्than whom; from whom
यस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
त्रैलोक्येin the three worlds
त्रैलोक्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootत्रैलोक्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
विद्यतेexists; is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (लट्, आत्मनेपद; 'विद्यते' = 'अस्ति' अर्थे)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)V
ViṣṇuB
BrahmanT
Trailokya (the three worlds)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes