কৃষির্ভূবাচকঃ শব্দো ণশ্চ নির্বৃতিবাচকঃ তযোরৈক্যং পরং ব্রহ্ম কৃষ্ণ ইত্যভিধীযতে
कृषिर्भूवाचकः शब्दो णश्च निर्वृतिवाचकः तयोरैक्यं परं ब्रह्म कृष्ण इत्यभिधीयते
kṛṣir bhū-vācakaḥ śabdo ṇaś ca nirvṛti-vācakaḥ tayor aikyaṁ paraṁ brahma kṛṣṇa ity abhidhīyate
Synonyms
kṛṣiḥ—the verbal root kṛṣ; bhū—attractive existence; vācakaḥ—signifying; śabdaḥ—word; ṇaḥ—the syllable ṇa; ca—and; nirvṛti—spiritual pleasure; vācakaḥ—indicating; tayoḥ—of both; aikyam—amalgamation; param—supreme; brahma—Absolute Truth; kṛṣṇaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa; iti—thus; abhidhīyate—is called..
Translation
" 'The word "kṛṣ" is the attractive feature of the Lord's existence, and "ṇa" means spiritual pleasure. When the verb "kṛṣ" is added to the affix "ṇa," it becomes Kṛṣṇa, which indicates the Absolute Truth.'
Purport
This is a verse from the Udyoga-parva (71.4) of the Mahābhārata.