महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-180, verse-25

सचेतनं जीवगुणं वदन्ति स चेष्टते चेष्टयते च सर्वम् ।
ततः परं क्षेत्रविदं वदन्ति प्रावर्तयद्यो भुवनानि सप्त ॥२५॥

25. sacetanaṁ jīvaguṇaṁ vadanti; sa ceṣṭate ceṣṭayate ca sarvam ,
tataḥ paraṁ kṣetravidaṁ vadanti; prāvartayadyo bhuvanāni sapta.

25. sacetanam jīvaguṇam vadanti saḥ
ceṣṭate ceṣṭayate ca sarvam
tataḥ param kṣetravidam vadanti
prāvartayat yaḥ bhuvanāni sapta

25. sacetanam jīvaguṇam vadanti saḥ
ceṣṭate ca sarvam ceṣṭayate
tataḥ param yaḥ sapta bhuvanāni
prāvartayat tam kṣetravidam vadanti

25. They call the conscious principle a quality (guṇa) of the individual soul (jīva); that principle itself acts and causes everything else to act. Beyond that, they speak of the knower of the field (kṣetravid), who set the seven worlds in motion.

Words meanings summery:

• सचेतनम् (sacetanam) - the conscious principle (as a quality) (conscious, sentient, endowed with consciousness)

• जीवगुणम् (jīvaguṇam) - a quality (guṇa) pertaining to the individual soul (jīva) (a quality of the living being/soul)

• वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they speak, they declare

• सः (saḥ) - that (conscious principle) (he, that)

• चेष्टते (ceṣṭate) - that (principle) itself acts (he/it acts, moves, strives)

• चेष्टयते (ceṣṭayate) - causes everything else to act (he/it causes to move, activates, makes to act)

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (things/beings) (all, everything)

• ततः (tataḥ) - beyond that (the conscious principle) (from that, thereafter, then)

• परम् (param) - beyond (that, indicating a higher principle) (higher, supreme, further, beyond)

• क्षेत्रविदम् (kṣetravidam) - the supreme knower of the field, referring to a higher principle than the individual soul (the knower of the field)

• वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they speak, they declare

• प्रावर्तयत् (prāvartayat) - set in motion, created (the worlds) (he caused to move, he set in motion, he created)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (refers to 'kṣetravid') (who, which)

• भुवनानि (bhuvanāni) - the worlds (of existence) (worlds, planes, beings)

• सप्त (sapta) - the seven (worlds) (seven)

Words meanings and morphology

सचेतनम् (sacetanam) - the conscious principle (as a quality) (conscious, sentient, endowed with consciousness)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sacetana

sacetana - conscious, sentient, endowed with consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cetana)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• cetana – consciousness, intelligence, sentient
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jīvaguṇam'.

जीवगुणम् (jīvaguṇam) - a quality (guṇa) pertaining to the individual soul (jīva) (a quality of the living being/soul)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvaguṇa

jīvaguṇa - quality of a living being, attribute of the individual soul

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+guṇa)

• jīva – living being, individual soul, life
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent (of prakṛti)
  noun (masculine)

वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they speak, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (conscious principle) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चेष्टते (ceṣṭate) - that (principle) itself acts (he/it acts, moves, strives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ceṣṭ

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

चेष्टयते (ceṣṭayate) - causes everything else to act (he/it causes to move, activates, makes to act)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ceṣṭ

Causative

Formed with suffix -aya- from root ceṣṭ

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (things/beings) (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

ततः (tataḥ) - beyond that (the conscious principle) (from that, thereafter, then)

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - beyond (that, indicating a higher principle) (higher, supreme, further, beyond)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, another, higher, supreme, subsequent

Note: Used adverbially here.

क्षेत्रविदम् (kṣetravidam) - the supreme knower of the field, referring to a higher principle than the individual soul (the knower of the field)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣetravid

kṣetravid - knower of the field (kṣetra), one who knows the body or universe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+vid)

• kṣetra – field, body, realm
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun
  agent noun
  derived from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)

वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they speak, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

प्रावर्तयत् (prāvartayat) - set in motion, created (the worlds) (he caused to move, he set in motion, he created)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Causative

Formed with suffix -aya- from root vṛt

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who (refers to 'kṣetravid') (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

भुवनानि (bhuvanāni) - the worlds (of existence) (worlds, planes, beings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhuvana

bhuvana - world, realm, being, creation

Root: bhū (class 1)

सप्त (sapta) - the seven (worlds) (seven)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of saptan

saptan - seven

Note: Agrees with 'bhuvanāni'.