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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-206, verse-8

प्रकृत्या क्षेत्रभूतास्ता नराः क्षेत्रज्ञलक्षणाः ।
तस्मादेता विशेषेण नरोऽतीयुर्विपश्चितः ॥८॥
8. prakṛtyā kṣetrabhūtāstā narāḥ kṣetrajñalakṣaṇāḥ ,
tasmādetā viśeṣeṇa naro'tīyurvipaścitaḥ.
8. prakṛtyā kṣetrabhūtāḥ tāḥ narāḥ kṣetrajñalakṣaṇāḥ
tasmāt etāḥ viśeṣeṇa naraḥ atīyuḥ vipaścitaḥ
8. narāḥ kṣetrajñalakṣaṇāḥ tāḥ prakṛtyā kṣetrabhūtāḥ
tasmāt naraḥ vipaścitaḥ etāḥ viśeṣeṇa atīyuḥ
8. Humans (nara) are characterized by the knower of the field (kṣetrajña). These (bodies) are, by their intrinsic nature (prakṛti), the field itself. Therefore, a wise person should especially transcend these (material forms).

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by their intrinsic nature (prakṛti) (by nature, by material nature, by primal matter)
  • क्षेत्रभूताः (kṣetrabhūtāḥ) - having become the field, being the field
  • ताः (tāḥ) - these (referring to material bodies/manifestations of prakṛti) (those, they)
  • नराः (narāḥ) - humans (men, humans, people)
  • क्षेत्रज्ञलक्षणाः (kṣetrajñalakṣaṇāḥ) - characterized by the knower of the field (kṣetrajña) (characterized by the knower of the field)
  • तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)
  • एताः (etāḥ) - these (material forms/fields) (these)
  • विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially (especially, particularly, by distinction)
  • नरः (naraḥ) - a person (a man, a human)
  • अतीयुः (atīyuḥ) - should transcend (they should go beyond, they should overcome, they should transcend)
  • विपश्चितः (vipaścitaḥ) - a wise person (as an adjective to naraḥ) (the wise, discerning)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by their intrinsic nature (prakṛti) (by nature, by material nature, by primal matter)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, primal matter, material cause, original form, intrinsic nature (prakṛti)
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
क्षेत्रभूताः (kṣetrabhūtāḥ) - having become the field, being the field
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kṣetrabhūta
kṣetrabhūta - that which has become the field, being the field
Past Passive Participle
`kṣetra` (field) + `bhūta` (become, been)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣetra+bhūta)
  • kṣetra – field, body, sacred place
    noun (neuter)
  • bhūta – become, been, an existing being, element, ghost
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root `bhū` (to be, to become)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agrees with `tāḥ`.
ताः (tāḥ) - these (referring to material bodies/manifestations of prakṛti) (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, it
नराः (narāḥ) - humans (men, humans, people)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, human, person
Root: nṛ
क्षेत्रज्ञलक्षणाः (kṣetrajñalakṣaṇāḥ) - characterized by the knower of the field (kṣetrajña) (characterized by the knower of the field)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣetrajñalakṣaṇa
kṣetrajñalakṣaṇa - having the characteristic of the knower of the field
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣetrajña+lakṣaṇa)
  • kṣetrajña – knower of the field, the soul, the individual self
    noun (masculine)
    `kṣetra` (field) + `jña` (knower)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • lakṣaṇa – characteristic, sign, mark, definition
    noun (neuter)
    Root: lakṣ (class 10)
Note: Agrees with `narāḥ`.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)
(indeclinable)
Note: Often used as an indeclinable meaning "therefore".
एताः (etāḥ) - these (material forms/fields) (these)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Direct object of `atīyuḥ`.
विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially (especially, particularly, by distinction)
(indeclinable)
Prefix: vi
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
Note: Used adverbially.
नरः (naraḥ) - a person (a man, a human)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, human, person
Root: nṛ
Note: Subject of the verb, though the verb is plural, indicating a general statement.
अतीयुः (atīyuḥ) - should transcend (they should go beyond, they should overcome, they should transcend)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of ati-i
Optative mood
3rd person plural optative form of root `i` (to go) with prefix `ati`.
Prefix: ati
Root: i (class 2)
विपश्चितः (vipaścitaḥ) - a wise person (as an adjective to naraḥ) (the wise, discerning)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vipaścit
vipaścit - wise, discerning, intelligent, learned person
Agent Noun (kṛt)
From `vi-paś` (to see clearly, discern). Formed with the suffix `kvin`.
Prefix: vi
Root: paś (class 1)
Note: Although grammatically nominative plural, it functions here adverbially or as an adjective modifying a general singular 'naraḥ'.