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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-212, verse-40

एवमाहुः समाहारं क्षेत्रमध्यात्मचिन्तकाः ।
स्थितो मनसि यो भावः स वै क्षेत्रज्ञ उच्यते ॥४०॥
40. evamāhuḥ samāhāraṁ kṣetramadhyātmacintakāḥ ,
sthito manasi yo bhāvaḥ sa vai kṣetrajña ucyate.
40. evam āhuḥ samāhāram kṣetram adhyātmacintakāḥ
sthitaḥ manasi yaḥ bhāvaḥ saḥ vai kṣetrajñaḥ ucyate
40. adhyātmacintakāḥ samāhāram kṣetram evam āhuḥ yaḥ
bhāvaḥ manasi sthitaḥ saḥ vai kṣetrajñaḥ ucyate
40. Spiritual philosophers (adhyātmacintakāḥ) declare the aggregate to be the field. That state of being which resides in the mind is indeed called the knower of the field.

Words meanings summery:

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  • एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so
  • आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call
  • समाहारम् (samāhāram) - collection, aggregate, compilation
  • क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - the 'field' of experience, often referring to the body and mind in philosophical contexts (field, tract of land, body)
  • अध्यात्मचिन्तकाः (adhyātmacintakāḥ) - spiritual thinkers, philosophers of the self
  • स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, present
  • मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, within the mind
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that (relative pronoun)
  • भावः (bhāvaḥ) - state of being, existence, nature, emotion, sentiment
  • सः (saḥ) - he, that (demonstrative pronoun)
  • वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
  • क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the conscious entity that experiences the 'field' (kṣetra) of the body and mind (knower of the field, soul, consciousness)
  • उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so
(indeclinable)
आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ah
present 3rd plural
root 'ah', irregular form
Root: ah (class 2)
Note: Used here as present tense.
समाहारम् (samāhāram) - collection, aggregate, compilation
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of samāhāra
samāhāra - collection, aggregate, bringing together
Derived from sam-ā-hṛ (to bring together)
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - the 'field' of experience, often referring to the body and mind in philosophical contexts (field, tract of land, body)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣetra
kṣetra - field, ground, place, abode, body, sphere of action
Note: Here used metaphorically as the 'field of experience'.
अध्यात्मचिन्तकाः (adhyātmacintakāḥ) - spiritual thinkers, philosophers of the self
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of adhyātmacintaka
adhyātmacintaka - one who contemplates the self/spirit, a spiritual philosopher
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhyātman+cintaka)
  • adhyātman – the supreme spirit, the individual soul, the self (ātman)
    noun (neuter)
    Prefix: adhi
    Root: ātman
  • cintaka – thinker, ponderer, contemplator
    noun (masculine)
    agent noun
    Derived from root cint (to think)
    Root: cit (class 10)
Note: Compound of adhyātman (self/spirit) and cintaka (thinker).
स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, present
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, existing, situated, abiding
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Functions as an adjective here.
मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, within the mind
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart
यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that (relative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
भावः (bhāvaḥ) - state of being, existence, nature, emotion, sentiment
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva
bhāva - being, existence, state, nature, disposition, feeling, idea
Derived from root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - he, that (demonstrative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
(indeclinable)
Note: An emphatic particle.
क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the conscious entity that experiences the 'field' (kṣetra) of the body and mind (knower of the field, soul, consciousness)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣetrajña
kṣetrajña - knower of the field, the soul, individual consciousness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+jña)
  • kṣetra – field, body, sphere of action
    noun (neuter)
  • jña – knower, understanding
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    Derived from root jñā (to know)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Compound of kṣetra (field) and jña (knower).
उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
present 3rd singular passive
root vac, passive form with suffix -yate
Root: vac (class 2)