महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-232, verse-2

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योगकृत्यं तु ते कृत्स्नं वर्तयिष्यामि तच्छृणु ।
एकत्वं बुद्धिमनसोरिन्द्रियाणां च सर्वशः ।
आत्मनो ध्यायिनस्तात ज्ञानमेतदनुत्तमम् ॥२॥

2. yogakṛtyaṁ tu te kṛtsnaṁ vartayiṣyāmi tacchṛṇu ,
ekatvaṁ buddhimanasorindriyāṇāṁ ca sarvaśaḥ ,
ātmano dhyāyinastāta jñānametadanuttamam.

2. yogakṛtyam tu te kṛtsnam vartayiṣyāmi
tat śṛṇu ekatvam buddhimanasoḥ
indriyāṇām ca sarvaśaḥ ātmanaḥ
dhyāyinaḥ tāta jñānam etat anuttamam

2. tu tāta te kṛtsnam yogakṛtyam
vartayiṣyāmi tat śṛṇu buddhimanasoḥ
indriyāṇām ca sarvaśaḥ ekatvam ātmanaḥ
dhyāyinaḥ etat jñānam anuttamam (asti)

2. Indeed, I shall explain to you, O dear one, the entire spiritual discipline (yoga); listen to that. This is the supreme knowledge for the meditating Self (ātman): the unity of intellect and mind, and of all the senses.

Words meanings summery:

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योगकृत्यम् (yogakṛtyam) - the entire spiritual discipline (yoga) (the practice of yoga; the duty of yoga)

तु (tu) - indeed (but; indeed; on the other hand)

ते (te) - to you (to you; for you; your)

कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire (whole; complete; entire)

वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I shall explain (I shall explain; I shall cause to proceed; I shall describe)

तत् (tat) - that (which I am about to explain) (that; it)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to that)! (hear! listen!)

एकत्वम् (ekatvam) - unity (oneness; unity; singularity)

बुद्धिमनसोः (buddhimanasoḥ) - of intellect and mind

इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses

च (ca) - and

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in all respects (in every way; completely; entirely; from all sides)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self (ātman) (of the Self; of the soul)

ध्यायिनः (dhyāyinaḥ) - of the meditating (Self) (of the meditating one; of the contemplator)

तात (tāta) - O dear one (O dear one; O father (respectful address))

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge; wisdom)

एतत् (etat) - this (knowledge) (this; it)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - supreme (unsurpassed; supreme; excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

योगकृत्यम् (yogakṛtyam) - the entire spiritual discipline (yoga) (the practice of yoga; the duty of yoga)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yogakṛtya

yogakṛtya - work of yoga; practice of yoga; duty of yoga

Compound of 'yoga' (spiritual discipline, union) + 'kṛtya' (action, work, duty).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+kṛtya)

yoga – spiritual discipline, union, conjunction, effort
noun (masculine)
From root 'yuj'
Root: yuj (class 7)
kṛtya – to be done, duty, action, deed
noun (neuter)
Gerundive
From root 'kṛ' (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'vartayiṣyāmi'.

तु (tu) - indeed (but; indeed; on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle

ते (te) - to you (to you; for you; your)

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

2nd person pronoun, dative/genitive singular.

Note: Recipient of the explanation.

कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire (whole; complete; entire)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - whole; entire; complete; all

Note: Qualifies 'yogakṛtyam'.

वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I shall explain (I shall explain; I shall cause to proceed; I shall describe)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vṛt

Future tense (lṛṭ), 1st person singular, active voice, causative stem.

Causative stem 'vartay' + future suffix 'iṣyāmi'.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (which I am about to explain) (that; it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that; it

Demonstrative pronoun

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to that)! (hear! listen!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative (loṭ), 2nd person singular, active voice

From root 'śru' (to hear, class 5, svādi).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Command.

एकत्वम् (ekatvam) - unity (oneness; unity; singularity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekatva

ekatva - oneness; unity; singularity

Formed from 'eka' (one) with suffix 'tva' (abstract noun).

Note: Main subject/theme of the knowledge.

बुद्धिमनसोः (buddhimanasoḥ) - of intellect and mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of buddhimanas

buddhimanas - intellect and mind

Dvandva compound of 'buddhi' (intellect) and 'manas' (mind).

Compound type : dvandva (buddhi+manas)

buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason
noun (feminine)
From root 'budh' (to know)
Root: budh (class 1)
manas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive, referring to the 'unity of' them.

इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ; faculty of sense; power; virility

Related to 'indra' (lord of senses).

Note: Possessive, referring to the 'unity of' them.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in all respects (in every way; completely; entirely; from all sides)

(indeclinable)