महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-233, verse-20
सचेतनं जीवगुणं वदन्ति स चेष्टते चेष्टयते च सर्वम् ।
ततः परं क्षेत्रविदो वदन्ति प्रावर्तयद्यो भुवनानि सप्त ॥२०॥
ततः परं क्षेत्रविदो वदन्ति प्रावर्तयद्यो भुवनानि सप्त ॥२०॥
20. sacetanaṁ jīvaguṇaṁ vadanti; sa ceṣṭate ceṣṭayate ca sarvam ,
tataḥ paraṁ kṣetravido vadanti; prāvartayadyo bhuvanāni sapta.
tataḥ paraṁ kṣetravido vadanti; prāvartayadyo bhuvanāni sapta.
20.
sa-cetanam jīva-guṇam vadanti sa
ceṣṭate ceṣṭayate ca sarvam
tataḥ param kṣetra-vidaḥ vadanti
prāvartayat yaḥ bhuvanāni sapta
ceṣṭate ceṣṭayate ca sarvam
tataḥ param kṣetra-vidaḥ vadanti
prāvartayat yaḥ bhuvanāni sapta
20.
sa-cetanam jīva-guṇam vadanti.
sa ceṣṭate ca sarvam ceṣṭayate.
tataḥ param kṣetra-vidaḥ vadanti yaḥ sapta bhuvanāni prāvartayat (sa eva paraḥ)
sa ceṣṭate ca sarvam ceṣṭayate.
tataḥ param kṣetra-vidaḥ vadanti yaḥ sapta bhuvanāni prāvartayat (sa eva paraḥ)
20.
They declare the conscious aspect to be an attribute of the individual soul (jīva); it itself acts and causes everything to act. Beyond that, the knowers of the field (kṣetravid) assert Him to be the one who set in motion the seven worlds.
Words meanings summery:
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- स-चेतनम् (sa-cetanam) - conscious, endowed with consciousness
- जीव-गुणम् (jīva-guṇam) - attribute of the individual soul (jīva)
- वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they declare
- स (sa) - he (the conscious jīva) (he, that)
- चेष्टते (ceṣṭate) - he acts, he moves
- चेष्टयते (ceṣṭayate) - he causes to move, he causes to act
- च (ca) - and, also
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
- ततः (tataḥ) - thence, thereafter, from that, moreover
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, further, beyond
- क्षेत्र-विदः (kṣetra-vidaḥ) - knowers of the field
- वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they declare
- प्रावर्तयत् (prāvartayat) - he set in motion, he caused to proceed
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- भुवनानि (bhuvanāni) - worlds, realms
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
Words meanings and morphology
स-चेतनम् (sa-cetanam) - conscious, endowed with consciousness
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-cetana
sa-cetana - conscious, having consciousness
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cetana)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - cetana – consciousness, perceiving, animate
noun (masculine)
Root: cit (class 1)
जीव-गुणम् (jīva-guṇam) - attribute of the individual soul (jīva)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jīva-guṇa
jīva-guṇa - quality of the individual soul
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+guṇa)
- jīva – individual soul, living being (jīva)
noun (masculine)
Root: jīv (class 1) - guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent (guṇa)
noun (masculine)
वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they declare
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vad
Root: vad (class 1)
स (sa) - he (the conscious jīva) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
चेष्टते (ceṣṭate) - he acts, he moves
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ceṣṭ
Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)
चेष्टयते (ceṣṭayate) - he causes to move, he causes to act
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ceṣṭay
causative
Causative form of root ceṣṭ
Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, entire
ततः (tataḥ) - thence, thereafter, from that, moreover
(indeclinable)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, further, beyond
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here meaning 'beyond' or 'further'.
क्षेत्र-विदः (kṣetra-vidaḥ) - knowers of the field
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣetra-vid
kṣetra-vid - knower of the field (kṣetra), wise person
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+vid)
- kṣetra – field, body, sacred place
noun (neuter) - vid – knowing, knower
adjective (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2)
वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they declare
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vad
Root: vad (class 1)
प्रावर्तयत् (prāvartayat) - he set in motion, he caused to proceed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pra-vṛt
causative
Causative form of root vṛt with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
भुवनानि (bhuvanāni) - worlds, realms
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bhuvana
bhuvana - world, realm, being, existence
Root: bhū (class 1)
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)