महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-294, verse-37
क्षेत्रं जानाति चाव्यक्तं क्षेत्रज्ञ इति चोच्यते ।
अव्यक्तिके पुरे शेते पुरुषश्चेति कथ्यते ॥३७॥
अव्यक्तिके पुरे शेते पुरुषश्चेति कथ्यते ॥३७॥
37. kṣetraṁ jānāti cāvyaktaṁ kṣetrajña iti cocyate ,
avyaktike pure śete puruṣaśceti kathyate.
avyaktike pure śete puruṣaśceti kathyate.
37.
kṣetram jānāti ca avyaktam kṣetrajñaḥ iti ca
ucyate avyaktike pure śete puruṣaḥ ca iti kathyate
ucyate avyaktike pure śete puruṣaḥ ca iti kathyate
37.
kṣetram avyaktam ca jānāti kṣetrajñaḥ iti ca
ucyate puruṣaḥ ca avyaktike pure śete iti kathyate
ucyate puruṣaḥ ca avyaktike pure śete iti kathyate
37.
The one who knows the field (kṣetra) and also the unmanifest (avyakta) is called the 'knower of the field' (kṣetrajña). And the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) is said to dwell within the city of the unmanifest (prakṛti).
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - the field, referring to the body or manifested nature (field, body, sacred ground, domain)
- जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands, perceives
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest primordial nature (prakṛti) (unmanifested, unperceived, imperceptible, primordial nature)
- क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the knower of the field (the individual soul/puruṣa) (knower of the field, the soul, the conscious principle)
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
- अव्यक्तिके (avyaktike) - in the city of the unmanifest (referring to the primordial nature's constituent elements of the body) (in the unmanifest, related to the unmanifest)
- पुरे (pure) - in the city (metaphor for the body) (in the city, in the body, in the stronghold)
- शेते (śete) - dwells (lies, rests, dwells, sleeps)
- पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person, male, the supreme being, the cosmic person)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought
- कथ्यते (kathyate) - is told, is said, is declared
Words meanings and morphology
क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - the field, referring to the body or manifested nature (field, body, sacred ground, domain)
(noun)
neuter, singular of kṣetra
kṣetra - field, tract of land, ground, soil, place, region, sphere, source, origin, the body, the seat of life or consciousness
जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands, perceives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of jñā
present tense, 9th class, parasmayapada
Root: jñā (class 9)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest primordial nature (prakṛti) (unmanifested, unperceived, imperceptible, primordial nature)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of avyakta
avyakta - unmanifested, unapparent, imperceptible, indistinct, primordial nature (prakṛti)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from 'vi-añj' with negative prefix 'a-'
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - vyakta – manifested, apparent, distinct
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root añj with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: añj (class 7)
क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the knower of the field (the individual soul/puruṣa) (knower of the field, the soul, the conscious principle)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣetrajña
kṣetrajña - knower of the field, the soul, the spirit, the conscious principle
Compound of kṣetra (field) and jña (knower)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+jña)
- kṣetra – field, body
noun (neuter) - jña – knower, one who knows
adjective (masculine)
agent noun suffix
Derived from root jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac
present tense, 2nd class, atmanepada (passive voice)
Root: vac (class 2)
अव्यक्तिके (avyaktike) - in the city of the unmanifest (referring to the primordial nature's constituent elements of the body) (in the unmanifest, related to the unmanifest)
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of avyaktika
avyaktika - related to the unmanifest, belonging to the unmanifest
Derived from avyakta with suffix -ika
पुरे (pure) - in the city (metaphor for the body) (in the city, in the body, in the stronghold)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of purī
purī - city, town, stronghold, body (metaphorically)
शेते (śete) - dwells (lies, rests, dwells, sleeps)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of śī
present tense, 2nd class, atmanepada
Root: śī (class 2)
पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person, male, the supreme being, the cosmic person)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, the Supreme Being, the cosmic person, the conscious principle in Sāṃkhya philosophy
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought
(indeclinable)
कथ्यते (kathyate) - is told, is said, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of kath
present tense, 10th class, atmanepada (passive voice)
Root: kath (class 10)