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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-294, verse-40

अव्यक्तं क्षेत्रमित्युक्तं तथा सत्त्वं तथेश्वरम् ।
अनीश्वरमतत्त्वं च तत्त्वं तत्पञ्चविंशकम् ॥४०॥
40. avyaktaṁ kṣetramityuktaṁ tathā sattvaṁ tatheśvaram ,
anīśvaramatattvaṁ ca tattvaṁ tatpañcaviṁśakam.
40. avyaktam kṣetram iti uktam tathā sattvam tathā īśvaram
anīśvaram atattvam ca tattvam tat pañcaviṃśakam
40. avyaktam kṣetram iti uktam tathā sattvam tathā īśvaram
anīśvaram atattvam ca tat pañcaviṃśakam tattvam
40. The unmanifest (avyakta) is declared to be the field (kṣetra). Similarly, it is (called) 'being' (sattva) and 'controller' (īśvara). It is also without a lord (anīśvaram) and not a (derived) principle (atattvam). However, that twenty-fifth (principle) is *the* true principle (tattva).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest primordial nature (prakṛti) (unmanifested, unperceived, imperceptible, primordial nature)
  • क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - the field, referring to the body or manifested nature (field, body, sacred ground, domain)
  • इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought
  • उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared, told
  • तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, also)
  • सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - 'being' or the principle of existence, related to prakṛti (being, existence, reality, essence, goodness, purity, the quality of goodness)
  • तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, also)
  • ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - 'controller' (īśvara), an attribute or name for the unmanifest (avyakta) (controller, lord, master, God)
  • अनीश्वरम् (anīśvaram) - without a lord (anīśvaram), implying the unmanifest is not subject to another's control (without a lord, without a master, uncontrolled, independent)
  • अतत्त्वम् (atattvam) - not a (derived or material) principle (atattvam), referring to the unmanifest which is the root, not a product (not a principle, not a reality, non-essential)
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the true principle (tattva), referring to Puruṣa (principle, reality, truth, essence)
  • तत् (tat) - that (referring to the twenty-fifth principle) (that, this, it)
  • पञ्चविंशकम् (pañcaviṁśakam) - the twenty-fifth principle (Puruṣa) (the twenty-fifth)

Words meanings and morphology

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)
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
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought
(indeclinable)
उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared, told
(adjective)
neuter, singular of ukta
ukta - said, spoken, told, declared
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vac
Root: vac (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, also)
(indeclinable)
सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - 'being' or the principle of existence, related to prakṛti (being, existence, reality, essence, goodness, purity, the quality of goodness)
(noun)
neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - being, existence, reality, essence, nature, substance, spirit, mind, goodness, purity, the quality of goodness (one of the three guṇas)
Derived from root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, also)
(indeclinable)
ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - 'controller' (īśvara), an attribute or name for the unmanifest (avyakta) (controller, lord, master, God)
(noun)
neuter, singular of īśvara
īśvara - controller, lord, master, ruler, king, God, the Supreme Being
Derived from root īś (to be master)
Root: īś (class 2)
अनीश्वरम् (anīśvaram) - without a lord (anīśvaram), implying the unmanifest is not subject to another's control (without a lord, without a master, uncontrolled, independent)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of anīśvara
anīśvara - without a lord, without a master, uncontrolled, independent, impotent, helpless
Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a-' (negative prefix) and 'īśvara' (lord)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+īśvara)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • īśvara – lord, controller
    noun (masculine)
    Root: īś (class 2)
अतत्त्वम् (atattvam) - not a (derived or material) principle (atattvam), referring to the unmanifest which is the root, not a product (not a principle, not a reality, non-essential)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of atattva
atattva - not a principle, not a reality, non-essential, unreal
Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a-' (negative prefix) and 'tattva' (principle)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tattva)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • tattva – principle, reality, truth, essence
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the true principle (tattva), referring to Puruṣa (principle, reality, truth, essence)
(noun)
neuter, singular of tattva
tattva - principle, reality, truth, essence, true state, element, category (in philosophy)
Derived from 'tad' (that) and '-tva' (suffix for abstract noun)
तत् (tat) - that (referring to the twenty-fifth principle) (that, this, it)
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it, he, she
पञ्चविंशकम् (pañcaviṁśakam) - the twenty-fifth principle (Puruṣa) (the twenty-fifth)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of pañcaviṃśaka
pañcaviṁśaka - the twenty-fifth
Compound of pañca (five) and viṃśaka (twentieth, forming twenty-fifth)
Compound type : dvigu/karmadhāraya (pañca+viṃśaka)
  • pañca – five
    numeral
  • viṃśaka – twentieth
    adjective (neuter)