महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-135, verse-136
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिः सत्त्वं तेजो बलं धृतिः ।
वासुदेवात्मकान्याहुः क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञ एव च ॥१३६॥
वासुदेवात्मकान्याहुः क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञ एव च ॥१३६॥
136. indriyāṇi mano buddhiḥ sattvaṁ tejo balaṁ dhṛtiḥ ,
vāsudevātmakānyāhuḥ kṣetraṁ kṣetrajña eva ca.
vāsudevātmakānyāhuḥ kṣetraṁ kṣetrajña eva ca.
136.
indriyāṇi manaḥ buddhiḥ sattvam tejaḥ balam dhṛtiḥ
vāsudevātmakāni āhuḥ kṣetram kṣetrajñaḥ eva ca
vāsudevātmakāni āhuḥ kṣetram kṣetrajñaḥ eva ca
136.
indriyāṇi manaḥ buddhiḥ sattvam tejaḥ balam dhṛtiḥ
kṣetram kṣetrajñaḥ eva ca vāsudevātmakāni āhuḥ
kṣetram kṣetrajñaḥ eva ca vāsudevātmakāni āhuḥ
136.
They declare that the senses, mind, intellect, purity (sattva), vigor, strength, and fortitude are all manifestations of Vāsudeva. Also, the field (kṣetra) and the knower of the field (kṣetrajña) are indeed of His nature.
Words meanings summery:
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- इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs
- मनः (manaḥ) - mind
- बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding
- सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - purity (sattva) as a guṇa (purity, goodness, essence)
- तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, vigor, power
- बलम् (balam) - strength, power
- धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - fortitude, resolve, patience
- वासुदेवात्मकानि (vāsudevātmakāni) - having the nature of Vāsudeva, composed of Vāsudeva
- आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare
- क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - the physical body (kṣetra) (field, body)
- क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the individual soul (kṣetrajña) (knower of the field, soul, consciousness)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
- च (ca) - and, also
Words meanings and morphology
इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, pertaining to Indra
From 'indra'
Note: Plural subject.
मनः (manaḥ) - mind
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Subject.
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, reason, understanding, perception
From root 'budh' (to know)
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Subject.
सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - purity (sattva) as a guṇa (purity, goodness, essence)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - existence, essence, reality, goodness, purity, the quality of goodness (one of the three guṇas)
From root 'as' (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Subject.
तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, vigor, power
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - brilliance, light, energy, vigor, spiritual power
Note: Subject.
बलम् (balam) - strength, power
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, force
Note: Subject.
धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - fortitude, resolve, patience
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛti
dhṛti - firmness, fortitude, resolve, patience
From root 'dhṛ' (to hold)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject.
वासुदेवात्मकानि (vāsudevātmakāni) - having the nature of Vāsudeva, composed of Vāsudeva
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vāsudevātmaka
vāsudevātmaka - having Vāsudeva as one's self/nature, consisting of Vāsudeva
Tatpuruṣa compound: Vāsudeva (proper noun) + ātmaka (having the nature of)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsudeva+ātmaka)
- vāsudeva – Vāsudeva (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa)
proper noun (masculine)
Son of Vasudeva - ātmaka – having the nature of, composed of, relating to the self
adjective (masculine)
From 'ātman'
Note: Qualifies the list of items preceding it.
आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ah
Irregular root 'ah'
Root: ah (class 2)
Note: The implied subject is 'sages' or 'wise persons'.
क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - the physical body (kṣetra) (field, body)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣetra
kṣetra - field, land, body (in philosophical contexts), sphere of activity
Note: Subject.
क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the individual soul (kṣetrajña) (knower of the field, soul, consciousness)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣetrajña
kṣetrajña - knower of the field, the soul, the conscious principle
Tatpuruṣa compound: kṣetra (field) + jña (knower)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+jña)
- kṣetra – field, body
noun (neuter) - jña – knower, understanding
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
from root 'jñā' (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Subject.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'kṣetram' and 'kṣetrajñaḥ'.