महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-43, verse-39
तस्माद्गुणांश्च तत्त्वं च परित्यज्येह तत्त्ववित् ।
क्षीणदोषो गुणान्हित्वा क्षेत्रज्ञं प्रविशत्यथ ॥३९॥
क्षीणदोषो गुणान्हित्वा क्षेत्रज्ञं प्रविशत्यथ ॥३९॥
39. tasmādguṇāṁśca tattvaṁ ca parityajyeha tattvavit ,
kṣīṇadoṣo guṇānhitvā kṣetrajñaṁ praviśatyatha.
kṣīṇadoṣo guṇānhitvā kṣetrajñaṁ praviśatyatha.
39.
tasmāt guṇān ca tattvam ca parityajya iha tattvavit
kṣīṇadoṣaḥ guṇān hitvā kṣetrajñam praviśati atha
kṣīṇadoṣaḥ guṇān hitvā kṣetrajñam praviśati atha
39.
tasmāt iha tattvavit guṇān ca tattvam ca parityajya
kṣīṇadoṣaḥ guṇān hitvā atha kṣetrajñam praviśati
kṣīṇadoṣaḥ guṇān hitvā atha kṣetrajñam praviśati
39.
Therefore, the knower of reality, having abandoned the constituents of nature and (all other) fundamental principles in this world, with all imperfections diminished, then truly gives up the constituents of nature and merges into the knower of the field (kṣetrajña).
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, thence, from that
- गुणान् (guṇān) - the three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) (the qualities, the constituents of nature)
- च (ca) - and
- तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the fundamental principles or categories of nature (like mahat, ahaṅkāra, etc. in Sāṃkhya) (reality, principle, truth, fundamental element)
- च (ca) - and
- परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having renounced or transcended the guṇas and tattvas (having abandoned, having given up completely)
- इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
- तत्त्ववित् (tattvavit) - one who has realized the ultimate truth about the categories of existence (knower of reality, knower of truth)
- क्षीणदोषः (kṣīṇadoṣaḥ) - one who has eradicated imperfections or impurities (one whose faults are diminished/destroyed)
- गुणान् (guṇān) - the three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) (the qualities, the constituents of nature)
- हित्वा (hitvā) - finally relinquishing attachment to the guṇas (having given up, having abandoned, having renounced)
- क्षेत्रज्ञम् (kṣetrajñam) - the puruṣa, the ultimate conscious Self (the knower of the field, the conscious observer)
- प्रविशति (praviśati) - merges into, realizes identity with (enters, penetrates, comes into)
- अथ (atha) - indicating a sequence of events, 'after that' (then, thereupon, now)
Words meanings and morphology
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, thence, from that
(indeclinable)
Ablative form of 'tad' used as an adverb
गुणान् (guṇān) - the three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) (the qualities, the constituents of nature)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent of nature (sattva, rajas, tamas), strand
Note: Object of 'parityajya' and 'hitvā'
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the fundamental principles or categories of nature (like mahat, ahaṅkāra, etc. in Sāṃkhya) (reality, principle, truth, fundamental element)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva
tattva - reality, principle, truth, fundamental element, category of existence
Note: Object of 'parityajya'
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having renounced or transcended the guṇas and tattvas (having abandoned, having given up completely)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from prefix 'pari' + root 'tyaj' (to abandon) + -ya suffix
Prefix: pari
Root: tyaj (class 1)
इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
(indeclinable)
तत्त्ववित् (tattvavit) - one who has realized the ultimate truth about the categories of existence (knower of reality, knower of truth)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tattvavid
tattvavid - knower of reality, knower of truth, philosopher
Compound: tattva (reality) + vid (knower)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+vid)
- tattva – reality, principle, truth
noun (neuter) - vid – knower, learned
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root 'vid' (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Subject of the sentence
क्षीणदोषः (kṣīṇadoṣaḥ) - one who has eradicated imperfections or impurities (one whose faults are diminished/destroyed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇadoṣa
kṣīṇadoṣa - one whose faults are diminished/destroyed
Compound: kṣīṇa (diminished) + doṣa (fault)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+doṣa)
- kṣīṇa – diminished, wasted, destroyed, exhausted
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'kṣi' (to decay, to waste away)
Root: kṣi (class 5) - doṣa – fault, defect, imperfection, sin
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'tattvavit'
गुणान् (guṇān) - the three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) (the qualities, the constituents of nature)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent of nature (sattva, rajas, tamas), strand
Note: Object of 'hitvā'
हित्वा (hitvā) - finally relinquishing attachment to the guṇas (having given up, having abandoned, having renounced)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root 'hā' (to abandon, relinquish) + -tvā suffix
Root: hā (class 3)
क्षेत्रज्ञम् (kṣetrajñam) - the puruṣa, the ultimate conscious Self (the knower of the field, the conscious observer)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣetrajña
kṣetrajña - knower of the field, the conscious observer, soul, spirit
Compound: kṣetra (field/body) + jña (knower)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+jña)
- kṣetra – field, body, sacred place, realm
noun (neuter) - jña – knower, understanding
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root 'jñā' (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Object of 'praviśati', indicating the state attained
प्रविशति (praviśati) - merges into, realizes identity with (enters, penetrates, comes into)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (Laṭ) of praviś
Prefix: pra
Root: viś (class 6)
अथ (atha) - indicating a sequence of events, 'after that' (then, thereupon, now)
(indeclinable)