महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-43, verse-40
निर्द्वंद्वो निर्नमस्कारो निःस्वधाकार एव च ।
अचलश्चानिकेतश्च क्षेत्रज्ञः स परो विभुः ॥४०॥
अचलश्चानिकेतश्च क्षेत्रज्ञः स परो विभुः ॥४०॥
40. nirdvaṁdvo nirnamaskāro niḥsvadhākāra eva ca ,
acalaścāniketaśca kṣetrajñaḥ sa paro vibhuḥ.
acalaścāniketaśca kṣetrajñaḥ sa paro vibhuḥ.
40.
nirdvandvaḥ nirnamaskāraḥ niḥsvadhākāraḥ eva ca
acalaḥ ca aniketaḥ ca kṣetrajñaḥ saḥ paraḥ vibhuḥ
acalaḥ ca aniketaḥ ca kṣetrajñaḥ saḥ paraḥ vibhuḥ
40.
saḥ kṣetrajñaḥ paraḥ vibhuḥ nirdvandvaḥ nirnamaskāraḥ
niḥsvadhākāraḥ eva ca acalaḥ ca aniketaḥ ca
niḥsvadhākāraḥ eva ca acalaḥ ca aniketaḥ ca
40.
That knower of the field (kṣetrajña) is supreme and all-pervading. He is free from dualities, free from the need for salutations, and from ancestral offerings (svadhā); he is unmoving and without a fixed abode.
Words meanings summery:
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- निर्द्वन्द्वः (nirdvandvaḥ) - unaffected by pleasure and pain, heat and cold, etc. (free from dualities, beyond pairs of opposites)
- निर्नमस्कारः (nirnamaskāraḥ) - not needing to perform or receive ritualistic salutations, indicating transcendence of societal norms and ego (free from salutations, not performing obeisances)
- निःस्वधाकारः (niḥsvadhākāraḥ) - transcending the need for ritual offerings to ancestors, indicating liberation from karma and familial obligations (free from ancestral offerings, not performing `svadhā` rites)
- एव (eva) - emphasizing the characteristic (only, alone, just, indeed)
- च (ca) - and
- अचलः (acalaḥ) - unchanging, unaffected by external circumstances or internal fluctuations (unmoving, steady, immovable)
- च (ca) - and
- अनिकेतः (aniketaḥ) - not bound by any physical dwelling or identity, universally present (homeless, without a fixed abode, independent of dwelling)
- च (ca) - and
- क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the puruṣa, the conscious self distinct from prakṛti (knower of the field, the conscious observer)
- सः (saḥ) - that (person/entity) (he, that)
- परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- विभुः (vibhuḥ) - omnipotent, omnipresent, the supreme being (all-pervading, mighty, Lord, master)
Words meanings and morphology
निर्द्वन्द्वः (nirdvandvaḥ) - unaffected by pleasure and pain, heat and cold, etc. (free from dualities, beyond pairs of opposites)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdvandva
nirdvandva - free from dualities, beyond pairs of opposites
Compound: nir (without) + dvandva (duality)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (nir+dvandva)
- nir – without, out of, free from
indeclinable
Prefix for negation/absence - dvandva – pair, couple, duality, conflict
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'kṣetrajñaḥ'
निर्नमस्कारः (nirnamaskāraḥ) - not needing to perform or receive ritualistic salutations, indicating transcendence of societal norms and ego (free from salutations, not performing obeisances)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirnamaskāra
nirnamaskāra - free from salutations, not performing obeisances
Compound: nir (without) + namaskāra (salutation)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (nir+namaskāra)
- nir – without, out of, free from
indeclinable
Prefix for negation/absence - namaskāra – salutation, reverence, obeisance
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'kṣetrajñaḥ'
निःस्वधाकारः (niḥsvadhākāraḥ) - transcending the need for ritual offerings to ancestors, indicating liberation from karma and familial obligations (free from ancestral offerings, not performing `svadhā` rites)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥsvadhākāra
niḥsvadhākāra - free from ancestral offerings, not performing `svadhā` rites
Compound: niḥ (without) + svadhākāra (act of svadhā offering)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (niḥ+svadhākāra)
- niḥ – without, out of, free from
indeclinable
Prefix for negation/absence (nir- before s, ś, ṣ, h, k, kh, p, ph) - svadhākāra – the act of making a `svadhā` offering
noun (masculine)
Compound: svadhā (ancestral offering) + kāra (act/making)
Note: Qualifies 'kṣetrajñaḥ'
एव (eva) - emphasizing the characteristic (only, alone, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अचलः (acalaḥ) - unchanging, unaffected by external circumstances or internal fluctuations (unmoving, steady, immovable)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of acala
acala - unmoving, steady, immovable
Compound: a (negation) + cala (moving)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - cala – moving, unsteady, shaking
adjective (masculine)
Root: cal (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'kṣetrajñaḥ'
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अनिकेतः (aniketaḥ) - not bound by any physical dwelling or identity, universally present (homeless, without a fixed abode, independent of dwelling)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aniketa
aniketa - homeless, without a fixed abode, independent of dwelling
Compound: a (negation) + niketa (home)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+niketa)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - niketa – dwelling, house, abode, home
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'kṣetrajñaḥ'
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the puruṣa, the conscious self distinct from prakṛti (knower of the field, the conscious observer)
(noun)
Nominative, 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: Subject of the implied 'is'
सः (saḥ) - that (person/entity) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun
परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant
Note: Predicative adjective for 'kṣetrajñaḥ'
विभुः (vibhuḥ) - omnipotent, omnipresent, the supreme being (all-pervading, mighty, Lord, master)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu
vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, Lord, master, existent everywhere
Note: Predicative adjective for 'kṣetrajñaḥ'