महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-13, verse-15
क्षेत्रज्ञः सर्वभूतानामादिरन्तश्च केशव ।
निधानं तपसां कृष्ण यज्ञस्त्वं च सनातनः ॥१५॥
निधानं तपसां कृष्ण यज्ञस्त्वं च सनातनः ॥१५॥
15. kṣetrajñaḥ sarvabhūtānāmādirantaśca keśava ,
nidhānaṁ tapasāṁ kṛṣṇa yajñastvaṁ ca sanātanaḥ.
nidhānaṁ tapasāṁ kṛṣṇa yajñastvaṁ ca sanātanaḥ.
15.
kṣetrajñaḥ sarvabhūtānām ādiḥ antaḥ ca keśava
nidhānam tapasām kṛṣṇa yajñaḥ tvam ca sanātanaḥ
nidhānam tapasām kṛṣṇa yajñaḥ tvam ca sanātanaḥ
15.
O Kesava, you are the knower of the field (kṣetrajña) of all beings, their beginning and their end. O Krishna, you are the storehouse of all penances (tapas) and the eternal Vedic ritual (yajña).
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the supreme consciousness, the 'Self' (puruṣa) (knower of the field/body/soul)
- सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures
- आदिः (ādiḥ) - beginning, origin
- अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, conclusion
- च (ca) - and, also
- केशव (keśava) - O Kesava (vocative) (Kesava (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna))
- निधानम् (nidhānam) - storehouse, receptacle, treasury
- तपसाम् (tapasām) - of penances, of austerities
- कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna (vocative) (Krishna)
- यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- च (ca) - and, also
- सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting
Words meanings and morphology
क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - the supreme consciousness, the 'Self' (puruṣa) (knower of the field/body/soul)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣetrajña
kṣetrajña - knower of the field; the individual soul (ātman); the Supreme Spirit (puruṣa); consciousness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+jña)
- kṣetra – field, body, sacred place, sphere of action
noun (neuter) - jña – knowing, acquainted with, expert in, a knower
adjective
Agent noun
Derived from the root 'jñā' (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, the entire creation
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, every, entire, whole
pronoun - bhūta – being, creature, element, existing, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle from the root 'bhū' (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
आदिः (ādiḥ) - beginning, origin
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi
ādi - beginning, origin, first, prime, initial
अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, conclusion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anta
anta - end, limit, conclusion, death, border
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
केशव (keśava) - O Kesava (vocative) (Kesava (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of keśava
keśava - having long hair; an epithet of Krishna or Vishnu; slayer of the demon Keśī
निधानम् (nidhānam) - storehouse, receptacle, treasury
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nidhāna
nidhāna - deposit, treasure, receptacle, storehouse, foundation, place of rest
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
तपसाम् (tapasām) - of penances, of austerities
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of tapas
tapas - heat, penance, asceticism, religious austerity, spiritual fervor
Root: tap (class 1)
कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna (vocative) (Krishna)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - dark, black; Krishna (name of a deity, avatar of Vishnu)
यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - sacrifice, worship, ritual offering, sacred rite
Root: yaj (class 1)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, primeval, everlasting