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3,13

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-15

क्षेत्रज्ञः सर्वभूतानामादिरन्तश्च केशव ।
निधानं तपसां कृष्ण यज्ञस्त्वं च सनातनः ॥१५॥
15. kṣetrajñaḥ sarvabhūtānāmādirantaśca keśava ,
nidhānaṁ tapasāṁ kṛṣṇa yajñastvaṁ ca sanātanaḥ.
15. kṣetrajñaḥ sarvabhūtānām ādiḥ antaḥ ca keśava
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
  • (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
  • (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
(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)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, primeval, everlasting