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).

15. הו קֵשַׁוַה, אתה היודע השדה (קְשֵׁטְרַגְיַה) של כל היצורים, תחילתם וסופם. הו קְרְשְׁנַה, אתה אוצר תרגולי העוצמה הרוחנית, ואתה הטקס הוודי הנצחי (יַגְיַה).

Words meanings summery:

• 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

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