महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-33, verse-81
नवद्वारमिदं वेश्म त्रिस्थूणं पञ्चसाक्षिकम् ।
क्षेत्रज्ञाधिष्ठितं विद्वान्यो वेद स परः कविः ॥८१॥
क्षेत्रज्ञाधिष्ठितं विद्वान्यो वेद स परः कविः ॥८१॥
81. navadvāramidaṁ veśma tristhūṇaṁ pañcasākṣikam ,
kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitaṁ vidvānyo veda sa paraḥ kaviḥ.
kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitaṁ vidvānyo veda sa paraḥ kaviḥ.
81.
navadvāram idam veśma tristhūṇam pañcasākṣikam
kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitam vidvān yaḥ veda saḥ paraḥ kaviḥ
kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitam vidvān yaḥ veda saḥ paraḥ kaviḥ
81.
This body is a dwelling with nine gates, three pillars, and five witnesses, overseen by the knower of the field (kṣetrajña). The wise person who understands this is truly a supreme seer.
Words meanings summery:
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- नवद्वारम् (navadvāram) - referring to the nine openings of the human body (eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth, anus, urethra) (nine-gated)
- इदम् (idam) - this
- वेश्म (veśma) - referring to the physical body (house, dwelling, abode)
- त्रिस्थूणम् (tristhūṇam) - referring to the three humors (vāta, pitta, kapha) or three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) supporting the body (three-pillared)
- पञ्चसाक्षिकम् (pañcasākṣikam) - referring to the five sense organs (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) as 'witnesses' (five-witnessed)
- क्षेत्रज्ञाधिष्ठितम् (kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitam) - governed or occupied by the individual soul (ātman) or consciousness (kṣetrajña) (presided over by the knower of the field)
- विद्वान् (vidvān) - a wise person, learned one
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- वेद (veda) - knows, understands
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate
- कविः (kaviḥ) - seer, poet, wise man, sage
Words meanings and morphology
नवद्वारम् (navadvāram) - referring to the nine openings of the human body (eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth, anus, urethra) (nine-gated)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of navadvāra
navadvāra - having nine doors or gates
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nava+dvāra)
- nava – nine
numeral - dvāra – door, gate, opening, passage
noun (neuter)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
वेश्म (veśma) - referring to the physical body (house, dwelling, abode)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of veśman
veśman - house, dwelling, abode, home
त्रिस्थूणम् (tristhūṇam) - referring to the three humors (vāta, pitta, kapha) or three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) supporting the body (three-pillared)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tristhūṇa
tristhūṇa - having three pillars or supports
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+sthūṇa)
- tri – three
numeral - sthūṇa – pillar, post, column
noun (masculine)
पञ्चसाक्षिकम् (pañcasākṣikam) - referring to the five sense organs (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) as 'witnesses' (five-witnessed)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pañcasākṣika
pañcasākṣika - having five witnesses
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañca+sākṣika)
- pañca – five
numeral - sākṣika – witness, spectator
noun (masculine)
क्षेत्रज्ञाधिष्ठितम् (kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitam) - governed or occupied by the individual soul (ātman) or consciousness (kṣetrajña) (presided over by the knower of the field)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhita
kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhita - presided over by the kṣetrajña
Past Passive Participle
Compound adjective formed from kṣetrajña and adhiṣṭhita (presided over)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetrajña+adhiṣṭhita)
- kṣetrajña – knower of the field (kṣetra), the soul, the individual consciousness (ātman)
noun (masculine) - adhiṣṭhita – presided over, occupied, governed, situated in
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix adhi
Prefix: adhi
Root: sthā (class 1)
विद्वान् (vidvān) - a wise person, learned one
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvas
vidvas - wise, learned, knowing
Present Active Participle
Derived from root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whoever
वेद (veda) - knows, understands
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, other, beyond
कविः (kaviḥ) - seer, poet, wise man, sage
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kavi
kavi - seer, poet, wise man, sage, prophet