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5,33

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-33, verse-81

नवद्वारमिदं वेश्म त्रिस्थूणं पञ्चसाक्षिकम् ।
क्षेत्रज्ञाधिष्ठितं विद्वान्यो वेद स परः कविः ॥८१॥
81. navadvāramidaṁ veśma tristhūṇaṁ pañcasākṣikam ,
kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitaṁ vidvānyo veda sa paraḥ kaviḥ.
81. navadvāram idam veśma tristhūṇam pañcasākṣikam
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