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6,31

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-31, verse-15

ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते ।
एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम् ॥१५॥
15. jñānayajñena cāpyanye yajanto māmupāsate ,
ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvatomukham.
15. jñānayajñena ca api anye yajantaḥ mām upāsate
ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvatomukham
15. ca api anye jñānayajñena mām viśvatomukham
ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā yajantaḥ upāsate
15. And still others worship Me—who am universally present (viśvatomukham)—by means of the knowledge-sacrifice (jñānayajña), perceiving Me in various ways: as one with all, or as separate.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ज्ञानयज्ञेन (jñānayajñena) - by means of the knowledge-sacrifice (jñānayajña) (by the sacrifice of knowledge)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • अपि (api) - still (as in "still others") (also, even, too)
  • अन्ये (anye) - others (others, some others)
  • यजन्तः (yajantaḥ) - sacrificing, worshipping, perceiving (sacrificing, worshipping)
  • माम् (mām) - Me (Me, to Me)
  • उपासते (upāsate) - worship (they worship, they adore, they serve)
  • एकत्वेन (ekatvena) - as one with all (by oneness, as one, with unity)
  • पृथक्त्वेन (pṛthaktvena) - or as separate (by separateness, as separate, with distinctness)
  • बहुधा (bahudhā) - in various ways (in many ways, manifoldly, variously)
  • विश्वतोमुखम् (viśvatomukham) - universally present (having faces everywhere, omnipresent, facing all directions)

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञानयज्ञेन (jñānayajñena) - by means of the knowledge-sacrifice (jñānayajña) (by the sacrifice of knowledge)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of jñānayajña
jñānayajña - sacrifice of knowledge, spiritual wisdom as sacrifice
Compound type : karmadhāraya (jñāna+yajña)
  • jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
    noun (neuter)
    from √jñā (to know)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • yajña – sacrifice, offering, devotion, worship
    noun (masculine)
    from √yaj (to sacrifice)
    Root: yaj (class 1)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - still (as in "still others") (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
अन्ये (anye) - others (others, some others)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Refers to 'some other people'
यजन्तः (yajantaḥ) - sacrificing, worshipping, perceiving (sacrificing, worshipping)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yajant
yajant - sacrificing, worshipping
Present Active Participle
from √yaj (to sacrifice, worship) + śatṛ
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Conjointly with upāsate
माम् (mām) - Me (Me, to Me)
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Object of yajantaḥ and upāsate
उपासते (upāsate) - worship (they worship, they adore, they serve)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of √ās
present middle indicative, third person plural
from upa-√ās
Prefix: upa
Root: ās (class 2)
एकत्वेन (ekatvena) - as one with all (by oneness, as one, with unity)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ekatva
ekatva - oneness, unity, identity
from eka (one) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)
पृथक्त्वेन (pṛthaktvena) - or as separate (by separateness, as separate, with distinctness)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of pṛthaktva
pṛthaktva - separateness, distinctness, individuality
from pṛthak (separate) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)
बहुधा (bahudhā) - in various ways (in many ways, manifoldly, variously)
(indeclinable)
from bahu (many) + -dhā (adverbial suffix)
विश्वतोमुखम् (viśvatomukham) - universally present (having faces everywhere, omnipresent, facing all directions)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvatomukha
viśvatomukha - all-faced, having faces everywhere, omnipresent
from viśvatas (from all sides) + mukha (face)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśvatas+mukha)
  • viśvatas – everywhere, on all sides, from all
    indeclinable
    from viśva (all) + -tas (adverbial suffix)
  • mukha – face, mouth, front, opening
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of yajantaḥ and upāsate