मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-108, verse-2
परमात्मा स योगिनां युञ्जतां चेतसां लयम् ।
क्षेत्रज्ञः सांख्ययोगानां यज्ञेशो यज्विनामपि ॥२॥
क्षेत्रज्ञः सांख्ययोगानां यज्ञेशो यज्विनामपि ॥२॥
2. paramātmā sa yogināṃ yuñjatāṃ cetasāṃ layam .
kṣetrajñaḥ sāṃkhyayogānāṃ yajñeśo yajvināmapi.
kṣetrajñaḥ sāṃkhyayogānāṃ yajñeśo yajvināmapi.
2.
paramātmā saḥ yoginām yuñjatām cetasām layam
kṣetrajñaḥ sāṅkhyayogānām yajñeśaḥ yajvinām api
kṣetrajñaḥ sāṅkhyayogānām yajñeśaḥ yajvinām api
2.
saḥ yoginām yuñjatām cetasām layam paramātmā
sāṅkhyayogānām kṣetrajñaḥ yajvinām api yajñeśaḥ
sāṅkhyayogānām kṣetrajñaḥ yajvinām api yajñeśaḥ
2.
He is the Supreme Self (paramātmā) for yogis who focus their minds on absorption. He is the knower of the field (kṣetrajña) for those who practice Sāṅkhya and Yoga. He is also the lord of Vedic rituals (yajña) for those who perform them.
Words meanings summery:
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- परमात्मा (paramātmā) - The ultimate, highest Self or Spirit (The Supreme Self, the Oversoul)
- सः (saḥ) - Refers to the Supreme Being (implied subject of the statements) (He, that)
- योगिनाम् (yoginām) - Of those who practice yoga and spiritual discipline (Of yogis, of ascetics)
- युञ्जताम् (yuñjatām) - Of those who are focusing their minds (on absorption) (Of those who are uniting/concentrating)
- चेतसाम् (cetasām) - Of the faculty of thought and feeling that is being concentrated (Of minds, of consciousness)
- लयम् (layam) - The state of complete mental absorption or profound concentration (Absorption, dissolution, merging)
- क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - The conscious entity that knows the 'field' (body, senses, mind) (Knower of the field, the soul)
- साङ्ख्ययोगानाम् (sāṅkhyayogānām) - Of the practitioners of the Sāṅkhya philosophy and the Yoga system (Of Sāṅkhya and Yoga, of those who practice Sāṅkhya and Yoga)
- यज्ञेशः (yajñeśaḥ) - The master or controller of all Vedic rituals (yajña) (Lord of Vedic rituals)
- यज्विनाम् (yajvinām) - Of the performers of Vedic ceremonies (Of those who perform Vedic rituals)
- अपि (api) - Emphasizing that he is the lord for even the ritual performers (Even, also, too)
Words meanings and morphology
परमात्मा (paramātmā) - The ultimate, highest Self or Spirit (The Supreme Self, the Oversoul)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman
paramātman - The Supreme Self, the ultimate Soul
Compound of 'parama' (supreme) and 'ātman' (self)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)
- parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
सः (saḥ) - Refers to the Supreme Being (implied subject of the statements) (He, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
योगिनाम् (yoginām) - Of those who practice yoga and spiritual discipline (Of yogis, of ascetics)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yogin
yogin - yogi, ascetic, devotee, practitioner of yoga
Derived from 'yoga'
Root: yuj (class 7)
युञ्जताम् (yuñjatām) - Of those who are focusing their minds (on absorption) (Of those who are uniting/concentrating)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yuñjat
yuñjat - uniting, joining, applying, concentrating
Present active participle
From root 'yuj' (to join, concentrate), class 7
Root: yuj (class 7)
चेतसाम् (cetasām) - Of the faculty of thought and feeling that is being concentrated (Of minds, of consciousness)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of cetas
cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart
Root: cit (class 1)
लयम् (layam) - The state of complete mental absorption or profound concentration (Absorption, dissolution, merging)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of laya
laya - absorption, dissolution, repose, merging, attachment
From root 'lī' (to cling, dissolve)
Root: lī (class 4)
क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - The conscious entity that knows the 'field' (body, senses, mind) (Knower of the field, the soul)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣetrajña
kṣetrajña - knower of the field; the soul; the individual self (ātman)
Compound of 'kṣetra' (field) and 'jña' (knower)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+jña)
- kṣetra – field, body, sacred place
noun (neuter) - jña – knowing, knower
adjective
From root 'jñā' (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
साङ्ख्ययोगानाम् (sāṅkhyayogānām) - Of the practitioners of the Sāṅkhya philosophy and the Yoga system (Of Sāṅkhya and Yoga, of those who practice Sāṅkhya and Yoga)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sāṅkhyāyoga
sāṅkhyāyoga - Sāṅkhya and Yoga (philosophical systems)
Dvandva compound of Sāṅkhya and Yoga
Compound type : dvandva (sāṅkhya+yoga)
- sāṅkhya – Sāṅkhya philosophy, enumeration, discrimination
noun (neuter) - yoga – yoga, union, method, spiritual discipline
noun (masculine)
Root: yuj (class 7)
यज्ञेशः (yajñeśaḥ) - The master or controller of all Vedic rituals (yajña) (Lord of Vedic rituals)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñeśa
yajñeśa - Lord of Vedic rituals, master of ceremonies
Compound of 'yajña' (Vedic ritual) and 'īśa' (lord)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+īśa)
- yajña – Vedic ritual, offering
noun (masculine)
Root: yaj (class 1) - īśa – lord, master, ruler
noun (masculine)
Root: īś (class 2)
यज्विनाम् (yajvinām) - Of the performers of Vedic ceremonies (Of those who perform Vedic rituals)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yajvin
yajvin - one who performs Vedic rituals, sacrificer
Derived from 'yaj' (to perform ritual)
Root: yaj (class 1)
अपि (api) - Emphasizing that he is the lord for even the ritual performers (Even, also, too)
(indeclinable)