Shloka 38
अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu
Devanagari script
क्षेत्र जानाति चाव्यक्तं क्षेत्रज्ञ इति चोच्यते । आव्यक्तिके पुरे शेते पुरुषश्वेति कथ्यते
Translation
वह अव्यक्त नामक क्षेत्र (प्रकृति) को जानता है, इसलिए ‘क्षेत्रज्ञ’ कहलाता है; और अव्यक्त से बने प्राकृत शरीर-रूपी पुरों में अन्तर्यामी रूप से शयन करने के कारण उसे ‘पुरुष’ कहा जाता है।
Word by Word
क्षेत्रम्the field (body/nature)
क्षेत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
जानातिknows
जानाति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अव्यक्तम्the unmanifest
अव्यक्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
क्षेत्रज्ञःknower of the field
क्षेत्रज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्रज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उच्यतेis called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive
आव्यक्तिकेin the unmanifest-related (prākṛta)
आव्यक्तिके:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootआव्यक्तिक
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पुरेin the city (body)
पुरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
शेतेlies, dwells
शेते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootशी
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
पुरुषःthe person (indweller)
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
कथ्यतेis said/called
कथ्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootकथ्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive
Speaker
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
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