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Shloka 20

Skanda-janma: Śivā/Svāhā, Agni, and the Manifestation of Guha

Mahābhārata 3.214

देवो यः संस्थितस्तस्मिन्नब्बिन्दुरिव पुष्करे | क्षेत्रज् तं विजानीहि नित्यं योगजितात्मकम्‌,जैसे कमलके पत्तेपर पड़ी हुई जलकी बूँद निर्लिप्त होती है, उसी प्रकार ये आत्मदेव कलात्मक शरीरमें असंगभावसे स्थित हैं। वे ही क्षेत्रज्ञ हैं, आप उन्हें जानिये। वे योगसे अपने मन और बुद्धिपर अधिकार प्राप्त करनेवाले तथा नित्य हैं

devo yaḥ saṁsthitas tasminn abbindur iva puṣkare | kṣetrajñaṁ taṁ vijānīhi nityaṁ yogajitātmakam ||

Know that indwelling divine Self—abiding within the body yet untouched—like a drop of water resting on a lotus leaf. That Self is the Knower of the Field (kṣetrajña): eternal, and one who has mastered the inner instrument through yoga, holding mind and intellect under control. The teaching urges discernment between the body and the witnessing Self, grounding ethical life in inner detachment rather than mere outward action.

देवःthe divine one / God
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संस्थितःsituated / established
संस्थितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-स्था
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्मिन्in that (body/field)
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
अप्-बिन्दुःa drop of water
अप्-बिन्दुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप् + बिन्दु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike / as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पुष्करेon/in a lotus (leaf)
पुष्करे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्कर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
क्षेत्रज्ञःknower of the field (Self)
क्षेत्रज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्रज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विजानीहिknow / recognize
विजानीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-ज्ञा
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
नित्यम्always / eternally
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
योगजित-आत्मकम्whose nature is conquered/controlled by yoga (i.e., self-controlled through yoga)
योगजित-आत्मकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयोगजित् + आत्मक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

व्याध उवाच

V
vyādha (the hunter, speaker)
K
kṣetrajña (Knower of the Field)
D
deva (indwelling divinity/Self)
P
puṣkara (lotus/lotus leaf)
A
ap-bindu (water drop)