Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

kṣetra क्षेत्र – breeding ground

substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary substantive neuter

breeding ground

Derived from

  1. kṣi क्षि verbal root — diminish; decay; destroy
  2. tra त्र suffix — formative suffix -tra
Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

kṣetra ·n. dwelling-place, piece of ground, field, place, seat; womb, wife.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

kṣetra kṣetra, am, n. (fr. 1. or 2. kṣi), landed property, land, soil, a field (e. g. kṣetraṃ kṛ, to cultivate the soil; kṣetrasya pati, lord of the soil, N. for a kind of genius or tutelary deity regarded in the Veda as the guardian of cultivated fields); place, region, country; a sacred spot or dis- trict, a place of pilgrimage, as Benares &c.; an enclosed plot of ground, portion of space, superficies, circuit, circumference; fertile soil; the fertile womb, a wife; place of origin; department, sphere of action, the body considered as the field of the indwelling and working of the soul; a sign of the zodiac; (in geometry) a plane figure, as a triangle, circle, &c. enclosed by lines, any figure considered as having geometrical dimensions; a diagram; a house, town; [cf. anya-kṣetra, kuru-kṣetra, &c.; cf. also Goth. haithi, Them. haithjo; Germ. Heide.]

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive neuter

kṣétra (von 1. 2. kṣi) n. SIDDH. K. 249,b,2. 1〉 Grundbesitz, Grundstück; Grund und Boden, Feld (AK. 2,9,11. H. 965. H. an. 2,406. MED. r. 20). sana̱tkṣetra̱ṃ sakhìbhiḥ śvi̱tnyebhi̱ḥ sana̱tsūrya̱ṃ sanàda̱paḥ ṚV. 1,100,18. kṣetràmiva̱ vi màmu̱stejànena ṚV. 110,5. ṚV. 3,31,15. ṚV. 5,62,7. ṚV. 9,85,4. ṚV. 91,6. ṚV. 10,33,6. kṛ̱tyāṃ yāṃ kṣetrè ca̱kruḥ AV. 4,18,5. AV. 5,31,4. AV. 10,1,18. sve kṣetrè anamī̱vā vi rā̀ja AV. 11,1,22. AV. 14,2,7. AV. 2,29,3. TS. 2,2,1,2. KĀTY. ŚR. 10,5,3. CHĀND. UP. 7,24,2. yaṃ janapadaṃ yaṃ kṣetrabhāgam CHĀND. UP. 8,1,5. yāvatsūrya udeti sma yāvacca pratitiṣṭhati . sarvaṃ tadyauvanāśvasya māṃdhātuḥ kṣetramucyate BHĀG. P. 9,6,37. etadrājyakṣetre bhujaṃgayoriva yuvayorvivādaḥ (da keiner von Euch einen Anspruch zu machen hat) DHŪRTAS. 92,11. kṣetraṃ yo na kuryānna kārayet ein Feld bebauen YĀJÑ. 2,158. M. 10,114. M. 2,246. M. 8,240. M. 8,241. M. 8,262. M. 8,264. M. 8,341. M. 9,36. M. 9,49. M. 9,51. M. 9,54. M. 9,330. M. 10,70. M. 10,71. M. 11,17. M. 11,114. M. 11,163. MEGH. 16. śasyapūrṇaṃ kṣetram HIT. 21,8. kṣetràsya̱ patìḥ Herr des Grundes, genius fundi et loci NIR. 10,14. kṣetràsya̱ patìnā va̱yaṃ hi̱tenèva jayāmasi . gāmaśvàṃ poṣayi̱tnvā ṚV. 4,57,1. ṚV. 4,57,2. ṚV. 7,35,10. ṚV. 10,66,13. AV. 2,8,5. kṣetràsya̱ patnī̀ AV. 2,12,1. kṣetrā̀ṇā̱ṃ patìḥ VS. 16,18. — 2〉 Ort, Gegend, Platz, Land: ā̱rātkṣetrā̀dapaśya̱māyùdhā̱ mimā̀nam ṚV. 5,2,3. ṚV. 5,45,9. a̱ga̱vyū̱ti kṣetra̱māgànma ṚV. 6,47,20. mā tvatkṣetrā̱ṇyaràṇāni ganma ṚV. 6,61,14. śi̱vāsmai̱ sarvàsmai̱ kṣetrā̀ya AV. 3,28,3. mṛ̱tyoḥ kṣetrā̀ṇi TS. 7,2,7,5. jīrṇodyāne śmaśāne ca caitye ca dhavalāgṛhe . eṣu kṣetreṣu ye daṣṭā yanti te yamasādanam .. VET. 17,2. VET. 17,3. H. 58. yavanapāṇḍyasahyapautanādīni kṣetrāṇi SUŚR. 1,41,7. kṣetraṃ kauravam MEGH. 49. kṣetra = bhāratādi H. an. — 3〉 heiliges Gebiet, Wallfahrtsort TRIK. 3,3,337. H. an. MED. BRAHMA-P. in LA. 1,3. vārāṇasīkṣetra, kāmarūpa˚, gaṅgā˚, gayā˚, nārāyaṇa˚, puruṣottama˚, viṣṇukṣetrāṇi verschiedene PURR._im_ŚKDR. Die vier heiligen Gebiete in Orissa LIA. I, 187, N. kṣetratīrthavarṇana Verz. d. B. H. 147 (97). kṣetrarahasyakathana Verz. d. B. H. 146 (64). — 4〉 eine umgränzte Fläche, Umfang: kūpaḥ svalpakṣetraḥ YĀJÑ. 2,156. Vgl. YĀJÑ. 9. — 5〉 der fruchtbare Mutterleib; das als Feld gedachte Eheweib, welches der Ehemann selbst bestellt oder durch Andere bestellen lässt; = bhaga oder yoni H. an. VAIJ. beim Sch. zu ŚIŚ. 14,34. = patnī Gattin AK. 3,4,25,182. H. 513. H. an. MED. ṚV. 1,119,7 (nach SĀY.). viell. pa̱kvaṃ kṣetrā̀tkāma̱dughā̀ ma e̱ṣā AV. 11,1,28. R. 5,3,49. kṣetrabhūtā smṛtā nārī vījabhūtaḥ smṛtaḥ pumān . kṣetravījasamāyogātsaṃbhavaḥ sarvadehinām .. M. 9,33. kṣetrikānumate kṣetre vījaṃ yasya prakīryate . tadapatyaṃ dvayoreva vījikṣetrikayormatam .. NĀRADA_in_DĀY. 82. tau tu jātau parakṣetre M. 3,175. sve kṣetre saṃskṛtāyāṃ tu svayamutpādayeddhi yam M. 9,166. aputreṇa parakṣetre niyogotpāditaḥ sutaḥ YĀJÑ. 2,127. yathaivāhaṃ pituḥ kṣetre jātastena maharṣiṇā MBH. 1,4661. MBH. 1,4240 (pl.). MBH. 1,4304. R. 5,2,24. R. 5,32,42. ŚĀK. 11,10. BHĀG. P. 3,5,20. — 6〉 Gebiet, Sitz, Ort der Wirksamkeit, der Entstehung: pitryamasmi tava kṣetraṃ bahu manye ca te bhṛśam ich bin der angestammte Ort deiner Wirksamkeit d. i. wie du für meinen Vater geopfert hast, so musst du es auch für mich thun (König Marutta zu Bṛhaspati) MBH. 14,126. śubhakṣetragataścāhaṃ tava saṃdarśanāt R. 1,20,21. kṣetramapratyayānām ŚĀNTIŚ. 2,3. tapasāṃ siddhikṣetram ŚĀK. 99,18. pāṭaliputraṃ kṣetraṃ lakṣmīsarasvatyoḥ KATHĀS. 3,78. avidyā kṣetramuttareṣām (asmitādīnām) YOGAS. 2,4. yatra yatrāpatanmahyāṃ retastasya mahātmanaḥ . tāni rūpyasya hemnaśca kṣetrāṇyāsanmahīpate .. BHĀG. P. 8,12,33. BURNOUF: des statues dʼor et dʼargent. jīvājīṣādhārakṣetraṃ lokaḥ H. 1365. — 7〉 der Sitz der Seele, der Körper AK. 3,4,25,182. TRIK. 2,6,19. H. 563. H. an. MED. YĀJÑ. 3,178. idaṃ śarīraṃ kaunteya kṣetramityabhidhīyate . etadyo vetti taṃ prāhuḥ kṣetrajñamiti tadvidaḥ .. kṣetrajñaṃ cāpi māṃ viddhi sarvakṣetreṣu bhārata . BHAG. 13,1. BHAG. 13,2. yogino yaṃ vicinvanti kṣetrābhyantaravartinam KUMĀRAS. 6,77. — 8〉 Zodiakalbild Ind. St. 2,283. — 9〉 (in der Geometrie) eine durch Linien eingeschlossene Fläche (Dreieck, Viereck, Kreis, Bogen) COLEBR. Alg. 58. Vgl. COLEBR. Alg. 4. — 10〉 Haus. — 11〉 Stadt VAIJ. a. a. O. — Vgl. anyakṣetra, kuru˚, deva˚, dharma˚, siddha˚, su˚.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

kṣetra 4〉 WEBER, Nax. 1,309. — 8〉 SŪRYAS. 13,11; vgl. puruṣa˚. — 9〉 GOLĀDHY. 6,11. GOLĀDHY. 7,42. überh. jede begrenzte Fläche, — Strecke, also auch ¹⁄₁₂ der Ekliptik; vgl. 8〉. = kakṣā Planetenbahn GAṆITĀDHY. 10. fg. In der Chiromonatie Bez. der Räume in der hohlen Hand VARĀH. BṚH. S. 68,1. — 10〉 ein astrologisches Haus VARĀH. BṚH. S. 69,1. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 96,1. BṚH. 1,4. BṚH. 1,9. BṚH. 11,2. BṚH. 11,4. — 12〉 Synonym von avyakta TATTVAS. 5. — Vgl. a˚, karma˚, raṇa˚, sureśvarī˚.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

kṣétra n. — 1〉 Grundbesitz, Grundstück, Grund und Boden. — 2〉 Feld. kṣetraṃ kar das Feld bebauen. sasya˚ Kornfeld Chr. 152,27. kṣetra˚ kennzeichnet eine Pflanze als eine cultivirte. — 3〉 Ort, Gegend, Platz. — 4〉 *Haus. — 5〉 *Stadt. — 6〉 Gebiet, Sitz, Ort der Wirksamkeit, — der Entstehung, Arbeitsfeld, Fundort Chr. 217,17. Chr. 217,21. Chr. 218,11. — 7〉 ein heiliger Platz, Wallfahrtsort. — 8〉 jede begrenzte Fläche, — Strecke, eine eingeschlossene geometrische Figur. svalpa˚ von geringem Umfange (Brunnen). — 9〉 Planetenbahn. — 10〉 ¹⁄₁₂ der Ekliptik, Zodiakalbild. — 11〉 ein astrologisches Haus. — 12〉 in der Chiromantie die Räume in der hohlen Hand. — 13〉 der fruchtbare Mutterleib; das als Feld gedachte Eheweib, welches der Ehemann selbst bestellt oder durch Andere bestellen lässt. — 14〉 der Sitz der Seele, der Körper. — 15〉 im Sāṃkhya der Urstoff oder Urgeist.

Apte 1890 substantive neuter

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kṣetraṃ [kṣi-ṣṭran] 1 A field, ground, soil; cīyate bāliśasyāpi satkṣetrapatitā kṛṣiḥ Mu. 1. 3. 2 Landed property, land. 3 Place, abode, region, repository; kapaṭaśatamayaṃ kṣetramapratyayānāṃ ([Page 0439-b]) Pt. 1. 191; Bh. 1. 77; Me. 16. 4 A sacred spot, a place of pilgrimage; kṣetraṃ kṣatrapradhanapiśunaṃ kauravaṃ tadbhajethāḥ Me. 48; Bg. 1. 1. 5 An enclosed spot of ground, portion of space, superficies, circuit. 6 Fertile soil. 7 Place of origin. 8 A wife; api nāma kulapateriyamasavarṇakṣetrasaṃbhavā syāt Ś. 1; Ms. 3. 175. 9 The sphere of action, the body (regarded as the field of the working of the soul); yogino yaṃ vicinvaṃti kṣetrābhyaṃtaravartinaṃ Ku. 6. 77; Bg. 13. 1, Bg. 13. 2, Bg. 13. 3. 10 The mind. 11 A house; a town. 12 A plane figure, as a triangle. 13 A diagram. 14 A sign of the zodiac. Comp. — adhidevatā the tutelary deity of any sacred piece of ground. — ājīvaḥ, -karaḥ, — kṛt m. a cultivator, peasant. — gaṇitaṃ geometry. — gata a. geometrical. ˚upapattiḥ f. geometrical proof. — ja a. 1 produced in a field. 2 born from the body. — (jaḥ) one of the 12 kinds of sons allowed by the old Hindu Law, the offspring of a wife by a kinsman duly appointed to raise up issue to the husband; Ms. 9. 167, Ms. 9. 180; Y. 1. 69, Y. 2. 128. — jāta a. begotten on the wife of another. — jña a. 1 knowing places. 2 clever, dexterous. — (jñaḥ) 1 the soul; cf. Bg. 13. 1, Bg. 13. 3; Ms. 12. 12. 2 the supreme soul. 3 a libertine. 4 a husbandman. 5 a form of Śiva. 6 a witness. — (jñā) a girl fifteen years old personating Durgā at a festival. — patiḥ a land-owner, a landlord. — padaṃ a place sacred to a deity. — pālaḥ 1 a man employed to guard a field. 2 a deity protecting fields. 3 an epithet of Śiva. — phalaṃ the area or superficial contents of a figure (in math.). — bhaktiḥ f. the division of a field. — bhūmiḥ f. cultivated land. — rāśiḥ quantity represented by geometrical figures. — vid a. = kṣetrajña q. v. ( — m.) 1 a husbandman. 2 a sage, one who has spiritual knowledge; Ku. 3. 50. 3 the soul. — vyavahāraḥ 1 drawing a figure in geometry. 2 geometrical demonstration. — stha a. residing at a sacred place.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

kṣétra n. Grundstück, Feld, Ort, Gegend, Aufenthalt, Fundstelle; Mutterleib, Ehefrau.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

kṣetra kṣetra n. (kṣi 6; sfx. tra) champ, plaine, campagne; cf. kṣiti. par ext. lieu sacré, lieu de pélerinage; figure géométrique. — (kṣi 1) domaine, pays conquis ou possédé en propriété; au fig. épouse. — Le corps, la matière [en métaphysique]. kṣetraja m. (jan) fils qu'une femme a légalement d'un parent de son mari. kṣetrajña a. (jñā) adroit, habile; paysan, paysanne. — S. m. l'âme, l'intelligence [qui connaît le corps et qui a l'idée de la matière]: kṣetrakṣetrajñau le corps et l'esprit, la matière et son idée. kṣetrapati m. Vd. le maître de la plaine, c-à-d. Rudra ou les Maruts. kṣetrājīva m. f. (ā; jīv) paysan, paysanne. kṣetrāmalakī f. flacourtia cataphracta, bot.

Derived words

  • kṣetrika क्षेत्रिक substantive masculine farmer; field owner

Occurrences in source texts (11)

HP 1 occurrence
HP 4.27*1-4.35: Rājayoga and Haṭha 1 occurrence

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MAN 1 occurrence
Rudra-Kṣetra-Mantra 1 occurrence

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  • MAN RK 1 Segment 2

    Attested form: kṣetra Grammar of the segment: upapada-compound

PYS 2 occurrences
PYS 2.3–9: Five Kleśas 1 occurrence

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PYS 4.2–3: Change of Life Form 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3 occurrences
SiSa 2.1-2.5: Körperkosmos 2 occurrences

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SiSa 5.132-5.143: Innere Vārāṇasī 1 occurrence

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SVU 2 occurrences
SVU 5.1–5.6: The Lord of Cosmic Origins 1 occurrence

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SVU 6.14–6.17: Light and Immortality 1 occurrence

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VBT 2 occurrences
VBT 146–155: Inner Rituals 2 occurrences

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