Shloka 11
तमोगुण-निरूपण
Analysis of Tamas and its Marks
एतेषां गुणतत्त्वानि वक्ष्यन्ते तत्त्वहेतुभि: । समासव्यासयुक्तानि तत्त्वतस्तानि बोधत
eteṣāṃ guṇatattvāni vakṣyante tattvahetubhiḥ | samāsavyāsayuktāni tattvatastāni bodhata |
قال فايُو-ديفا: «الآن سأبيّن، بمبادئ راسخة تقود إلى الحق، حقيقة هذه الغونات (guṇa) وكيف تعمل. سأشرحها إجمالاً وتفصيلاً؛ فافهموها على ما هي عليه حقًّا، وأصغوا بتمييزٍ يقظ.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse introduces a disciplined exposition of the guṇas—promising a truth-grounded account of their essential nature and effects, presented both in summary and in detailed analysis, urging attentive understanding.
Vāyu-deva begins an instructional discourse, signaling that he will explain the workings of the three guṇas using sound reasoning, and asks the listener(s) to hear carefully and comprehend the teaching accurately.