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Shloka 2

तमोगुण-निरूपण

Analysis of Tamas and its Marks

एकादशपरिक्षेपं मनोव्याकरणात्मकम्‌ । बुद्धिस्वामिकमित्येतत्‌ परमेकादशं भवेत्‌

ekādaśaparikṣepaṁ manovyākaraṇātmakam | buddhisvāmikam ity etat paramekādaśaṁ bhavet ||

قال فايُو: «هذا هو ‘الإسقاط الأحد عشري’ الناشئ من فعل التمييز في الذهن، وتترأسه بودّهي (العقل) بوصفها السيّد الحاكم. وهكذا وُصفَت المجموعة العليا ذات الأحد عشر.»

एकादशeleven
एकादश:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएकादश
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
परिक्षेपम्casting/throwing; (here) a set/collection (as ‘elevenfold’)
परिक्षेपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपरिक्षेप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मनोof the mind
मनो:
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
व्याकरणात्मकम्having the nature of analysis/derivation (lit. ‘grammar-natured’)
व्याकरणात्मकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootव्याकरणात्मक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बुद्धिintellect
बुद्धि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्वामिकम्pertaining to a master/lord; lordly
स्वामिकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वामिक
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
परम्supreme; highest
परम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एकादशम्the eleventh
एकादशम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootएकादश
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would be / should be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyudeva
M
manas (mind)
B
buddhi (intellect)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames human experience as an ‘elevenfold’ functional system: ten sense-faculties plus the mind, with buddhi (intellect) as the governing power. Ethical clarity depends on buddhi ruling the mind and senses rather than being ruled by them.

Vāyudeva continues a philosophical instruction describing how the inner faculties are structured and how they operate—presenting the mind’s role in manifesting sensory activity and the intellect’s role as the presiding authority.