Shloka 24

Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā

Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties

Devanagari script

अत: परं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्व विविधमिन्द्रियम्‌ । पादावध्यात्ममित्याहुर्ब्राह्मणास्तत्त्वदर्शिन:

Transliteration

ataḥ paraṁ pravakṣyāmi sarva-vidhidam indriyam | pādāv adhyātmam ity āhur brāhmaṇās tattva-darśinaḥ ||

Translation

قال فايُو: «والآن، سأمضي فأشرح قوى الحِسّ (الإندريا) في وجوهها المتعددة. إنّ البراهمة العارفين بالحقيقة يقرّرون أن “القدمين” تُفهمان على ضوء الأدهْياتما (adhyātma)، أي مبدأ الذات الباطنة.»

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore; hence
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• परम्: next; further; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall declare/tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपदम्, 1, singular

• सर्वम्: all; the whole
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• विविधम्: various; manifold
• विविधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• इन्द्रियम्: sense-faculty; organ
• इन्द्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• पादौ: the two feet
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• अध्यात्मम्: the inner self; pertaining to the self (adhy-ātma)
• अध्यात्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यात्म
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• इति: thus; as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• आहुः: they say; they have said
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपदम्, 3, plural

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• तत्त्वदर्शिनः: seers of truth; those who perceive reality
• तत्त्वदर्शिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्त्वदर्शिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Indriya
• Brāhmaṇas (tattva-darśinaḥ)
• Pādau (feet)