Shloka 53

Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā

Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties

Devanagari script

रजस्वलमथादृशथ्यं त्रिगुणं च त्रिधातुकम्‌ । संसर्गाभिरतं मूढं शरीरमिति धारणा

Transliteration

rajasvalam athādṛśathyaṃ triguṇaṃ ca tridhātukam | saṃsargābhirataṃ mūḍhaṃ śarīram iti dhāraṇā

Translation

قال فايُو-ديفا: «تأمّل الجسد على أنه مُلطَّخ بالشهوة والنجاسة، غير ثابتٍ وخدّاعٍ في مظهره؛ مؤلَّف من الغونات الثلاث ومن أخلاط البدن الثلاثة؛ ومغفَّلٌ مولَعٌ بالملامسة والمخالطة. فهذه هي الدهارانا (التأمّل المنضبط) التي تُرخِي التعلّق وتُوجّه الذهن نحو الدارما.»

Word by Word

• रजस्वलम्: menstruating/impure (with rajas)
• रजस्वलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रजस्वल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अदृशथ्यम्: unreliable/uncertain (hard to trust/see clearly)
• अदृशथ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदृशथ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्रिगुणम्: having the three guṇas
• त्रिगुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिगुण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• त्रिधातुकम्: consisting of three dhātus/constituents
• त्रिधातुकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिधातुक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• संसर्गाभिरतम्: delighting in contact/association
• संसर्गाभिरतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसर्गाभिरत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मूढम्: deluded/ignorant
• मूढम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूढ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus/so (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• धारणा: contemplation/holding (as a mental fixation)
• धारणा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारणा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu-deva
• śarīra (the body)
• triguṇa (sattva-rajas-tamas)
• tridhātu (vāta-pitta-śleṣman/kapha)