Shloka 56

Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment

Sanskrit

तद्वत्कम्पे महाशैलं स्थिरं मनसि धारयेत् ।

विघाते वचसो वाचं बाधिर्ये श्रवणेन्द्रियम् ॥

Transliteration

tadvat kampe mahāśailaṃ sthiraṃ manasi dhārayet / vighāte vacaso vācaṃ bādhirye śravaṇendriyam

Translation

وكذلك عند الارتعاش، فليُثبِّت في ذهنه صورة جبل عظيم راسخ. وعند ضعف النطق، فليُثبِّت الكلام وليُعِدْه؛ وعند الصمم، فليُعنَ بإرجاع قوّة السمع.

Word by Word

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘in that manner/likewise’ (tad + vat)

• कम्पे: in trembling
• कम्पे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• महाशैलम्: a great mountain
• महाशैलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद) + शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘great mountain’), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्थिरम्: steady, firm
• स्थिरम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग (agreeing with महाशैलम्), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• धारयेत्: should hold/visualize
• धारयेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• विघाते: in obstruction/impairment
• विघाते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वचसः: of speech
• वचसः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वाचम्: speech, voice
• वाचम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बाधिर्ये: in deafness
• बाधिर्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाधिर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• श्रवण-इन्द्रियम्: the hearing organ (ear)
• श्रवण-इन्द्रियम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘organ of hearing’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speakers

• Instructional voice within the chapter

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Yoga
• Dhāraṇā
• Mind-body stabilization
• Remedial practice

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Remedy is not only dietary but also cognitive: dhāraṇā (steady visualization) trains the mind to become firm, which in turn calms bodily instability and supports recovery of function.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A yogic-therapeutic appendix within the Purāṇa’s instruction; not a pancalakṣaṇa segment.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘mountain’ is a classic symbol of unwavering consciousness (acala-citta). Stabilizing vāk and śravaṇa indicates purification of expression and reception—key gateways for mantra, teaching, and inner silence.