Shloka 20

Ātma-saṃyama-dharma: One-pointedness of Mind and Senses (शुक–व्यास संवादः)

Devanagari script

शुचिर्दक्षो गुणोपेतो ब्रूयादिष्टमिवान्तरा । चक्षुषा गुरुमव्यग्रो निरीक्षेत जितेन्द्रिय:

Transliteration

śucir dakṣo guṇopeto brūyād iṣṭam ivāntarā | cakṣuṣā gurum avyagro nirīkṣeta jitendriyaḥ ||

Translation

শিষ্য বাহিৰে-ভিতৰে শুচি, কৰ্মত দক্ষ আৰু গুণসম্পন্ন হ’ব। অন্তৰত সদ্ভাৱ ৰাখি মাজে মাজে গুৰুৰ প্ৰিয় লাগে এনেকুৱা কথা ক’ব। অব্যগ্ৰ আৰু ইন্দ্ৰিয়জয়ী হৈ শান্ত, ভক্তিভৰা দৃষ্টিৰে গুৰুৰ ফালে চাব।

Word by Word

• शुचिः: pure, clean
• शुचिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दक्षः: skilled, capable
• दक्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुणोपेतः: endowed with virtues
• गुणोपेतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणोपेत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रूयात्: should speak
• ब्रूयात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इष्टम्: pleasing (thing/words)
• इष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अन्तरा: in between, from time to time
• अन्तरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तरा

• चक्षुषा: with the eye; by (one's) gaze
• चक्षुषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गुरुम्: the teacher
• गुरुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अव्यग्रः: undistracted, composed
• अव्यग्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निरीक्षेत: should look at, should observe
• निरीक्षेत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ईक्ष्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses; self-controlled
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितेन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• guru