Shloka 33
Adhyāya 314 — हिमवदाश्रमः, शक्तिक्षेपकथा, तथा स्वाध्यायविधिः
Himalayan Hermitage, the Myth of the Thrown Spear, and Rules of Vedic Study
Devanagari script
तामसस्याधरमं स्थान प्राहुरध्यात्मचिन्तका: । अध्यात्म-शास्त्रका चिन्तन करनेवाले विद्वान् कहते हैं कि सात््विक पुरुषको उत्तम, रजोगुणीको मध्यम और तमोगुणीको अधम स्थानकी प्राप्ति होती है
Transliteration
tāmasasyādharamaṃ sthānaṃ prāhur adhyātma-cintakāḥ | adhyātma-śāstraka-cintana-karanevāle vidvān vadanti yat sāttvikaḥ puruṣaḥ uttamaṃ, rajoguṇī madhyamaṃ, tamoguṇī ca adhamaṃ sthānaṃ prāpnoti |
Translation
অধ্যাত্মচিন্তক পণ্ডিতসকলে কয়—সত্ত্বপ্ৰধান পুৰুষে উত্তম পদ লাভ কৰে, ৰজঃপ্ৰধান মধ্যম পদ পায়, আৰু তমঃপ্ৰধান অধম পদত পতিত হয়।
Word by Word
तामसस्यof the tamasic (one/quality)
तामसस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootतामस
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अधरमम्lower, inferior
अधरमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअधर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
स्थानम्place, state, station
स्थानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्थान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्राहुःthey have said / they declare
प्राहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + अह्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
अध्यात्मचिन्तकाःthinkers on the self/spirituality
अध्यात्मचिन्तकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअध्यात्मचिन्तक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YājñavalkyaA
adhyātma-cintakāḥ (spiritual contemplatives)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes