Shloka 23
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
यस्माच्चैतन्मया प्राप्तं ज्ञानं वैशेषिकं पुरा । यस्य नान्य: प्रवक्तास्ति मोक्ष तमपि मे शूणु
Translation
যাঁর কাছ থেকে আমি পূর্বকালে মোক্ষ-বিষয়ক এই বিশেষ জ্ঞান লাভ করেছিলাম, যাঁকে ছাড়া এর আর কোনো বক্তা নেই—সেই জ্ঞান ও জ্ঞানদাতা গুরুর পরিচয়ও আমার মুখে শুনুন।
Word by Word
यस्मात्from whom/wherefrom
यस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
प्राप्तम्obtained/received
प्राप्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
Formkta (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
ज्ञानम्knowledge
ज्ञानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वैशेषिकम्particular/special; (also: Vaiśeṣika-related)
वैशेषिकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवैशेषिक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पुराformerly, in the past
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
यस्यwhose/of which
यस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अन्यःanother (person)
अन्यः:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रवक्ताexpounder, speaker
प्रवक्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-वक्तृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular
मोक्षम्liberation
मोक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमोक्ष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तम्that (him/it)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
मेto me/for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative/Genitive, Singular
शृणुhear, listen
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular
Speaker
जनक उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes