Shloka 17
Adhyāya 26 — Ekākṣara-Brahman (“Om”) and the Hṛdayastha Guru
Inner Teacher
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मेव समिधस्तस्य ब्रह्मानिनि्रहद्यसम्भव: । आपो ब्रद्दा गुरुब्रह्य स ब्रह्मणि समाहित:
Translation
Für ihn ist Brahman das Opferholz (samidh) und Brahman das Feuer; aus Brahman selbst ist er hervorgegangen. Brahman ist sein Wasser, und Brahman ist sein Lehrer. Die Regungen seines Geistes sind stets in Brahman versenkt.
Word by Word
ब्रह्मBrahman (the Absolute)
ब्रह्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इवas/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
समिधःfuel-sticks (for fire)
समिधः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसमिध्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
ब्रह्मBrahman
ब्रह्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मfrom Brahman
ब्रह्म:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अयम्this (he)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सम्भवःorigin/arising
सम्भवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसम्भव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
ब्रह्मBrahman
ब्रह्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
गुरुःteacher
गुरुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मBrahman
ब्रह्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मणिin Brahman
ब्रह्मणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
समाहितःcollected/absorbed (in meditation)
समाहितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-आ-धा
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes