Shloka 34

Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)

Sanskrit

नित्यप्रभूतसद्भावे न्यूूनाधिक्यान्नतोन्नते ।

तथा च ममतात्यक्ते विशेषो नोपलभ्यते ॥

Transliteration

nitya-prabhūta-sadbhāve nyūnādhikyān nato’nnate | tathā ca mamatā-tyakte viśeṣo nopalabhyate ||

Translation

Im stets übervollen, stets wirklichen Sein gibt es kein „niedrig“ oder „hoch“ aufgrund von Mangel oder Übermaß. Ebenso wird, wenn das Besitzergreifen („Meinheit“) aufgegeben ist, keinerlei Unterschied erfasst.

Word by Word

• नित्यप्रभूतसद्भावे: in the ever-abundant real existence
• नित्यप्रभूतसद्भावे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य + प्रभूत + सद्भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—नित्य-प्रभूत-सद्भाव (तत्पुरुष)

• न्यूनाधिक्यात्: from deficiency and excess
• न्यूनाधिक्यात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यून + अधिक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—न्यून + अधिक्य (द्वन्द्व)

• नत: in the lowered
• नत: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √नम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• उन्नते: in the elevated
• उन्नते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उन्नत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √नम् with उद्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner: thus)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

• ममतात्यक्ते: in (the state) where possessiveness is abandoned
• ममतात्यक्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ममता + त्यक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √त्यज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—ममता-त्यक्त (तत्पुरुष)

• विशेषः: a distinction
• विशेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• उपलभ्यते: is obtained/experienced
• उपलभ्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive voice)

Speakers

• Philosophical speaker within the dialogue (Advaitic self-inquiry voice; exact named speaker not provided in the excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Non-duality (abheda)
• Mamatā-tyāga
• Equality beyond comparison
• Vedāntic ontology

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

When ‘mine-ness’ dissolves, comparative thinking (status, gain/loss) collapses. This supports humility, non-competitiveness, and steadiness in success/failure.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

It is didactic philosophy rather than cosmology/genealogy; classify as ancillary instruction (upadeśa) within the Purāṇic narrative frame.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘ever-abundant being’ points to Brahman/Ātman as pūrṇa (complete). Distinctions arise only when consciousness is filtered through appropriation (ahaṃkāra/mamatā).