Shloka 37
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
Devanagari script
दन्तांस्तालु च जिद्ठां च गलं॑ ग्रीवां तथैव च । हृदयं चिन्तयेच्चापि तथा हृदयबन्धनम्,दन्त, तालु, जिह्ला, गला, ग्रीवा, हृदय तथा हृदय-बन्धन (नाड़ीमार्ग)-को भी परमात्मरूपसे चिन्तन करे
Transliteration
dantāṁstālu ca jihvāṁ ca galaṁ grīvāṁ tathaiva ca | hṛdayaṁ cintayec cāpi tathā hṛdaya-bandhanam ||
Translation
One should contemplate, as forms of the Supreme Self, the teeth, the palate, the tongue, the throat, and the neck; and one should also contemplate the heart, as well as the “bond of the heart”—the inner channel (nāḍī) by which the vital currents are held and directed.
Word by Word
दन्तान्teeth
दन्तान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदन्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तालुpalate
तालु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतालु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
जिह्वाम्tongue
जिह्वाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गलम्throat
गलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ग्रीवाम्neck
ग्रीवाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootग्रीवा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
हृदयम्heart
हृदयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चिन्तयेत्should contemplate/meditate on
चिन्तयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
हृदयबन्धनम्the heart’s binding/connection (heart-bond; channel/ligament)
हृदयबन्धनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय-बन्धन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
ब्राह्मण (speaker)प
परमात्मन् (Supreme Self, implied)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes