Shloka 12
Adhyāya 26 — Ekākṣara-Brahman (“Om”) and the Hṛdayastha Guru
Inner Teacher
Devanagari script
शृणोत्ययं प्रोच्यमानं गृह्लाति च यथातथम् | पृच्छातस्तदतो भूयो गुरुरन्यो न विद्यते,श्रोता गुरुके कहे हुए उपदेशको सुनता है और उसको जैसे-तैसे (भिन्न-भिन्न रूपमें) ग्रहण करता है। अतः प्रश्न पूछनेवाले शिष्यके लिये अपने अन्तर्यामीसे बढ़कर दूसरा कोई गुरु नहीं है
Transliteration
śṛṇoty ayaṃ procyamānaṃ gṛhlāti ca yathātatham | pṛcchatas tad ato bhūyo gurur anyo na vidyate ||
Translation
He listens to what is being taught and then grasps it in whatever way he can—sometimes accurately, sometimes imperfectly. Therefore, for a disciple who truly inquires, there is no teacher greater than the inner guide (the indwelling Self); beyond that, no other guru is to be found.
Word by Word
शृणोतिhe/she hears
शृणोति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formलट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम, एकवचन
अयम्this (person)
अयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
प्रोच्यमानम्being spoken/being taught
प्रोच्यमानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र + वच् (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच् (passive present participle), नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन
गृह्णातिhe/she grasps/accepts
गृह्णाति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु)
Formलट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यथाas, in whatever manner
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
तथाso, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
पृच्छतःof (the one) who asks
पृच्छतः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रच्छ् (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकाले परस्मैपदी शतृ (present active participle), पुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन
ततःtherefore/from that
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
भूयःmore, further
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस् (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
गुरुःteacher
गुरुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अन्यःanother
अन्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
विद्यतेis found/exists
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु) / √विद् (सत्तायाम्) 'to be found' (आत्मनेपद-प्रयोग)
Formलट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम, एकवचन
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
ब्राह्मण (speaker)ग
गुरु (teacher)श
श्रोता (listener)श
शिष्य (disciple, implied)अ
अन्तर्यामी (inner guide, implied by the Hindi gloss)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes