Shloka 5

Brahma-vidyā: Satya–Tapas and the Enumeration of Tattvas

Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue

Devanagari script

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Transliteration

tataḥ tam evaṃ-vādinaṃ pārtha-śiṣyaṃ guruḥ uvāca ha | sarvaṃ tu te pravakṣyāmi yatra vai saṃśayo dvija ||

Translation

Then the teacher addressed the disciple who had spoken in this manner: “O brāhmaṇa, I will explain to you everything about the matter in which you have doubt.”

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• evam-vādinam: speaking thus
• evam-vādinam: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evam-vādin
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• pārtha: O Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• śiṣyam: disciple
• śiṣyam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• guruḥ: the teacher
• guruḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• uvāca: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ha: indeed/for emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tvad
• Form: Dative, Singular

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall explain/tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac
• Form: Future, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• yatra: where/with regard to which
• yatra: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra

• vai: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• dvija: O brāhmaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• guru (teacher)
• śiṣya (disciple)
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• dvija (brāhmaṇa addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A genuine doubt, when expressed respectfully, is an invitation to complete instruction; the guru responds by promising a full explanation rather than partial or evasive answers.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the disciple (linked with Pārtha/Arjuna) speaks, the teacher replies and assures him that he will clarify the entire issue about which the disciple is uncertain.