Shloka 15
Brahmopadeśa: Ahiṃsā, Jñāna, and the Kṣetrajña–Sattva Analysis
Chapter 49
Devanagari script
तेन नो&विह्िता प्रज्ञा मनश्न बहुलीकृतम् एतदाख्यातमिच्छाम: श्रेय: किमिति सत्तम,इस कारण हमलोगोंकी बुद्धि विचलित हो गयी है और मन भी बहुत-से संकल्प- विकल्पोंमें पड़कर चंचल हो गया है। श्रेष्ठ ब्रह्मन! हम यह जानना चाहते हैं कि वास्तविक कल्याणका मार्ग क्या है?
Translation
Therefore our understanding has been unsettled, and our minds have become restless amid many doubts and alternatives. O most excellent Brahman, we wish to know: what, truly, is the path of the highest good?
Word by Word
तेनby that; therefore
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
नःof us / our
नः:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural
विहिताdisturbed; set aside; disordered
विहिता:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-धा (धातु: धा) → विहित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रज्ञाunderstanding; intellect
प्रज्ञा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रज्ञा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मनःmind
मनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
बहुलीकृतम्made manifold; much diversified (full of many alternatives)
बहुलीकृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुली-कृ (धातु: कृ) → बहुलीकृत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आख्यातम्told; explained
आख्यातम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ख्या (धातु: ख्या) → आख्यात
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इच्छामःwe wish / desire
इच्छामः:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, First, Plural, Parasmaipada
श्रेयःthe good; true welfare
श्रेयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेयस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus; (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
सत्तमO best of the good / O excellent one
सत्तम:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसत् + तम (सत्तम)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes