Shloka 4
Śraddhā–Guṇa–Vibhāga Yoga (Faith and the Three Guṇas) — Mahābhārata Book 6, Chapter 39
Devanagari script
सम्बन्ध-- तीसरे शलोकमें क्षेत्र" और क#क्षेत्रज्ञ” के जिस तत्त्वको संक्षेपर्में सुननेके लिये भगवान्ने अर्जुनये कहा है--अब उसके विषयमें ऋषि, वेद और ब्रह्म-सूत्रकी उक्तिका प्रमाण देकर भगवान् ऋषि, वेद और ब्रह्मयूत्रको आदर देते हैं-- ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीत॑ छन्दोभिवविविधै:: पृथक् । ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्नैवः हेतुमद्/धिर्विनिश्चितै:
Transliteration
ṛṣibhir bahudhā gītaṁ chandobhir vividhaiḥ pṛthak | brahmasūtrapadaiś caiva hetumadbhir viniścitaiḥ ||
Translation
Arjuna said: “This truth has been sung in many ways by the seers, set forth separately in diverse Vedic metres, and also established through the aphorisms of the Brahma-sūtras—reasoned and firmly concluded.”
Word by Word
ऋषिभिःby sages
ऋषिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
बहुधाin many ways
बहुधा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुधा
गीतःsung/declared
गीतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootगै (धातु) / गीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
छन्दोभिःby Vedic metres / by Vedic hymns
छन्दोभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootछन्दस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
विविधैःvarious
विविधैः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
पृथक्separately / distinctly
पृथक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैःby the words/terms of the Brahma-sūtras
ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मसूत्रपद
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हेतुमद्भिःwith reasons / reasoned
हेतुमद्भिः:
TypeAdjective
Rootहेतुमत्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
विनिश्चितैःwell-determined / conclusively ascertained
विनिश्चितैः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + नि + √चि (चिनोति) / विनिश्चित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaṚ
ṛṣis (seers)V
Vedas (chandas)B
Brahma-sūtras (Vedānta-sūtras)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes