Shloka 2
Adhyātma-nirdeśa
Definition of Adhyātma): Mahābhūtas, Indriyas, Guṇas, and the Witness (Kṣetrajña
Devanagari script
यद्यूष्मभाव आग्नेयो वह्लिना पच्यते यदि । अग्निर्जरयते चैतत् तस्माज्जीवो निरर्थक:,यदि शरीरमें गर्मी अग्निका अंश है, यदि अग्निसे ही खाये हुए अन्नका परिपाक होता है, यदि अग्नि ही सबको जीर्ण करती है, तब तो जीवकी सत्ता मानना व्यर्थ ही है
Transliteration
yady ūṣmabhāva āgneyo vahninā pacyate yadi | agnir jarayate caitat tasmāj jīvo nirarthakaḥ ||
Translation
Bharadvāja argues: If the bodily heat is merely a portion of fire; if it is fire alone that cooks and digests the food one eats; and if fire itself is what ‘ages’ and wears everything down—then, he concludes, positing an independent living self (jīva) becomes pointless.
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
उष्मभावःthe state/nature of heat
उष्मभावः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउष्मभाव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आग्नेयःfiery; belonging to fire
आग्नेयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआग्नेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वह्निनाby fire
वह्निना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पच्यतेis cooked/digested
पच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootपच्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जरयतेmakes old; digests; wears out
जरयते:
TypeVerb
Rootजॄ
FormPresent, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एतत्this (thing)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तस्मात्therefore; from that
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतस्मात् (तद्)
जीवःthe living being; soul
जीवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजीव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निरर्थकःmeaningless; purposeless
निरर्थकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरर्थक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भरद्वाज उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BharadvajaA
Agni (fire)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes