Shloka 7
जपयोगयोः तुल्यफलनिर्णयः
Adhyāya 193: Adjudication of the Comparable Fruits of Japa and Yoga
Devanagari script
भरद्वाज उवाच अस्माल्लोकात् परो लोक: श्रूयते नोपलभ्यते । तमहं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तद् भवान् वक्तुमहति,भरद्वाजने पूछा--ब्रह्मन! इस लोकसे कोई श्रेष्ठ लोक सुना जाता है; किंतु वह देखनेमें नहीं आता। मैं उसे जानना चाहता हूँ, आप उसे बतानेकी कृपा करें
Transliteration
bharadvāja uvāca | asmāl lokāt paro lokaḥ śrūyate nopalabhyate | tam ahaṃ jñātum icchāmi tad bhavān vaktum arhati ||
Translation
Bharadvāja said: “It is heard that beyond this world there is another, higher world—yet it is not directly perceived. I wish to understand it. Please explain it to me.”
Word by Word
{'asmāt (lokāt)''from this (world)', 'lokaḥ': 'world
{'asmāt (lokāt)':
realm of experience/existence', 'paraḥ''beyond
realm of experience/existence', 'paraḥ':
transcendent', 'śrūyate''is heard of
transcendent', 'śrūyate':
is taught in tradition', 'na upalabhyate (nopalabhyate)''is not perceived/obtained
is taught in tradition', 'na upalabhyate (nopalabhyate)':
is not directly apprehended', 'tam''that (world/realm)', 'aham': 'I', 'jñātum': 'to know
is not directly apprehended', 'tam':
to understand', 'icchāmi''I desire
to understand', 'icchāmi':
I wish', 'tad''that
I wish', 'tad':
that matter', 'bhavān''you (honorific)', 'vaktum': 'to speak
that matter', 'bhavān':
to explain', 'arhati''is worthy/fit
to explain', 'arhati':
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