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Shloka 19

प्रजापतयः देवगणाश्च दिशि-दिशि स्थिताः ऋषयः

Prajāpatis, Deva-Groups, and the Ṛṣis Assigned to the Directions

गुणात्मकं कर्म वदन्ति वेदा- स्तस्मान्मन्त्रो मन्त्रपूर्व हि कर्म । विधिरविधियं मनसोपपत्ति: फलस्य भोक्ता तु तथा शरीरी,वेदोंका कहना है कि कर्म त्रिगुणात्मक होते हैं अर्थात्‌ सात्विक, राजस और तामस भेदसे तीन प्रकारके होते हैं; इसीलिये मन्त्र भी सात्त्विक आदि भेदसे तीन प्रकारके ही होते हैं; क्योंकि मन्त्रोच्चारणपूर्वक ही कर्मका अनुष्ठान किया जाता है। इसी तरह उन कर्मोंकी विधि, विधेय (उनके लिये किया जानेवाला कार्य), मनके द्वारा अभीष्ट फलकी सिद्धि और उसका भोक्ता देहाभिमानी जीव--ये सभी तीन-तीन प्रकारके होते हैं

guṇātmakaṃ karma vadanti vedās tasmān mantro mantrapūrva hi karma | vidhir avidhiyaṃ manasopapattiḥ phalasya bhoktā tu tathā śarīrī ||

Bhishma said: The Vedas declare that action is constituted of the three guṇas. Therefore the mantra, too, is of corresponding kinds, for ritual action is undertaken only after the utterance of mantra. Likewise, the rule and the non-rule (proper and improper procedure), the mind’s resolve that leads toward the desired result, and the embodied self who experiences the fruit—all these are also threefold in accordance with the guṇas.

गुणात्मकम्consisting of the guṇas (three qualities)
गुणात्मकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगुणात्मक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्मaction, ritual act
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वदन्तिsay, declare
वदन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
FormPresent, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
वेदाःthe Vedas
वेदाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तस्मात्therefore, from that
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतस्मात् (तद्)
मन्त्रःmantra
मन्त्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मन्त्रपूर्वःpreceded by mantra
मन्त्रपूर्वः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्त्रपूर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
कर्मaction, ritual act
कर्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विधिःinjunction, prescribed rule
विधिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अविधिःnon-injunction, prohibition/irregularity
अविधिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअविधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इयम्this
इयम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मनसाby the mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
उपपत्तिःattainment, establishment (of result)
उपपत्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउपपत्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
फलस्यof the fruit/result
फलस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
भोक्ताenjoyer, experiencer
भोक्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभोक्‍तृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तथाso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
शरीरीthe embodied one
शरीरी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशरीरिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
V
Vedas
M
mantra