Shloka 82

योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः

Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction

Devanagari script

यत्राहं तत्र मत्कान्ता मद्विशिष्टा मदर्पणा:

Transliteration

yatrāhaṃ tatra matkāntā madviśiṣṭā madarpaṇāḥ

Translation

Śakra said: “Wherever I am, there are my beloved—those devoted to me, marked by their loyalty to me, and wholly offered to me.”

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र
• Form: indeclinable (relative adverb of place)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: masculine (by context), nominative, singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (correlative adverb of place)

• मत्कान्ता: my beloved (wife)
• मत्कान्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् + कान्ता
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• मद्विशिष्टा: distinguished by me / belonging to me as distinguished
• मद्विशिष्टा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् + विशिष्टा
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• मदर्पणा: devoted/assigned to me; my offering (as one devoted to me)
• मदर्पणा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् + अर्पणा
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the ethical-spiritual principle of exclusive dedication: those who are truly “offered” to a higher ideal (here, Śakra/Indra) are defined by that allegiance and are considered inseparable from it—where the lord is, there are his devoted ones.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śakra speaks in the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, describing the nature of those connected to him: his dear ones are characterized by devotion and self-offering, and their presence is implied wherever he is present.