Shloka 4
Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization
Devanagari script
मन: सृष्टिं विकुरुते चोद्यमानं सिसृक्षया । आकाशं जायते तस्मात् तस्य शब्दं गुणं विदु:,फिर सृष्टिकी इच्छासे प्रेरित होनेपर मन नाना प्रकारकी सृष्टि करता है। उससे आकाशकी उत्पत्ति होती है। आकाशका गुण “शब्द” माना गया है
Transliteration
manaḥ sṛṣṭiṁ vikurute codyamānaṁ sisṛkṣayā | ākāśaṁ jāyate tasmāt tasya śabdaṁ guṇaṁ viduḥ ||
Translation
Vyāsa said: When the mind is impelled by the desire to create, it fashions the manifold process of creation. From that arises ākāśa (space/ether), and the wise know its defining quality to be sound.
Word by Word
मनःmind
मनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सृष्टिम्creation
सृष्टिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसृष्टि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
विकुरुतेproduces / fashions (variously)
विकुरुते:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + कृ
FormPresent (Lat), Atmanepada, Third, Singular
चोद्यमानम्being impelled / prompted
चोद्यमानम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootचुद्
FormPresent passive participle (शानच्/मान), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
सिसृक्षयाby the desire to create
सिसृक्षया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसिसृक्षा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
आकाशम्ether / space
आकाशम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआकाश
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
जायतेis born / arises
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent (Lat), Atmanepada, Third, Singular
तस्मात्from that (from it)
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
तस्यof it (of that)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
शब्दम्sound
शब्दम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गुणम्quality / attribute
गुणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विदुःthey know / have known
विदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaM
manas (mind)Ā
ākāśa (space/ether)Ś
śabda (sound)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes