Shloka 21

अध्याय २९४ — योगलक्षणम् तथा सांख्यपरिसंख्यानम्

Yoga Definition and Sāṃkhya Enumeration

Devanagari script

महाकुलेषु ये जाता वृद्धा: पूर्वतराश्न ये । तेषामप्यासुरो भावो हृदयान्नापसर्पति,उस समय जो उच्च कुलोंमें उत्पन्न हुए थे, अवस्था और गुणोंमें बढ़े-चढ़े थे तथा जो उनसे भी पूर्ववर्ती पुरुष थे, उनके हृदयसे भी आसुरभाव पूर्णरूपसे नहीं निकला था

Transliteration

mahākuleṣu ye jātā vṛddhāḥ pūrvatarāś ca ye | teṣām apy āsuro bhāvo hṛdayān nāpasarpati ||

Translation

Parāśara said: Even among those born in great lineages—those advanced in age and excellence, and even the men of earlier generations—the demonic disposition did not wholly withdraw from their hearts.

Word by Word

महाकुलेषुin great/noble families

येwho

जाताःborn

वृद्धाःgrown/advanced (in age/qualities)

पूर्वतराःearlier/older (more prior)

चand

येwho

तेषाम्of them

अपिeven/also

आसुरःdemonic

भावःdisposition/nature

हृदयात्from the heart

नnot

अपसर्पतिdeparts/goes away

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

प

पराशर (Parāśara)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes