Shloka 23
Adhyāya 302: Guṇa-vicāra, Gati-bheda, and the Imperishable State
Yājñavalkya–Janaka
Devanagari script
अविधिश्व विधिश्वैव समुत्पन्नौ तथैकतः । विद्याविद्येति विख्याते श्रूतिशास्त्रार्थचिन्तकै:,अविधि (ज्ञान) और विधि (कर्म) की उत्पत्ति भी उस परमात्मासे ही हुई है। श्रुति तथा शास्त्रके अर्थका विचार करनेवाले विद्वानोंने उन्हें विद्या और अविद्या बतलाया है
Transliteration
avidhiś ca vidhiś caiva samutpannau tathaikataḥ | vidyāvidyeti vikhyāte śrutiśāstrārthacintakaiḥ ||
Translation
Vasiṣṭha said: Both non-prescribed action (or mere knowing without right application) and prescribed action alike arise from the same single source. Those learned persons who reflect on the meanings of the Veda and the śāstras describe these two as ‘knowledge’ (vidyā) and ‘ignorance’ (avidyā).
Word by Word
अविधिःnon-ritual / non-prescribed (here: knowledge as 'non-action')
अविधिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअविधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विधिःinjunction / prescribed rite (here: action/karma)
विधिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
समुत्पन्नौarisen / originated
समुत्पन्नौ:
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुत्पन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तथाthus / likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एकतःfrom one (source) / from the One
एकतः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकतस्
विद्याknowledge
विद्या:
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अविद्याignorance / non-knowledge
अविद्या:
TypeNoun
Rootअविद्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
विख्यातेwell-known / designated
विख्याते:
TypeAdjective
Rootविख्यात
FormFeminine, Nominative, Dual
श्रुति-शास्त्र-अर्थ-चिन्तकैःby thinkers on the meaning of śruti and śāstra
श्रुति-शास्त्र-अर्थ-चिन्तकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootचिन्तक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VasiṣṭhaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes