Shloka 19

Śuka’s Manifestation from the Araṇi (Āraṇeya-janma) — शुकजन्म (आरणेय-सम्भव)

Devanagari script

न चेन्द्रियाणि पश्यन्ति मन एवात्र पश्यति । मनस्युपरते राजन्निन्द्रियोपरमो भवेत्‌,किंतु इन्द्रियाँ कुछ नहीं देखतीं, केवल मन ही देखता है। राजन! मन विषयोंसे उपरत हो जाय तो इन्द्रियाँ भी विषयोंसे निवृत्त हो जाती हैं

Transliteration

na cendriyāṇi paśyanti mana evātra paśyati | manasy uparate rājann indriyoparamo bhavet |

Translation

Yājñavalkya said: “The senses do not truly ‘see’; it is the mind alone that sees here. O King, when the mind withdraws from sense-objects, the senses too are restrained and cease their outward rush.”

Word by Word

नnot

चand

इन्द्रियाणिthe sense-organs

पश्यन्तिsee

मनःthe mind

एवalone/indeed

अत्रhere (in this matter)

पश्यतिsees

मनसिin the mind

उपरतेwhen (it is) withdrawn/ceased (from objects)

राजन्O king

इन्द्रियof the sense-organs

उपरमःcessation/withdrawal

भवेत्would be / comes to be

Speaker

याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yājñavalkya

King (Rājan)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes