Shloka 773

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

Devanagari script

रजसा तमसा चैव मानसं समभिप्लुतम्‌ | ऐसा पुरुष जब जन्म लेता है, तब उसपर लोकपितामह ब्रह्माकी कृपादृष्टि होती है (और वे उसे प्रवृत्तिमार्गमें नियुक्त कर देते हैं)।| उसका मन रजोगुण और तमोगुणके प्रवाहमें डूबा रहता है

Transliteration

rajasā tamasā caiva mānasaṃ samabhiplutam |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “The mind is wholly inundated by rajas and tamas.” In ethical terms, this describes a person whose inner life is driven by passion, restlessness, and ignorance—so that discernment is obscured and conduct tends toward outward activity and impulse rather than clarity and restraint.

Word by Word

• रजसा: by/with rajas (the quality of activity)
• रजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तमसा: by/with tamas (the quality of darkness/inertia)
• तमसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मानसम्: mind
• मानसम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• समभिप्लुतम्: flooded/overwhelmed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अभि-प्लु (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana