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Shloka 9

Sanatsujāta on the Imperceptible Eternal Light (यत्तच्छुक्रं महज्ज्योतिः)

हिरण्यपर्णम श्वत्थमभिपद्य हापक्षका: । ते तत्र पक्षिणो भूत्वा प्रपतन्ति यथा दिशम्‌ | योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम्‌,जिसके विषयरूपी पत्ते स्वर्णके समान मनोरम दिखायी पड़ते हैं, उस संसाररूपी अश्वत्थवृक्षपर आरूढ़ होकर पंखहीन जीव कर्मरूपी पंख धारणकर अपनी वासनाके अनुसार विभिन्न योनियोंमें पड़ते हैं अर्थात्‌ एक योनिसे दूसरी योनिमें गमन करते हैं; किंतु योगीजन उस सनातन परमात्माका साक्षात्कार करते हैं

sanatsujāta uvāca |

hiraṇyaparṇam aśvattham abhipadya hy apakṣakāḥ |

te tatra pakṣiṇo bhūtvā prapatanti yathā diśam |

yoginas taṁ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṁ sanātanam ||

Sanatsujāta said: Having mounted the aśvattha-tree of worldly existence, whose leaves—objects of sense—seem as alluring as gold, beings who are in themselves wingless take on the “wings” of action and, driven by their own latent desires, fall and fly in whatever direction—passing from one birth to another. But the yogins behold there the Blessed One, the eternal Lord, as He truly is.

हिरण्यपर्णम्having golden leaves
हिरण्यपर्णम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यपर्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अश्वत्थम्the aśvattha (fig tree)
अश्वत्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वत्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अभिपद्यhaving reached/attained
अभिपद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-√पद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
अपक्षकाःwingless ones
अपक्षकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअपक्षक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formtrue
पक्षिणःbirds
पक्षिणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपक्षिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
प्रपतन्तिthey fly/fall forth
प्रपतन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√पत्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
यथाas/according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Formtrue
दिशम्direction
दिशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
योगिनःyogins
योगिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोगिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तम्him/that one
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रपश्यन्तिthey behold/realize
प्रपश्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√पश्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
भगवन्तम्the Blessed Lord
भगवन्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सनातनम्eternal
सनातनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

सनत्सुजात उवाच

S
Sanatsujāta
A
aśvattha (world-tree of saṁsāra)
B
Bhagavān (the eternal Lord)