Shloka 20

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry and Sañjaya’s Etymologies of Kṛṣṇa’s Names

Puruṣottama-nāma-nirvacana

Devanagari script

एतज्ज्ञानं विदुर्विप्रा ध्रुवमिन्द्रियधारणम्‌ । एतऊज्ञानं च पन्थाक्ष येन यान्ति मनीषिण:,इन्द्रियोंको दृढ़तापूर्वक संयममें रखना चाहिये। विद्वान्‌ ब्राह्मण इसीको ज्ञान मानते हैं। यह ज्ञान ही वह मार्ग है, जिससे मनीषी पुरुष चलते हैं

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

etaj jñānaṃ vidur viprā dhruvam indriya-dhāraṇam |

etad ū jñānaṃ ca panthāś ca yena yānti manīṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “The learned Brāhmaṇas know this as true knowledge—steadfast mastery of the senses. This indeed is knowledge, and this is the path by which the wise proceed.”

Word by Word

एतत्this

ज्ञानम्knowledge

विदुःknow/consider

विप्राःlearned brahmins

ध्रुवम्certainly/firmly

इन्द्रिय-धारणम्restraint/holding of the senses

एतत्this

एवindeed/alone

ज्ञानम्knowledge

चand

पन्थाःpath

येनby which

यान्तिgo/proceed

मनीषिणःthe wise

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

viprāḥ (learned Brāhmaṇas)

manīṣiṇaḥ (the wise)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes