Verse 11

Yagyavalkya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्रमादिनो बहिश्चित्ताः पिशुनाः कलहोत्सुकाः । संन्यासिनोऽपि दृश्यन्ते देवसंदूषिताशयाः ॥११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

प्रमादिनः । बहिः-चित्ताः । पिशुनाः । कलह-उत्सुकाः । संन्यासिनः । अपि । दृश्यन्ते । देव-संदूषित-आशयाः ॥

IAST Transliteration

pramādino bahiś-cittāḥ piśunāḥ kalahotsukāḥ | saṃnyāsino 'pi dṛśyante deva-saṃdūṣitāśayāḥ ||11||

Translation

Even among renunciants are seen the negligent, the outward-turned in mind, the slanderous, and those eager for quarrel—whose intentions are tainted by the ‘devas’, the powers and impulses of the senses.

Academic Translation

Even among renunciants are seen the negligent, outward-minded, slanderous, eager for quarrel—those whose intentions are corrupted by ‘devas’ (i.e., sense-powers/impulses).

Verse Context

• Māyā/avidyā manifesting as pramāda and bahiḥmukhatā (outwardness); saṃnyāsa without inner purification
• Mahavakya: Indirect: warns that without inner śuddhi and nididhyāsana, mahāvākya teaching remains ineffective despite external renunciation.
• Yajur
• Śukla (Vājasaneyī) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)