Shloka 11

Devanagari script

याज्ञवल्क्यस् ततः प्राह भक्त्यैतत् ते मयोदितम् ममाप्य् अलं त्वयाधीतं यन् मया तद् इदं द्विज

Transliteration

yājñavalkyas tataḥ prāha bhaktyaitat te mayoditam mamāpy alaṃ tvayādhītaṃ yan mayā tad idaṃ dvija

Translation

Then Yājñavalkya said: “Out of devotion (bhakti) I have declared this to you. O twice-born one, for me too this is enough: what I had learned you have now learned; what was mine has truly become yours.”

Word by Word

• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्राह: said, spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• उदितम्: uttered, stated
• उदितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + इ (धातु) → उदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘said/uttered’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle)

• अलम्: enough
• अलम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात/क्रियाविशेषण (particle/adverb)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अधीतम्: studied, learnt
• अधीतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + इ (धातु) → अधीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘studied/learnt’

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संकेत (demonstrative)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Yājñavalkya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Transmission of Yajur-veda branches and how the Taittirīya/Caraka traditions arose

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Knowledge given in devotion becomes the disciple’s rightful possession, completing the teacher’s obligation and the student’s learning.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Study under a qualified teacher with humility and then preserve and transmit what you have received without possessiveness.

Vishishtadvaita: Devotion (bhakti) is presented as the proper ethos for receiving and transmitting sacred knowledge, aligning learning with loving service rather than mere intellect.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Yājñavalkya
• Dvija (twice-born Brahmin disciple)

FAQs

What is the significance of guru–shishya transmission in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights that sacred knowledge is considered fulfilled when it is faithfully received and mastered by a qualified disciple, preserving dharma through an unbroken teaching lineage.

How does the speaker frame the act of teaching here?

Yājñavalkya presents instruction as an offering made in devotion (bhakti), and declares the teaching complete once the disciple has truly learned it.

What is the theological importance of devotion in this context?

By linking instruction to bhakti, the verse reflects the Purana’s devotional orientation: knowledge is not merely information but a sanctified transmission aligned with the Supreme order upheld by Vishnu.