Shloka 30

Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā

Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties

Devanagari script

अहंकारस्तथाध्यात्मं सर्वसंसारकारकम्‌

Transliteration

ahaṅkāras tathādhyātmaṁ sarvasaṁsārakārakam

Translation

Dijo Vāyu: «El ahaṃkāra, el egoísmo, y asimismo el principio interior mal entendido por la identificación con el yo, se vuelve la causa que engendra todo el ciclo del samsāra.»

Word by Word

• अहंकारः: ego, self-conceit
• अहंकारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहंकार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अध्यात्मम्: the inner self/spiritual principle
• अध्यात्मम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यात्म
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वसंसारकारकम्: the cause of all worldly existence
• सर्वसंसारकारकम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वसंसारकारक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva