Shloka 101

प्रत्याहारवर्णनम्

Pratyāhāra—Cosmic Withdrawal / Dissolution Sequence

Devanagari script

स्वेनात्मना तथात्मानं कारणात्मा नियच्छति / प्रकृतौ कारणे तत्र स्वात्मन्येवोपतिष्ठति

Transliteration

svenātmanā tathātmānaṃ kāraṇātmā niyacchati / prakṛtau kāraṇe tatra svātmanyevopatiṣṭhati

Translation

L’Atman, en tant que Cause, maîtrise l’atman par son propre Soi. Là, dans la Prakriti qui est cause, Il demeure établi uniquement en sa propre nature.

Word by Word

• svena: by/with one’s own
• svena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronominal adjective (सर्वनाम-विशेषण)

• ātmanā: by the self
• ātmanā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tathā: thus; in that manner
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• ātmānam: the self (as object)
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāraṇa-ātmā: the causal self
• kāraṇa-ātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः (the self that is causal)

• niyacchati: restrains; controls
• niyacchati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-yam (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• prakṛtau: in Prakṛti; in nature
• prakṛtau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāraṇe: in the cause
• kāraṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there; in that (state/place)
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Locative adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• sva-ātmani: in one’s own self
• sva-ātmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (svasya ātmani)

• eva: indeed; only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय)

• upatiṣṭhati: stands near; abides; is established
• upatiṣṭhati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-sthā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)