Shloka 96

योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः

Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction

Devanagari script

त्वया कुरूणां वर यत्‌ प्रचोदितं भवाभवस्येह परं निदर्शनम्‌ । तदद्य सर्व परिकीर्तितं मया परीक्ष्य तत्त्वं परिगन्तुमरहसि

Transliteration

tvayā kurūṇāṃ vara yat pracoditaṃ bhavābhavasyeha paraṃ nidarśanam | tad adya sarvaṃ parikīrtitaṃ mayā parīkṣya tattvaṃ parigantum arhasi, kuruśreṣṭha yudhiṣṭhira ||

Translation

Śakra dit : «Ô meilleur des Kuru, Yudhiṣṭhira ! L’illustration suprême de l’élévation et du déclin en ce monde, que tu as demandé d’expliquer, je l’ai aujourd’hui exposée entièrement. À présent, examine-la toi-même et parviens à une compréhension ferme de la vérité.»

Word by Word

• {'tvayā': 'by you

• through you (instrumental of ‘you’)', 'kurūṇām vara': 'O best among the Kurus', 'yat': 'which

• what', 'pracoditam': 'prompted

• urged (requested to be explained)', 'bhava-abhavasya': 'of prosperity and decline

• of coming-to-be and passing-away', 'iha': 'here

• in this world', 'param': 'supreme

• most excellent', 'nidarśanam': 'example

• paradigm', 'tad': 'that', 'adya': 'today

• now', 'sarvam': 'all

• the whole', 'parikīrtitam': 'fully recounted

• explained in detail', 'mayā': 'by me', 'parīkṣya': 'having examined

• after reflecting/testing', 'tattvam': 'the truth

• the essence', 'parigantum': 'to understand fully

• to ascertain', 'arhasi': 'you ought

• you should', 'kuruśreṣṭha': 'O best of the Kurus', 'yudhiṣṭhira': 'Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name)'}

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kurus

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after receiving a teaching through an excellent example, one must personally examine it (parīkṣya) and ascertain the truth (tattva). Ethical understanding is not merely heard; it is verified through reflection and discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śakra (Indra) concludes his explanation to Yudhiṣṭhira: he has presented an illustrative account about worldly rise and fall, and now urges Yudhiṣṭhira to reflect on it himself and reach a settled understanding.