Shloka 2
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
Devanagari script
तेषु भूतानि मुहान्ति महाभूतेषु पजचसु । शब्दस्पर्शनरूपेषु रसगन्धक्रियासु च,इन्हीं पञ्च महाभूतोंमें अर्थात् इनके शब्द, स्पर्श, रूप, रस और गन्ध नामक विषयोंमें समस्त प्राणी मोहित रहते हैं
Transliteration
teṣu bhūtāni muhyanti mahābhūteṣu pañcasu | śabda-sparśana-rūpeṣu rasa-gandha-kriyāsu ca ||
Translation
આ પંચ મહાભૂતો વિષે જ પ્રાણીઓ મોહ પામે છે; અને તેમાંથી ઉત્પન્ન શબ્દ, સ્પર્શ, રૂપ, રસ, ગંધ તથા તેનાથી પ્રેરિત ક્રિયાઓમાં આસક્ત રહે છે।
Word by Word
तेषुin/among those
तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, locative, plural
भूतानिcreatures; beings
भूतानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
Formneuter, nominative, plural
मुह्यन्तिare deluded; become bewildered
मुह्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootमुह्
Formpresent, 3rd, plural, parasmaipada
महाभूतेषुin the great elements
महाभूतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभूत
Formneuter, locative, plural
पञ्चसुin the five
पञ्चसु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootपञ्चन्
Formneuter, locative, plural
शब्दsounds
शब्द:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
Formmasculine, locative, plural
स्पर्शनtouches
स्पर्शन:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्पर्शन
Formneuter, locative, plural
रूपेषुin forms (visual objects)
रूपेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
Formneuter, locative, plural
रसtastes
रस:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरस
Formmasculine, locative, plural
गन्धsmells
गन्ध:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध
Formmasculine, locative, plural
क्रियासुin actions/activities
क्रियासु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रिया
Formfeminine, locative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu-devaP
pañca-mahābhūta (five great elements)Ś
śabdaS
sparśaR
rūpaR
rasaG
gandhaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes