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

શક્ર બોલ્યા—હે કુરુશ્રેષ્ઠ! આ લોકમાં અભ્યুদય અને પરાભવનું જે પરમ દૃષ્ટાંત સમજાવવા તું મને પ્રેરિત કર્યો હતો, તે બધું મેં આજે સંપૂર્ણ રીતે વર્ણવી દીધું. હવે તું જાતે વિચારપૂર્વક તેની તપાસ કરીને તત્ત્વનો યથાર્થ નિશ્ચય કર।

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.