Shloka 4

Brahma-vidyā: Satya–Tapas and the Enumeration of Tattvas

Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue

Devanagari script

भगवन्तं प्रपन्नो5हं नि:श्रेयसपरायण: । याचे त्वां शिरसा विप्र यद्‌ ब्रूयां ब्रूहि तन्मम

Transliteration

bhagavantaṃ prapanno ’haṃ niḥśreyasaparāyaṇaḥ | yāce tvāṃ śirasā vipra yad brūyāṃ brūhi tan mama ||

Translation

मैं भगवन्! आपकी शरण में आया हूँ और निःश्रेयस को ही लक्ष्य मानता हूँ। हे विप्र! मैं सिर झुकाकर आपसे याचना करता हूँ—जो कुछ मैं पूछूँ, उसका उत्तर मुझे दीजिए।

Word by Word

• भगवन्तम्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रपन्नः: having taken refuge; surrendered
• प्रपन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रपन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• निःश्रेयस-परायणः: devoted to the highest good (final beatitude)
• निःश्रेयस-परायणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःश्रेयसपरायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• याचे: I beg; I request
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• शिरसा: with (my) head; bowing the head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विप्र: O brahmin; O sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यत्: whatever; that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रूयाम्: I might say; I may ask
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Optative, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ब्रूहि: tell; speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मम: of me; my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• vipra (a Brahmin-sage/teacher)
• śiṣya (disciple, implied by context)