Shloka 47

Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)

Devanagari script

आत्मानमुपजीवन्‌ यो नियतो नियताशन:

Transliteration

ātmānam upajīvan yo niyato niyatāśanaḥ

Translation

Mahadewa bersabda: “Ia yang hidup bersandar pada dirinya sendiri—terkendali dan teratur dalam makan—itulah orang yang teguh dalam pengekangan diri.”

Word by Word

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपजीवन्: living (by), subsisting
• उपजीवन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-जीव्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नियतः: disciplined, self-restrained
• नियतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नियताशनः: having regulated food (moderate in eating)
• नियताशनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत-आशन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)