Shloka 29

आत्मदर्शन-उपदेशः (Ātma-darśana Upadeśa) — Mind, Senses, and the All-pervading Self

Devanagari script

एतां द्वादशसाहसत्रीं युगाख्यां कवयो विदु: । सहस्रपरिवर्त तद्‌ ब्राह्मं दिवसमुच्यते,इस प्रकार देवताओंके बारह हजार वर्षोका एक चतुर्युग होता है; यह विद्वानोंकी मान्यता है। एक सहस्र चतुर्युगको ब्रह्माका एक दिन बताया जाता है

Transliteration

etāṃ dvādaśasāhastrīṃ yugākhyāṃ kavayo viduḥ | sahasraparivarta tad brāhmaṃ divasam ucyate ||

Translation

Para resi mengetahui bahwa satu yuga berukuran dua belas ribu (tahun) para dewa. Seribu putaran demikian (dari siklus caturyuga) dinyatakan sebagai satu hari Brahmā.

Word by Word

• एताम्: this (f.)
• एताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• द्वादशसाहसत्रीम्: consisting of twelve thousand (years)
• द्वादशसाहसत्रीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादशसाहसत्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• युगाख्याम्: named 'yuga' / yuga-called (period)
• युगाख्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगाख्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कवयः: sages/poets
• कवयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विदुः: know; have known
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सहस्रपरिवर्तम्: having a thousand revolutions/turnings (i.e., repeated a thousand times)
• सहस्रपरिवर्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रपरिवर्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मम्: of Brahmā; Brahmā's
• ब्राह्मम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्म
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दिवसम्: day
• दिवसम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उच्यते: is said; is called
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Brahma
• Devas (gods)
• Yuga