Shloka 2

अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu

Devanagari script

तथा बुद्धप्रबुद्धा भ्यां बुद्धघयमानस्य चानघ । स्थूलबुद्धया न पश्यामि तत्त्वमेतन्न संशय:,निष्पाप महर्षे! जिसे अज्ञानी पुरुष (अनेक रूपमें) और ज्ञानी पुरुष एक रूपमें जानते हैं, उस परमात्माका तत्त्व मैं अपनी स्थूल बुद्धिके कारण समझ नहीं पाता हूँ। मेरे इस कथनमें तनिक भी संशय नहीं है

Transliteration

tathā buddha-prabuddhābhyāṃ buddhyamānasya cānagha | sthūla-buddhyā na paśyāmi tattvam etan na saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

Janaka berkata: “Wahai resi yang tanpa noda, kebenaran tentang Paramātman—yang oleh orang bodoh dipahami dalam banyak rupa dan oleh orang bijak diketahui sebagai satu—tidak dapat kulihat karena buddhi-ku masih kasar; akan hal ini tak ada keraguan dalam ucapanku.”

Word by Word

{'tathā''thus

in that manner', 'buddha''one who has understood

awakened (herethe wise/knower)', 'prabuddha': 'fully awakened

thoroughly enlightened', 'buddhyamānasya''of one who is being understood/considered

of that which is being cognized', 'ca''and', 'anagha': 'O sinless one

faultless (vocative)', 'sthūla-buddhyā''by a gross/intellect bound to the tangible

with coarse understanding', 'na paśyāmi''I do not see

I do not comprehend', 'tattvam''truth

principle', 'etat''this', 'na saṃśayaḥ': 'no doubt

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Janaka

anagha (addressed sage/maharshi, unnamed in this verse)

Paramātman (implied: the Supreme Self)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the contrast between superficial cognition and true insight: the ignorant perceive ultimate reality as many (diversified forms), while the wise know it as one (a single underlying truth). Janaka models humility by admitting that a ‘gross’ intellect cannot directly grasp this subtle tattva and seeks guidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Janaka addresses a sinless sage in a teaching dialogue. He confesses his limitation in understanding the Supreme principle and implicitly requests clearer instruction on how the one reality appears as many to the unwise yet is realized as one by the wise.