Shloka 46

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

Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue

Devanagari script

अतत्तत्त्वानि वक्ष्यामि याथातथ्येन हेतुना । विषयस्थानि सर्वाणि वर्तमानानि भागश:,अब मैं यथार्थ युक्तिके द्वारा पदार्थोमें विभागपूर्वक रहनेवाले सम्पूर्ण तत्त्वोंका वर्णन करता हूँ

Transliteration

atattattvāni vakṣyāmi yāthātathyena hetunā | viṣayasthāni sarvāṇi vartamānāni bhāgaśaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu said: “I shall now explain the principles as they truly are, supported by sound reasoning—showing how all the factors that operate in the fields of experience exist in distinct divisions.”

Word by Word

अतत्not-that, distinct (from that)

तत्त्वानिprinciples, realities

वक्ष्यामिI will speak / I will explain

याथातथ्येनwith exactness, in accordance with reality

हेतुनाby reasoning / by a cause

विषयस्थानिsituated in their respective domains/objects

सर्वाणिall

वर्तमानानिexisting, present

भागशःpart by part, in divisions

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वायुदेव (Vāyu-deva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That true understanding should be presented “as it is” (yāthātathya), grounded in reason (hetu), by distinguishing the operative principles (tattvas) that structure experience into clear categories (bhāgaśaḥ).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu-deva begins a didactic exposition: he announces that he will systematically describe the fundamental principles that function within the domains of experience, setting up a structured philosophical explanation.