Shloka 14

Brahmopadeśa on Saṃnyāsa, Tapas, and Jñāna (ब्रह्मोपदेशः—संन्यासतपोज्ञानविमर्शः)

Devanagari script

आजीव्य: सर्वभूतानां ब्रह्म॒वृक्ष: सनातन: । एनं छित्त्वा च भित्त्वा च तत्त्वज्ञानासिना बुध:

Transliteration

ājīvyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ brahmavṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ | enaṁ chittvā ca bhittvā ca tattvajñānāsinā budhaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu said: “This ancient ‘Brahman-tree’ is the very livelihood and support of all beings. The wise person, however, cuts it down and splits it apart with the sword of true knowledge—discerning reality as it is and severing the roots of delusion.”

Word by Word

• आजीव्यः: livelihood; means of living
• आजीव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आजीव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• ब्रह्मवृक्षः: the Brahma-tree (tree of Brahman/knowledge)
• ब्रह्मवृक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मवृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एनम्: this (one); him/it
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• छित्त्वा: having cut
• छित्त्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भित्त्वा: having split; having broken
• भित्त्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तत्त्वज्ञानासिना: with the sword of knowledge of reality
• तत्त्वज्ञानासिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्वज्ञानासि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बुधः: the wise man
• बुधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• brahmavṛkṣa (metaphorical cosmic/tree image)
• tattvajñānāsi (the sword of true knowledge)