Shloka 4
विभूति-योगः (Vibhūti-yoga) — Exemplary Manifestations as a Contemplative Index
Devanagari script
अधिभूतं क्षरो भाव: पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम् । अधियज्ञो5हमेवात्र देहे देहभूतां वर
Transliteration
adhibhūtaṃ kṣaro bhāvaḥ puruṣaś cādhidaivatam | adhiyajño 'ham evātra dehe dehabhṛtāṃ vara ||
Translation
Arjuna said: “O best among embodied beings, what is called the ‘adhibhūta’ is the perishable mode of existence; the ‘adhidaivata’ is the cosmic Person. And here, within this body, I myself am the ‘adhiyajña’—the indwelling Lord who receives and sanctifies sacrifice.”
Word by Word
अधिभूतम्the element pertaining to beings (the material/physical aspect)
अधिभूतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअधिभूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
क्षरःperishable
क्षरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भावःexistence; state; being
भावः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभाव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषःthe Person (spirit/self)
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अधिदैवतम्the element pertaining to the deities (the divine aspect)
अधिदैवतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअधिदैवत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अधियज्ञःthe element pertaining to sacrifice (the sacrificial principle)
अधियज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअधियज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed; alone
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
देहेin the body
देहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेह
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
देहभूताम्having become embodied; existing as the body
देहभूताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदेहभूत
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वरO best (one)
वर:
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaP
Puruṣa (cosmic Person)A
Adhiyajña (the Lord as presiding sacrifice)D
Deha (body)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes