Shloka 27
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
Devanagari script
हस्तावध्यात्ममित्याहुरध्यात्मविदुषो जना:
Transliteration
hastāv adhyātmam ity āhur adhyātmaviduṣo janāḥ
Translation
ヴァーユ神は言った。「内なる自己を知る賢者たちは、『手』はアディヤートマ（adhyātma）の領域—内奥の霊的意味—に属すると理解すべきだと宣言する。」
Word by Word
हस्तौthe two hands
हस्तौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अध्यात्मम्the inner self / spiritual principle
अध्यात्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअध्यात्म
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
आहुःthey say / call
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
अध्यात्मविदुषःknowers of the inner self
अध्यात्मविदुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअध्यात्मविद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जनाःpeople
जनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)A
adhyātma-vids (knowers of spiritual/inner doctrine)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
That bodily terms like “hands” can be read in an adhyātma (inner/spiritual) sense: the organs of action are to be understood as instruments governed by inner consciousness, and their true significance is grasped through self-knowledge.
Vāyu-deva is delivering a doctrinal statement, citing the view of adhyātma-knowers, and introducing an interpretive frame in which physical features are explained through inner, spiritual principles.