Shloka 17
Brahmopadeśa: Ahiṃsā, Jñāna, and the Kṣetrajña–Sattva Analysis
Chapter 49
Devanagari script
एवमुक्त: स तैविंप्रैर्भगवॉललोकभावन: । तेभ्य: शशंस धर्मात्मा याथातथ्येन बुद्धिमान्
Transliteration
evam uktaḥ sa tair viprair bhagavān lokabhāvanaḥ | tebhyaḥ śaśaṃsa dharmātmā yāthātathyena buddhimān ||
Translation
かくしてその仙人たちに問われると、世を生み保つ祝福された主—梵天ブラフマー—は彼らの言葉を聞き、法にかなう賢者として、真実にしてありのままに諸々の問いへ答えつつ説き始めた。
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्तःhaving been addressed/said to
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तैःby them
तैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
विप्रैःby the brahmins/sages
विप्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लोकभावनःcreator/sustainer of the worlds
लोकभावनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootलोक-भावन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेभ्यःto them
तेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Dative, Plural
शशंसhe declared/told
शशंस:
TypeVerb
Rootशंस्
Formलिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
धर्मात्माrighteous-souled
धर्मात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म-आत्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
याथातथ्येनwith exact truth/as it really is
याथातथ्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयाथातथ्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
बुद्धिमान्wise
बुद्धिमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबुद्धिमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
विप्र (ऋषि/ब्राह्मण sages)ब
ब्रह्मा (implied by lokabhāvanaḥ; creator of worlds)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A teacher worthy of trust answers inquiries in a manner aligned with reality (yāthātathya), grounded in dharma and guided by discernment—truthful instruction is presented as an ethical duty of the wise.
A group of sages address the divine world-sustainer (Brahmā). After hearing them, he begins to respond, explaining matters to them with accurate, reality-based answers.