Shloka 24

Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma

Devanagari script

प्रवृत्त नोपरुन्धेत शनैरग्निमिवेन्धयेत्‌ । ज्ञानान्वितं तथा ज्ञानमर्कवत्‌ सम्प्रकाशते

Transliteration

pravṛtta noparundheta śanair agnim ivendhayet | jñānānvitaṃ tathā jñānam arkavat samprakāśate ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「すでに起こり始めたものを力ずくで妨げてはならぬ。むしろ薪をくべて火を育てるように、少しずつ養うがよい。同じく、理解と正しい分別に支えられた知は、太陽のごとく明らかに輝き出る。」

Word by Word

• प्रवृत्तम्: that which has begun / set in motion
• प्रवृत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवृत्त (प्र + √वृत्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• उपरुन्धेत: should obstruct / restrain
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √रुध्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शनैः: gradually, little by little
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः

• अग्निम्: fire
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• इन्धयेत्: should kindle / feed (with fuel)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इन्ध्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ज्ञानान्वितम्: endowed with knowledge
• ज्ञानान्वितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान + अन्वित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अर्कवत्: like the sun
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्कवत्

• सम्प्रकाशते: shines forth fully / becomes manifest
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + √काश्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• fire (agni)
• sun (arka)