Shloka 10

Prayāga’s Supremacy Among Tīrthas: Faith, Yoga, Charity, and the Ethics of Attainment

Devanagari script

क्लिश्यते चापरस्तत्र नैव योगमवाप्नुयात् । जन्मांतरसहस्रेभ्यो योगो लभ्येत मानवैः

Transliteration

kliśyate cāparastatra naiva yogamavāpnuyāt | janmāṃtarasahasrebhyo yogo labhyeta mānavaiḥ

Translation

また別の者はそこで苦行しても、ついにヨーガを得られぬことがある。人がヨーガを得るのは、幾千の生を経てのちである。

Word by Word

• kliśyate: is afflicted
• kliśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kliś (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लट् (Present); पुरुषः—प्रथम (3rd); वचनम्—एकवचन (Singular); पदम्—आत्मनेपदम्; प्रयोगः—भावे/कर्मणि (Passive/intransitive sense: ‘suffers/gets afflicted’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्—समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• aparaḥ: another person
• aparaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: लिङ्गम्—पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विभक्तिः—प्रथमा (Nominative); वचनम्—एकवचन (Singular)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्—देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्—निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• eva: indeed/at all
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्—अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• yogam: yoga
• yogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: लिङ्गम्—पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विभक्तिः—द्वितीया (Accusative); वचनम्—एकवचन (Singular)

• avāpnuyāt: would attain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: उपसर्गः—ava-; धातुः—āp (प्राप्तौ); लकारः—विधिलिङ् (Optative); पुरुषः—प्रथम (3rd); वचनम्—एकवचन (Singular); पदम्—परस्मैपदम्

• janma-antara-sahasrebhyaḥ: from thousands of other births
• janma-antara-sahasrebhyaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (janmāntara = जन्म+अन्तर; ततः sahasra-सम्बन्धः); लिङ्गम्—नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विभक्तिः—पञ्चमी (Ablative); वचनम्—बहुवचन (Plural)

• yogaḥ: yoga
• yogaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: लिङ्गम्—पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विभक्तिः—प्रथमा (Nominative); वचनम्—एकवचन (Singular)

• labhyeta: may be obtained
• labhyeta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—विधिलिङ् (Optative); पुरुषः—प्रथम (3rd); वचनम्—एकवचन (Singular); पदम्—आत्मनेपदम्; प्रयोगः—कर्मणि/भावे (Passive: ‘may be obtained’)

• mānavaiḥ: by humans
• mānavaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: लिङ्गम्—पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विभक्तिः—तृतीया (Instrumental); वचनम्—बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: cāparaḥ = ca+aparaḥ; naiva = na+eva; yogamavāpnuyāt = yogam+avāpnuyāt; janmāṃtara- = janma+antara (आकारसन्धि); labhyeta (optative, passive sense)

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse about Yoga?

It teaches that Yoga is not easily attained: some may exert great effort yet fail, and true attainment often ripens only after spiritual progress accumulated over many lifetimes.

Does this verse discourage spiritual practice?

No. It emphasizes realism and patience: effort is necessary, but results depend on maturity of past impressions (saṃskāras) and accumulated merit, so perseverance is essential.

What ethical lesson is implied for practitioners?

Humility and compassion: one should not judge others’ progress, and should avoid pride in one’s own practice, since attainment may be the fruit of long, unseen preparation.