Shloka 2
अधश्चोर्थ्व प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवाला: । अधश्च मूलान्यनुसंततानि कमनिबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके*,उस संसारवृक्षकी तीनों गुणोंरूप जलके द्वारा बढ़ी हुई एवं विषयभोगरूप कोंपलोंवाली* देव, मनुष्य और तिर्यक् आदि योनिरूप शाखाएँ* नीचे और ऊपर सर्वत्र फैली हुई हैं तथा मनुष्यलोकमें कर्मोके अनुसार बाँधनेवाली अहंता, ममता और वासनारूप जड़ें भी नीचे और ऊपर सभी लोकोंमें व्याप्त हो रही हैं
adhaś cordhva-prasṛtās tasya śākhā guṇa-pravṛddhā viṣaya-pravālāḥ | adhaś ca mūlāny anusantatāni karma-nibandhīni manuṣya-loke ||
ಅದರ ಶಾಖೆಗಳು ಕೆಳಗೂ ಮೇಲಗೂ ಹರಡಿವೆ—ಮೂರು ಗುಣಗಳಿಂದ ಪೋಷಿತವಾಗಿ, ವಿಷಯಭೋಗಗಳೆಂಬ ಮೊಗ್ಗುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊತ್ತು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಮಾನವಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ಮಬಂಧವನ್ನುಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಅದರ ಬೇರುಗಳೂ ಕೆಳಗೆ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿವೆ.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Saṃsāra is portrayed as a vast tree whose growth is fueled by the three guṇas and whose shoots are sense-objects; its roots are karmic tendencies that bind beings, especially in the human realm where choice and action intensify bondage. The ethical implication is to recognize how desire and guṇa-driven action sustain entanglement, preparing the seeker for detachment and liberation.
Arjuna, in dialogue with Kṛṣṇa, continues the description of the cosmic ‘aśvattha’ (world-tree). He explains how its branches extend in all directions and how its roots—identified with karma-producing bonds—spread and bind beings in the human world, setting up the need to cut this tree through spiritual knowledge and renunciation.