Shloka 53

Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā

Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties

Devanagari script

रजस्वलमथादृशथ्यं त्रिगुणं च त्रिधातुकम्‌ । संसर्गाभिरतं मूढं शरीरमिति धारणा

Transliteration

rajasvalam athādṛśathyaṃ triguṇaṃ ca tridhātukam | saṃsargābhirataṃ mūḍhaṃ śarīram iti dhāraṇā

Translation

ശരീരത്തെ രജസ്സാൽ മലിനവും അശുദ്ധവും, അസ്ഥിരവും ദൃശ്യത്തിൽ വഞ്ചകവുമെന്നായി ധ്യാനിക്ക; അത് ത്രിഗുണമയവും ത്രിധാതുകവുമാണ്; സമ്പർക്കത്തിലും സംഗതിയിലും ആസക്തിയാൽ മൂഢമാകുന്നതുമാണ്—ഇതാണ് ധാരണ.

Word by Word

• रजस्वलम्: menstruating/impure (with rajas)
• रजस्वलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रजस्वल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अदृशथ्यम्: unreliable/uncertain (hard to trust/see clearly)
• अदृशथ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदृशथ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्रिगुणम्: having the three guṇas
• त्रिगुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिगुण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• त्रिधातुकम्: consisting of three dhātus/constituents
• त्रिधातुकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिधातुक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• संसर्गाभिरतम्: delighting in contact/association
• संसर्गाभिरतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसर्गाभिरत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मूढम्: deluded/ignorant
• मूढम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूढ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus/so (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• धारणा: contemplation/holding (as a mental fixation)
• धारणा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारणा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu-deva
• śarīra (the body)
• triguṇa (sattva-rajas-tamas)
• tridhātu (vāta-pitta-śleṣman/kapha)