Shloka 10

Śraddhā–Guṇa–Vibhāga Yoga (Faith and the Three Guṇas) — Mahābhārata Book 6, Chapter 39

Devanagari script

मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी । विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदिरें ५,मुझ परमेश्वरमें अनन्य योगके द्वारा अव्यभिचारिणी भक्ति* तथा एकान्त और शुद्ध देशमें रहनेका स्वभाव और विषयासक्त मनुष्योंके समुदायमें प्रेमका न होना

Transliteration

mayi cānanyayogena bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī | viviktadeśasevitvam aratir janasamsadi ||

Translation

എന്നിൽ (പരമേശ്വരനിൽ) അനന്യയോഗത്തിലൂടെ വ്യഭിചാരമില്ലാത്ത ഭക്തി, ഏകാന്തവും ശുദ്ധവുമായ ദേശങ്ങളിൽ വസിക്കാനുള്ള സ്വഭാവം, വിഷയാസക്തരായ ജനസമൂഹത്തിൽ രതി ഇല്ലായ്മ.

Word by Word

• मयि: in me
• मयि: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, सप्तमी, एकवचन

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

• अनन्ययोगेन: by exclusive yoga (undivided devotion)
• अनन्ययोगेन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्ययोग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अव्यभिचारिणी: unwavering; not straying
• अव्यभिचारिणी: कर्ता
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यभिचारिन्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विविक्तदेशसेवित्वम्: the habit of resorting to secluded places
• विविक्तदेशसेवित्वम्: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: विविक्तदेशसेवित्व
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अरति: disinclination; lack of delight
• अरति: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जनसंसदि: in the assembly/company of people
• जनसंसदि: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनसंसद्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• the Supreme Lord (addressed as 'me')

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights traits of mature spiritual orientation: exclusive, unwavering devotion to the Lord, preference for solitude and purity of place, and non-attachment to worldly-minded social company—indicating a mind steadily aligned with dharma and inner discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Bhishma Parva context, Arjuna is engaged in a dialogue about right conduct and inner qualities; here he articulates (as a spoken line in the presented text) the characteristics associated with steadfast devotion and renunciant temperament amid the pressures of worldly life.