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Shloka 24

Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization

ऋषयस्तपसा वेदानध्यैषन्त दिवानिशम्‌ । अनादिनिधना विद्या वागुत्सृष्टा स्वयम्भुवा,तपके ही प्रभावसे महर्षिगण दिन-रात वेदोंका अध्ययन करते थे। तपःशक्तिसे सम्पन्न होकर ही ब्रह्माजीने आदि-अन्तसे रहित वेदमयी वाणीका प्रथम उच्चारण किया

ṛṣayas tapasā vedān adhyaiṣanta divāniśam | anādinidhanā vidyā vāg utsṛṣṭā svayambhuvā |

തപശക്തിയാൽ സമർത്ഥരായ ഋഷിമാർ പകലും രാത്രിയും വേദങ്ങൾ അധ്യയനം ചെയ്തു. ആദിയും അന്തവും ഇല്ലാത്ത ആ വൈദികവിദ്യ സ്വയംഭൂ ബ്രഹ്മാവാൽ പവിത്രവാകായി ആദ്യം ഉച്ചരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.

ऋषयःsages
ऋषयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तपसाby austerity
तपसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वेदान्the Vedas
वेदान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अध्यैषन्तstudied / recited
अध्यैषन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootअधि-इष् (अध्येष्)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
दिवाby day
दिवा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदिव् (दिवा)
निशम्by night
निशम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिशा
अनादि-निधनाbeginningless and endless
अनादि-निधना:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनादि-निधन
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विद्याknowledge / learning
विद्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
वाक्speech
वाक्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
उत्सृष्टाuttered / emitted / set forth
उत्सृष्टा:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-√सृज्
FormPast passive participle (kta), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
स्वयम्भुवाby the Self-born (Brahmā)
स्वयम्भुवा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वयम्भू
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
V
Vedas
S
svayambhū (Brahmā)
V
vāk (Vedic speech)

Educational Q&A

Vedic knowledge is portrayed as eternal and accessed through disciplined tapas and continuous study; sacred speech is ultimately grounded in a cosmic source (Svayambhū/Brahmā), not merely human authorship.

Vyāsa describes how the ancient sages devoted themselves to day-and-night Vedic study through austerity, and he links the origin of Vedic speech to the Self-born Brahmā, framing the Vedas as timeless revelation.