Shloka 3

तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः

Instruction on the Cessation of Craving

Devanagari script

अपवर्गेडथ संत्यागे बुद्धी च कृतनिश्चया: । ब्रहिष्ठा ब्रह्मभूताश्च ब्रह्मण्येव कृतालया:

Transliteration

apavarge 'tha saṃtyāge buddhī ca kṛtaniścayāḥ | brahiṣṭhā brahmabhūtāś ca brahmaṇy eva kṛtālayāḥ ||

Translation

മോക്ഷത്തിലും സന്ന്യാസത്തിലും അവരുടെ ബുദ്ധി ദൃഢനിശ്ചയപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. പരബ്രഹ്മത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതരായി, ബ്രഹ്മഭൂതരായി, ബ്രഹ്മത്തിൽ തന്നെയെ അവർ വാസം ചെയ്യുന്നു।

Word by Word

• अपवर्गे: in liberation (moksha)
• अपवर्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपवर्ग
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

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

• संत्यागे: in complete renunciation
• संत्यागे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संत्याग
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• बुद्धयः: intellects/minds
• बुद्धयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

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

• कृतनिश्चयाः: having made a firm resolve
• कृतनिश्चयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतनिश्चय
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• ब्रह्मिष्ठाः: steadfast in Brahman
• ब्रह्मिष्ठाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मिष्ठ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ब्रह्मभूताः: become Brahman / Brahman-realized
• ब्रह्मभूताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मभूत
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

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

• ब्रह्मणि: in Brahman
• ब्रह्मणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कृतालयाः: having made (it) their abode; dwelling
• कृतालयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतालय
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

कपिल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kapila
• Apavarga (Liberation/Moksha)
• Brahman