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Shloka 18

जनक–सुलभा संवादः

Janaka–Sulabhā Dialogue on Mokṣa and Non-attachment

चेतनेन समेतस्य पञ्चविंशतिकस्य ह । एकत्वं वै भवत्यस्य यदा बुद्धा न बुध्यते,जब जीवात्मा बुद्धिके द्वारा जडवर्गको अपना नहीं समझता अर्थात्‌ उससे सम्बन्ध नहीं जोड़ता, तब नित्य चेतन परमात्मासे संयुक्त हुए उस जीवात्माकी परमात्माके साथ एकता हो जाती है

cetanena sametasya pañcaviṁśatikasya ha | ekatvaṁ vai bhavaty asya yadā buddhā na budhyate ||

വസിഷ്ഠൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇരുപത്തഞ്ച് തത്ത്വങ്ങളിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന ജീവൻ, ശുദ്ധചൈതന്യത്തോടു സംയുക്തനായി, ബുദ്ധിയാൽ ‘അറിയൽ’ എന്ന അഹങ്കാരഗ്രഹണം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുമ്പോൾ—അഥവാ ജഡസമൂഹത്തെ ‘ഞാൻ’ ‘എന്റെത്’ എന്നു സ്വന്തമാക്കാതിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ—പരമാത്മാവുമായുള്ള അവന്റെ ഏകത്വം വെളിപ്പെടുന്നു।

चेतनेनwith/by the conscious (principle)
चेतनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootचेतन
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
समेतस्यof (that which is) united/associated
समेतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootसमेत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
पञ्चविंशतिकस्यof the twenty-fifth (principle/entity)
पञ्चविंशतिकस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चविंशति
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
indeed
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एकत्वम्oneness/identity
एकत्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootएकत्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वैcertainly
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada, Indicative
अस्यof this/of him
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
बुद्धाthe intellect (buddhi)
बुद्धा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्ध
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
बुध्यतेunderstands/realizes (is aware)
बुध्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootबुध्
FormPresent, 3, Singular, Atmanepada, Indicative

वसिष्ठ उवाच

V
Vasiṣṭha
B
buddhi (intellect)
C
cetanā (consciousness)
P
pañcaviṁśati-tattva framework (twenty-five principles)

Educational Q&A

Liberation arises when the self stops identifying with the inert psycho-physical aggregate through buddhi; with the collapse of ‘I/mine’ appropriation, the self’s unity with the ever-conscious Supreme is realized.

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on liberation, Vasiṣṭha explains a Sāṅkhya-leaning analysis: the self (counted among the tattvas) is associated with consciousness, and when intellect ceases to project identification, the realization of oneness with the Supreme follows.