Shloka 67

Teaching of Karma-yoga

Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy

Devanagari script

एतानकालिकान्विद्यादनध्यायानृतावपि । प्रादुष्कृतेष्वग्निषु च विद्युत्स्तनितनिस्वने

Transliteration

etānakālikānvidyādanadhyāyānṛtāvapi | prāduṣkṛteṣvagniṣu ca vidyutstanitanisvane

Translation

ഇവയെ തത്സമയ അനധ്യായകാരണങ്ങളായി അറിയണം, യഥാകാല ഋതുവിലുപോലും; അഗ്നികൾ വികൃതമായി/ഉഗ്രമായി ജ്വലിക്കുമ്പോൾ, മിന്നലും ഇടിമുഴക്കവും കേൾക്കുമ്പോൾ।

Word by Word

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-शब्दः (demonstrative)

• akālikān: untimely/out-of-time
• akālikān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kālika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम्

• vidyāt: one should know/recognize
• vidyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद्, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• anadhyāyān: non-study periods
• anadhyāyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: an-adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम्

• anṛtau: in unseasonable time
• anṛtau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: an-ṛtu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चय-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• prāduṣkṛteṣu: when (they are) manifested/appeared
• prāduṣkṛteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāduṣkṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ, धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative/7th), बहुवचनम्; ‘प्रादुष्कृत’ = manifested/appeared

• agniṣu: in/among fires
• agniṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative/7th), बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vidyut-stanita-nisvane: during lightning, thunder, and loud noise
• vidyut-stanita-nisvane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyut (प्रातिपदिक) + stanita (प्रातिपदिक) + nisvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative/7th), एकवचनम्; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (lightning + thunder + sound)

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context required from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: etān + akālikān + vidyāt → etānakālikānvidyāt; vidyāt + anadhyāyān → vidyādanadhyāyān; anṛtau + api → anṛtāvapi; prāduṣkṛteṣu + agniṣu → prāduṣkṛteṣvagniṣu; vidyut + stanita + nisvane → vidyutstanitanisvane.

FAQs

What is meant by anadhyāya in this verse?

Anadhyāya refers to prescribed times when Vedic study/recitation should be paused due to impurity, disturbance, danger, or inauspicious conditions—here, sudden hazardous events like violent fire or storm sounds.

Why does the verse mention lightning and thunder specifically?

Lightning and thunder indicate disruptive and potentially dangerous atmospheric conditions; the tradition treats such moments as unsuitable for sacred recitation, emphasizing safety and ritual propriety.

What practical ethical lesson does this verse convey?

It teaches disciplined restraint: even valued religious practices should be paused when circumstances are unsafe or unsuitable, prioritizing prudence and respect for dharmic procedure.