Verse 2
Mundaka
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
समाने वृक्षे पुरुषो निमग्नोऽनिशया शोचति मुह्यमानः । जुष्टं यदा पश्यत्यन्यमीशमस्य महिमानमिति वीतशोकः ॥ २॥
Padapatha (Word Split)
समाने । वृक्षे । पुरुषः । निमग्नः । अनिशया । शोचति । मुह्यमानः । जुष्टम् । यदा । पश्यति । अन्यम् । ईशम् । अस्य । महिमानम् । इति । वीत-शोकः ॥ २ ॥
IAST Transliteration
samāne vṛkṣe puruṣo nimagno 'niśayā śocati muhyamānaḥ | juṣṭaṃ yadā paśyaty anyam īśam asya mahimānam iti vītaśokaḥ || 2 ||
Translation
त्याच वृक्षावर पुरुष आसक्तीत निमग्न होऊन, विवशतेने मोहग्रस्त होऊन सतत शोक करीत राहतो। पण जेव्हा तो दुसऱ्याला—आराध्य ईश्वराला व त्याची महिमा—पाहतो, तेव्हा तो शोकमुक्त होतो।
Academic Translation
On the same tree the person, sunk (in attachment), grieves, being deluded by helplessness. But when he sees the other— the Lord, worshipped (and) His greatness—he becomes free from sorrow.
Verse Context
Avidyā and śoka; liberation through turning to the inner Lord/witness (darśana/jñāna) leading to vītaśoka (freedom from grief)Mahavakya: Functions as a soteriological bridge toward identity-teachings: by ‘seeing the other Lord’ the jīva’s delusion ends, enabling realization consonant with ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’/‘tat tvam asi’ (knowledge removes sorrow).AtharvaŚaunaka (Atharvaveda tradition; Muṇḍaka) ShakhaChandas: Triṣṭubh-like Upaniṣadic mantra (often treated as triṣṭubh in traditional prosodic notes)