Shloka 14

Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्

Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma

Devanagari script

प्रह्माद उवाच प्रवृत्ति च निवृत्ति च भूतानां यो न बुद्धयते । तस्य स्तम्भो भवेद्‌ बाल्यान्नास्ति स्तम्भो5नुपश्यत:

Transliteration

prahlāda uvāca pravṛttiṁ ca nivṛttiṁ ca bhūtānāṁ yo na budhyate | tasya stambho bhaved bālyān nāsti stambho'nupaśyataḥ ||

Translation

Prahrāda berkata: “Sesiapa yang tidak memahami pada makhluk hidup dua jalan—jalan keterlibatan dalam tindakan dan jalan pengunduran daripada tindakan—akan jatuh ke dalam kekakuan degil yang lahir daripada kebudak-budakan. Bagi orang yang benar-benar melihat (sebagaimana adanya), tiada kekakuan demikian.”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रवृत्तिम्: activity; engagement (in action)
• प्रवृत्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• निवृत्तिम्: withdrawal; cessation (from action)
• निवृत्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• बुद्ध्यते: understands; comprehends
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• स्तम्भः: stupor; rigidity; obstruction
• स्तम्भः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवेत्: would be; may arise
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बाल्यात्: from childishness; due to immaturity
• बाल्यात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल्य
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्ति: is
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्तम्भः: stupor; rigidity; obstruction
• स्तम्भः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुपश्यतः: of one who observes/reflects properly
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुपश्यत्
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

प्रह्माद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• bhūtāni (living beings)