Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ततः स प्राड्मुखो विद्वानादित्ये नचिरोदिते । पाणिपादं समादाय विनीतवदुपाविशत्‌,थोड़ी ही देरमें जब सूर्योदय हुआ, तब ज्ञानी शुकदेव हाथ-पैर समेटकर विनीतभावसे पूर्व दिशाकी ओर मुँह करके बैठे और योगमें प्रवृत्त हो गये। उस समय बुद्धिमान्‌ व्यास- नन्दन जहाँ योगयुक्त हो रहे थे, वहाँ न तो पक्षियोंका समुदाय था, न कोई शब्द सुनायी पड़ता था और न दृष्टिको आकृष्ट करनेवाला कोई दृश्य ही उपस्थित था

Transliteration

tataḥ sa prāṅmukho vidvān āditye nacirodite | pāṇipādaṃ samādāya vinītavad upāviśat ||

Translation

Bhishma berkata: Kemudian orang berilmu itu, menghadap ke timur ketika matahari baru sahaja terbit, menarik masuk tangan dan kakinya lalu duduk dengan tenang dalam sikap rendah hati. Dalam keadaan demikian, dia memasuki yoga—mencari keheningan batin dan penguasaan diri pada saat fajar yang membawa berkat.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

सःhe

प्राङ्मुखःfacing east

विद्वान्learned, wise

आदित्येwhen the sun (was...) / in the sun (context: at sunrise)

नचिरोदितेhaving risen not long ago (just risen)

पाणिपादम्hands and feet (as a unit)

समादायhaving drawn in / having gathered (together)

विनीतवत्like one who is humble; modestly

उपाविशत्sat down

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Āditya (the Sun)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined humility and deliberate preparation as prerequisites for yoga: choosing an auspicious time (dawn), orienting oneself eastward, physically composing the limbs, and settling the mind into inward concentration.

What is happening in the narrative?

A learned ascetic figure sits at sunrise facing east, gathers his limbs in a composed posture, and begins yogic absorption, signaling a transition from outward activity to inward contemplation.