Shloka 16

Adhyaya 38 — Dattatreya on Non-Identification (Mamata) and the Path to Liberation

Sanskrit

मशकोडुम्बरेषीकामुञ्जमत्स्याम्भसां यथा ।

एकत्वे 'पि पृथग्भावस्तथा क्षेत्रात्मनोर् नृप ! ॥

Transliteration

maśakoḍumbareṣīkāmuñjamatsyāmbhasāṃ yathā |

ekatve 'pi pṛthagbhāvastathā kṣetrātmanornṛpa ! ||

Translation

Sebagaimana terdapat perbezaan antara seekor agas, buah udumbara, batang/serat, rumput muñja, ikan dan air—walaupun disebut bersama—demikian juga, wahai raja, ada ketegasan perbezaan antara kṣetra (medan) dan ātman (Diri).

Speakers

• Teacher (a Brahman/ṛṣi) addressing King Alarka

Key Themes

• Discrimination (viveka)
• Kṣetra–kṣetrajña distinction
• Analogy teaching method