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Shloka 20

Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā

Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties

तृतीयं ज्योतिरित्याहुश्नक्षुरध्यात्ममुच्यते

tṛtīyaṃ jyotir ity āhuḥ nakṣur adhyātmam ucyate

ဝါယုက မိန့်တော်မူသည်– «‘တတိယအလင်း’ ဟု ဆိုကြ၏။ ထိုအရာကို အတွင်းရေးရာမြင်ကွင်း (အဓျာတ္မ) ဟု ခေါ်သည်—ပြင်ပအာရုံများကို ကျော်လွန်၍ အတ္တကို မြင်သိစေသော ထိုးထွင်းသိမြင်မှုဖြစ်၏»။

तृतीयम्the third (one)
तृतीयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ज्योतिःlight; luminary
ज्योतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus; as
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
आहुःthey say; they call
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
नक्षुर्Naksur (a name/term)
नक्षुर्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनक्षुर्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यात्मम्the inner self; the spiritual (principle)
अध्यात्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअध्यात्म
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उच्यतेis said; is called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyudeva

Educational Q&A

The verse points to a higher kind of illumination beyond ordinary sensory light: an inward, spiritual ‘light’ identified with adhyātma—self-knowledge or inner realization—through which one discerns the Self and right understanding.

Vāyudeva is speaking in a didactic context, defining a doctrinal term: he explains that what some call the ‘third light’ is actually the inner spiritual faculty (adhyātma), shifting attention from external perception to inward realization.