Shloka 41

Brahma-vidyā: Satya–Tapas and the Enumeration of Tattvas

Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue

Devanagari script

ज्योतिराकाशमादित्यो वायुरिन्द्र: प्रजापति: । नोपैति यावदध्यात्मं तावदेतान्‌ न पश्यति

Transliteration

jyotir ākāśam ādityo vāyur indraḥ prajāpatiḥ | nopaiti yāvad adhyātmaṁ tāvad etān na paśyati ||

Translation

ବାୟୁ କହିଲେ—ଜ୍ୟୋତି, ଆକାଶ, ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ, ବାୟୁ, ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ଓ ପ୍ରଜାପତି—ଯେପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଅନ୍ତରାତ୍ମା-ଜ୍ଞାନ ଲାଭ ହୁଏନି, ସେପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଏହି ତତ୍ତ୍ୱମାନଙ୍କର ଯଥାର୍ଥ ସ୍ୱରୂପ ଦେଖିପାରେନି। ଆତ୍ମଜ୍ଞାନ ଉଦିତ ହେଲେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସତ୍ୟ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• jyotiḥ: light, radiance
• jyotiḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyotis
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ākāśam: space, sky
• ākāśam: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ādityaḥ: the Sun (Āditya)
• ādityaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vāyuḥ: wind, Vāyu
• vāyuḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• prajāpatiḥ: Prajāpati (lord of creatures)
• prajāpatiḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• upaiti: approaches, attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√i (to go/approach)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• yāvat: as long as, until
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat

• adhyātmam: the inner Self; spiritual knowledge
• adhyātmam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyātma
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• tāvat: so long, until then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat

• etān: these (ones)
• etān: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etad
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• paśyati: sees, perceives
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (paśy-)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu
• Jyoti (Light)
• Ākāśa (Space/Ether)
• Āditya (Sun)
• Indra
• Prajāpati