Shloka 1

मनुरुवाच — इन्द्रिय-मनः-ज्ञान-क्रमः

Manu on the hierarchy of senses, mind, and knowledge

Devanagari script

पम्प छा अकाल षण्णवर्त्याधेकशततमोब् ध्याय: जपयज्ञके विषयमें युधिषिरका प्रश्न

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |

catūrāśramyam uktaṃ te rājadharmās tathaiva ca |

nānāśrayāś ca bahava itihāsāḥ pṛthagvidhāḥ ||

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |

gatīnām uttamā prāptiḥ kathitāṃ jāpakeṣv iha |

ekaivaiṣā gatis teṣām uta yānty aparām api ||

Translation

ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ— ପିତାମହ! ଆପଣ ଚାରି ଆଶ୍ରମର ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ଓ ରାଜଧର୍ମକୁ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ କହିଛନ୍ତି; ଏବଂ ନାନା ବିଷୟସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀୟ ଭିନ୍ନ-ଭିନ୍ନ ଅନେକ ଇତିହାସ ମଧ୍ୟ ଶୁଣାଇଛନ୍ତି। ପୁଣି ଆପଣ ଏଠାରେ କହିଛନ୍ତି ଯେ ଜପରେ ନିଷ୍ଠାବାନ ସାଧକମାନେ ଗତିମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ସର୍ବୋତ୍ତମ ଗତି ପାଆନ୍ତି। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏହି ଗତିଟି ମାତ୍ର ଅଛି କି? ନା କେବେ କେବେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଗତିକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି?

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• गतीनाम्: of (the) destinies/paths
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• उत्तमा: highest, best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राप्तिः: attainment
• प्राप्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राप्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कथिता: told, stated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जापकॆषु: among reciters (of japa)
• जापकॆषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जापक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• इह: here, in this context
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• एका: one, single
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• एषा: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिः: destination, course
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• उत: or (also), alternatively
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• यान्ति: they go, attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Third, Plural

• अपराम्: another (destination)
• अपराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma (implied by 'Grandfather')
• catūrāśrama (four āśramas)
• rājadharma
• japa (japayajña)
• gati (destiny)