Shloka 14

अव्यक्त–व्यक्त–कारणकार्यविवेकः

Avyakta–Vyakta and Causality: Discrimination of Field and Knower

Devanagari script

अन्तरात्मा तथा देहमाविश्येन्द्रियरश्मिभि: । प्राप्येन्द्रिययुणान्‌ पडच सो<स्तमावृत्य गच्छति

Transliteration

antarātmā tathā deham āviśyendriya-raśmibhiḥ | prāpyendriya-guṇān pañca so 'stam āvṛtya gacchati ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଯେପରି ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଉଦିତ ହୋଇ ନିଜ କିରଣ ସବୁଦିଗକୁ ପ୍ରସାରିତ କରେ ଏବଂ ଅସ୍ତମୟରେ ସେହି କିରଣମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିଜ ଭିତରେ ହିଁ ସଂହରଣ କରେ, ସେପରି ଅନ୍ତରାତ୍ମା ଦେହରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରି ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟ-ରଶ୍ମିରୂପ ବୃତ୍ତିଦ୍ୱାରା ପଞ୍ଚ ବିଷୟକୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରେ; ଏବଂ ଦେହ ତ୍ୟାଗ ସମୟରେ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଶକ୍ତିକୁ ନିଜ ଭିତରେ ସଂହରି ଆଗକୁ ଗତି କରେ।

Word by Word

• अन्तरात्मा: the inner self
• अन्तरात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• देहम्: the body
• देहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आविश्य: having entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-विश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• इन्द्रियरश्मिभिः: by the rays of the senses
• इन्द्रियरश्मिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रियरश्मि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्राप्य: having reached/obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• इन्द्रियगुणान्: the sense-qualities/objects
• इन्द्रियगुणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रियगुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• षट्: six
• षट्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सः: he/that (self)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्तम्: to setting (down)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अस्तम्

• आवृत्य: having withdrawn/covered (back)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-वृत्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• गच्छति: goes
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• antaratma (inner Self)
• deha (body)
• indriyas (senses)
• sun (sūrya, by simile)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The Self is distinct from the body and senses: it ‘projects’ experience through the senses to grasp the five sense-objects, and at death it withdraws those faculties and moves on. Hence one should cultivate detachment and self-knowledge rather than identify with sensory life.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma explains to the listener how the jiva/inner Self operates in embodiment, using the sun’s rays as a simile for the senses spreading out during life and being gathered back at the time of departure.