Shloka 20

Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization

Devanagari script

पौरुषं कर्म दैवं च फलवृत्ति: स्वभावत: । त्रय एते5पृथग्भूता न विवेक॑ तु केचन

Transliteration

pauruṣaṁ karma daivaṁ ca phalavṛttiḥ svabhāvataḥ | traya ete ’pṛthagbhūtā na vivekaṁ tu kecana ||

Translation

କେତେକ ବିଦ୍ୱାନ କହନ୍ତି—ପୁରୁଷକାର, ଦୈବ ଓ ସ୍ୱଭାବଦ୍ୱାରା ଅନୁଗୃହୀତ କର୍ମ—ଏ ତିନିର ସହଯୋଗରୁ ହିଁ ସ୍ୱଭାବତଃ ଫଳସିଦ୍ଧି ହୁଏ। ଏ ତିନି ଅପୃଥକ; ପୃଥକ୍ ପୃଥକ୍ ହୋଇ କେହି ମଧ୍ୟ ସିଦ୍ଧିର ହେତୁ ନୁହେଁ।

Word by Word

• पौरुषम्: human effort, manly exertion
• पौरुषम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुष
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कर्म: action, deed
• कर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• दैवम्: fate, divine dispensation
• दैवम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

• फलवृत्तिः: attainment/occurrence of result
• फलवृत्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलवृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वभावतः: by nature, naturally
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वभाव
• Form: ablative-based adverb (-तः)

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपृथग्भूताः: not separate; united
• अपृथग्भूताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपृथग्भूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, past passive participle (भूत) used adjectivally

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• विवेकम्: separation, discrimination
• विवेकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवेक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• केचन: some (people)
• केचन: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa