Shloka 105

Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)

Devanagari script

प्रार्थयन्तश्न तं विप्रा वदन्ति गुणबुद्धय: । सम्यग्युक्तास्तथा योगा: सांख्याश्चञामितदर्शना:

Transliteration

prārthayantaś ca taṃ viprā vadanti guṇabuddhayaḥ | samyagyuktās tathā yogāḥ sāṅkhyāś ca jñāmitadarśanāḥ ||

Translation

ତାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଥିବା ବିପ୍ରମାନେ କହନ୍ତି—ତାଙ୍କର ବୁଦ୍ଧି ଗୁଣରେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ। ଏବଂ ସେମାନେ ଏହା ମଧ୍ୟ କହନ୍ତି ଯେ ସମ୍ୟକ୍‌ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରୟୁକ୍ତ ଯୋଗ ଓ ଅମିତଦର୍ଶନ ସାଂଖ୍ୟ—ଉଭୟ ଏକେ ଯଥାର୍ଥ ବିବେକକୁ ନେଇଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• प्रार्थयन्तः: requesting, entreating
• प्रार्थयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रार्थय् (धातु) / प्रार्थयत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विप्राः: brahmins, sages
• विप्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वदन्ति: say, speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, बहुवचन

• गुणबुद्धयः: those whose understanding is of qualities/virtues
• गुणबुद्धयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुणबुद्धि
• Form: स्त्री, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सम्यक्: properly, rightly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• युक्ताः: yoked, disciplined, well-composed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) / युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• योगाः: yogins / practitioners of yoga (or: yogas)
• योगाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सांख्याः: followers of Sāṅkhya
• सांख्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांख्य
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• अनिमितदर्शनाः: whose vision is not based on (external) marks; of unconditioned insight
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिमितदर्शन
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• viprāḥ (brahmin sages)
• Yoga
• Sāṅkhya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Right understanding is praised as grounded in virtue and discernment, and both properly practiced Yoga and the knowledge-oriented Sāṅkhya are affirmed as valid, converging disciplines that cultivate true insight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues his instruction in the Śānti Parva, describing how learned brahmins speak about the sought-after ideal (a person or principle previously under discussion) and how established paths—Yoga and Sāṅkhya—are recognized as means to correct vision and knowledge.