Shloka 25

अव्यक्त-गुण-पुरुषविवेकः | Avyakta, Guṇas, and Discrimination of Puruṣa

Devanagari script

नियमान्‌ विविधांश्वापि विविधानि तपांसि च । यज्ञांश्न विविधाकारान्‌ विधींश्व विविधांस्तथा

Transliteration

niyamān vividhāṁś cāpi vividhāni tapāṁsi ca | yajñāṁś ca vividhākārān vidhīṁś ca vividhāṁs tathā ||

Translation

ସେ ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ନିୟମ ପାଳନ କରେ ଓ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ତପସ୍ୟା କରେ; ଏବଂ ନାନା ଆକାରର ଯଜ୍ଞ ଓ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ବିଧିମାନଙ୍କୁ ଯଥାବିଧି ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ କରେ।

Word by Word

• नियमान्: rules, observances
• नियमान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विविधान्: various
• विविधान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

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

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• तपांसि: austerities, penances
• तपांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• यज्ञान्: sacrifices
• यज्ञान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• विविधाकारान्: of various forms
• विविधाकारान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविधाकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विधीन्: rites, procedures, ordinances
• विधीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• विविधान्: various
• विविधान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes disciplined spiritual life: one advances through regulated observances (niyama), austerity (tapas), and properly performed rites and sacrifices (yajña, vidhi). Ethical force lies in self-restraint, method, and sincerity rather than mere outward display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha is describing the conduct of a spiritually intent person—living in seclusion (such as solitary mountain caves) and engaging in varied, often confidential, religious practices: japa, vows, restraints, austerities, and ritual performances according to prescribed procedures.