Shloka 6

अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ उवाच हन्त ते सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि यदेतदनुपृच्छसि । योगकृत्यं महाराज पृथगेव शृणुष्व मे

Transliteration

vasiṣṭha uvāca hanta te sampravakṣyāmi yad etad anupṛcchasi | yogakṛtyaṃ mahārāja pṛthag eva śṛṇuṣva me ||

Translation

ବସିଷ୍ଠ କହିଲେ—ଭଲ, ତୁମେ ଯାହା ପଚାରୁଛ, ତାହା ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ କହିବି। ହେ ମହାରାଜ, ଯୋଗ-ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀୟ କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟକୁ ମୁଁ ପୃଥକ୍ ଭାବେ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରୁଛି; ମୋ କଥା ଧ୍ୟାନଦେଇ ଶୁଣ।

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• हन्त: indeed; well then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हन्त

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain fully
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Future (Simple Future), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुपृच्छसि: you ask (about); you inquire
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Present, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• योगकृत्यम्: the practice/duty of yoga
• योगकृत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगकृत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पृथक्: separately; distinctly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक्

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शृणुष्व: listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada

• मे: of me; my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Mahārāja (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse introduces a structured exposition: Vasiṣṭha promises to explain, clearly and in order, the practical discipline (kṛtya) of yoga—implying that spiritual practice should be learned through attentive listening, clarity, and step-by-step instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

A king has asked a follow-up question about yoga. Vasiṣṭha, as the authoritative sage-teacher, responds by agreeing to expound the topic and urges the king to listen carefully as he lays out the practices distinctly.