Shloka 20

नारद–शुक संवादः (Nārada–Śuka Dialogue): Tyāga, Saṃyama, and Vyakta–Avyakta Viveka

Devanagari script

पाषाण इव मेघोत्थैर्यथा बिन्दुभिराहत: । नालं चालयितुं शक्‍्यस्तथा युक्तस्य लक्षणम्‌

Transliteration

pāṣāṇa iva meghotthair yathā bindubhir āhataḥ | nālaṃ cālayituṃ śakyaḥ tathā yuktasya lakṣaṇam ||

Translation

ଯେପରି ମେଘଜନିତ ବର୍ଷାବିନ୍ଦୁର ଆଘାତରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଶିଳା ଚଳିତ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ, ସେପରି ଯୋଗଯୁକ୍ତ ପୁରୁଷର ଏହି ଲକ୍ଷଣ—ବହୁ ପ୍ରକାର ବିକ୍ଷେପ ଓ ଉପଦ୍ରବ ଆସିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ ଅଚଳ ରହେ।

Word by Word

• पाषाणः: a rock/stone (mountain-like mass)
• पाषाणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाषाण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• मेघोत्थैः: arisen from clouds (cloud-born)
• मेघोत्थैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेघोत्थ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• यथा: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• बिन्दुभिः: by drops (raindrops)
• बिन्दुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिन्दु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आहतः: struck/assailed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-हन्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अलम्: able/sufficient (to)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम्

• चालयितुम्: to move/shake
• Type: Verb
• Root: चाल्
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive)

• शक्यः: possible/able (to be done)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य
• Form: यत् (potential/passive adjectival), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: so/in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• युक्तस्य: of the disciplined/steadfast (yoga-joined) person
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• लक्षणम्: mark/characteristic
• लक्षणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yājñavalkya
• pāṣāṇa (rock/stone)
• megha (cloud)
• bindu (raindrop)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The defining sign of a yoga-disciplined person is inner steadiness: external impacts—temptations, provocations, grief, praise, blame, or other distractions—do not shake the mind from its settled clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yājñavalkya is describing the characteristics (lakṣaṇa) of a yogayukta person, using a simile: just as raindrops cannot move a rock, so disturbances cannot unsettle the true practitioner.