Shloka 24
अव्यक्त-गुण-पुरुषविवेकः | Avyakta, Guṇas, and Discrimination of Puruṣa
Devanagari script
विविक्ताश्नापि शैलानां गुहा गृहनिभोपमा: । विविक्तानि च जप्यानि व्रतानि विविधानि च
Translation
ਕਦੇ ਉਹ ਪਹਾੜਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਇਕਾਂਤ ਗੁਫ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ—ਜੋ ਘਰ ਵਰਗੀਆਂ ਲੱਗਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ—ਵੱਸਦਾ ਹੈ; ਅਤੇ ਉੱਥੇ ਨਾਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਗੁਪਤ ਜਪ ਤੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਵਰਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਸ਼ਠਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
विविक्तासुin secluded (places)
विविक्तासु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootविविक्त
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
शैलानाम्of mountains
शैलानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशैल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
गुहाःcaves
गुहाः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगुहा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
गृह-निभ-उपमाःcomparable to a house
गृह-निभ-उपमाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootगृहनिभोपम
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
विविक्तानिsecluded/secret
विविक्तानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootविविक्त
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
जप्यानिto be muttered/recited (as japa)
जप्यानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजप्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
व्रतानिvows/observances
व्रतानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
विविधानिvarious
विविधानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes