Shloka 8
Jarā-Mṛtyu-anatikrama: Janaka–Pañcaśikha-saṃvāda
Aging and Death Cannot Be Overstepped
Devanagari script
अव्यक्तस्य पर प्राहुर्विद्यां वै पडचविंशकम् । सर्वस्य सर्वमित्युक्तं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानस्य पार्थिव
Translation
ਅਵ੍ਯਕਤ ਦੀ ਪਰਮ ਵਿਦਿਆ ‘ਪੰਚਵਿੰਸ਼ਕ’—ਪੱਚੀਸਵਾਂ ਤੱਤ, ਪਰਮ ਪੁਰਖ—ਕਹੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਹੇ ਰਾਜਨ! ਉਸੇ ਨੂੰ ‘ਸਭ ਦਾ ਸਭ’ ਆਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ; ਉਹੀ ਸਮੂਹ ਗਿਆਨ ਦਾ ਪਰਮ ਜ੍ਞੇਯ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
अव्यक्तस्यof the unmanifest (Prakriti)
अव्यक्तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअव्यक्त
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
परम्supreme; highest
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्राहुःthey have declared / they say
प्राहुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + अह्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
विद्याम्knowledge
विद्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
पञ्चविंशकम्the twenty-fifth (principle/entity)
पञ्चविंशकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootपञ्चविंशक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सर्वस्यof all
सर्वस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
सर्वम्everything; the all
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उक्तम्said; declared
उक्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formkta (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
ज्ञेयम्to be known; knowable
ज्ञेयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञा
Formya (gerundive), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
ज्ञानस्यof knowledge
ज्ञानस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
पार्थिवO king (earth-lord)
पार्थिव:
TypeNoun (Vocative)
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes