Shloka 20

Adhyāya 272: Vṛtrasya Dharmiṣṭhatā, Indrasya Mohaḥ, Vasiṣṭha-upadeśaḥ

Vṛtra’s dharmic stature; Indra’s disorientation; Vasiṣṭha’s counsel

Devanagari script

शब्दे स्पर्शे तथा रूपे न च भावयते मन: । विमुच्यते तदा कामान्न च धर्म विमुडचति

Transliteration

śabde sparśe tathā rūpe na ca bhāvayate manaḥ | vimucyate tadā kāmān na ca dharmaṃ vimuhyati ||

Translation

Bhīṣma disse: “Quando a mente já não se detém em som, toque e forma, ela se liberta dos desejos; e nesse estado não se ilude quanto ao dharma. Este ensinamento aponta para o autocontrole interior: a liberdade da fixação sensorial afrouxa a cobiça, e a clareza sobre a conduta correta segue naturalmente.”

Word by Word

• शब्दे: in sound
• शब्दे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्पर्शे: in touch
• स्पर्शे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्श
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• रूपे: in form
• रूपे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

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

• भावयते: conceives/meditates (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Lat, Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• मनः: the mind
• मनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विमुच्यते: is released/freed
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Lat, Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• कामान्: from desires
• कामान्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

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

• धर्मम्: dharma/righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विमुच्यति: relinquishes/abandons
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Lat, Present, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma