Shloka 3

Adhyātma-nirdeśa

Definition of Adhyātma): Mahābhūtas, Indriyas, Guṇas, and the Witness (Kṣetrajña

Devanagari script

जन्तो: प्रमीयमाणस्य जीवो नैवोपलभ्यते । वायुरेव जहात्येनमूष्म भावश्व नश्यति

Transliteration

jantoḥ pramīyamāṇasya jīvo naivopalabhyate | vāyur eva jahāty enam ūṣmā bhāvaś ca naśyati ||

Translation

जन्तोः प्रमीयमाणस्य जीवो नैवोपलभ्यते । वायुरेव जहात्येनमूष्मभावश्च नश्यति ॥

Word by Word

• जन्तोः: of the creature
• जन्तोः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रमीयमाणस्य: of (one) dying
• प्रमीयमाणस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √मि (मीयते)
• Form: शानच् (present middle participle), Masculine, Genitive, Singular, Atmanepada

• जीवः: the soul/life-principle
• जीवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• उपलभ्यते: is obtained/perceived
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √लभ्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular

• वायुः: the wind; vital air
• वायुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• जहाति: abandons/leaves
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हा
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd, Singular

• एनम्: him/this one
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऊष्मा: heat/warmth
• ऊष्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊष्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भावः: state/condition
• भावः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• नश्यति: perishes/disappears
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd, Singular

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvaja
• jantu (a living being)
• jiva (life principle)
• vayu (vital breath)
• usma (bodily heat)