Shloka 9

Doṣa-Parīkṣā and Guṇa-Viveka

Examination of Faults and Discernment of the Guṇas

Devanagari script

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयाभिनिर्वत्तं विद्धि ज्ञानगुणं मनः । प्रज्ञाकरणसंयुक्तं ततो बुद्धि: प्रवर्तते,बृहस्पते! तुम्हें ज्ञात होना चाहिये कि ज्ञेयरूपमें परमात्मासे ज्ञान प्रकट होता है और मन ज्ञानका गुण (कार्य) है। जब वह ज्ञानेन्द्रियोंसे युक्त होता है, तब बुद्धि कर्मोमें प्रवृत्त होती है

Transliteration

jñānaṃ jñeyābhinirvṛttaṃ viddhi jñānaguṇaṃ manaḥ | prajñākaraṇasaṃyuktaṃ tato buddhiḥ pravartate, bṛhaspate ||

Translation

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयाभिनिर्वत्तं विद्धि ज्ञानगुणं मनः । प्रज्ञाकरणसंयुक्तं ततो बुद्धिः प्रवर्तते ॥

Word by Word

ज्ञानम्knowledge

ज्ञेयाभिनिर्वत्तम्arisen/produced from the knowable (object of knowledge)

विद्धिknow (you), understand

ज्ञानगुणम्a quality/effect of knowledge

मनःmind

प्रज्ञाकरणसंयुक्तम्connected with the instrument of prajñā (intellective faculty)

ततःthen; from that

बुद्धिःintellect, understanding

प्रवर्ततेsets in motion; becomes active; proceeds

बृहस्पतेO Bṛhaspati

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Brihaspati

Paramatman (implied as the ultimate jñeya)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes