Shloka 20
नारद–शुक संवादः (Nārada–Śuka Dialogue): Tyāga, Saṃyama, and Vyakta–Avyakta Viveka
Devanagari script
पाषाण इव मेघोत्थैर्यथा बिन्दुभिराहत: । नालं चालयितुं शक््यस्तथा युक्तस्य लक्षणम्
Transliteration
pāṣāṇa iva meghotthair yathā bindubhir āhataḥ | nālaṃ cālayituṃ śakyaḥ tathā yuktasya lakṣaṇam ||
Translation
पाषाण इव मेघोत्थैर्यथा बिन्दुभिराहतः । नालं चालयितुं शक्यस्तथा युक्तस्य लक्षणम् ॥
Word by Word
पाषाणःa rock/stone (mountain-like mass)
पाषाणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाषाण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
मेघोत्थैःarisen from clouds (cloud-born)
मेघोत्थैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमेघोत्थ
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
बिन्दुभिःby drops (raindrops)
बिन्दुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबिन्दु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
आहतःstruck/assailed
आहतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootआ-हन्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अलम्able/sufficient (to)
अलम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअलम्
चालयितुम्to move/shake
चालयितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootचाल्
Formतुमुन् (infinitive)
शक्यःpossible/able (to be done)
शक्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्य
Formयत् (potential/passive adjectival), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाso/in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
युक्तस्यof the disciplined/steadfast (yoga-joined) person
युक्तस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
लक्षणम्mark/characteristic
लक्षणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलक्षण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YājñavalkyaP
pāṣāṇa (rock/stone)M
megha (cloud)B
bindu (raindrop)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The defining sign of a yoga-disciplined person is inner steadiness: external impacts—temptations, provocations, grief, praise, blame, or other distractions—do not shake the mind from its settled clarity.
Yājñavalkya is describing the characteristics (lakṣaṇa) of a yogayukta person, using a simile: just as raindrops cannot move a rock, so disturbances cannot unsettle the true practitioner.