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Shloka 14

Adhyāya 249 — Mṛtyu-prādurbhāvaḥ (The Manifestation of Death) / Restraint of Tejas and Ordered Saṃhāra

अव्यक्तप्रभवां शीघ्रां दुस्तरामकृतात्मभि: । प्रतरस्व नदीं बुद्धया कामग्राहसमाकुलाम्‌

avyaktaprabhavāṁ śīghrāṁ dustarām akṛtātmabhiḥ | pratarasva nadīṁ buddhyā kāmagrāhasamākulām ||

வ்யாசர் கூறினார்—அவ்யக்தமான (பிரகிருதி) இலிருந்து தோன்றிய இந்தச் சம்சார நதி வேகமாக ஓடுகிறது; தன்னை அடக்காதவர்க்கு அது தாண்ட இயலாதது. காமம் எனும் கிராஹங்களால் நிரம்பிய இந்த நதியை நீ விவேக அறிவால் கடந்து செல்.

अव्यक्त-प्रभवाम्having origin in the Unmanifest (Prakṛti)
अव्यक्त-प्रभवाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यक्तप्रभवा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शीघ्राम्swift, fast-flowing
शीघ्राम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशीघ्र
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दुस्तराम्hard to cross
दुस्तराम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदुस्तर
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अकृत-आत्मभिःby the undisciplined (uncontrolled) persons
अकृत-आत्मभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअकृतात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
प्रतरस्वcross over!
प्रतरस्व:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-तॄ
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
नदीम्the river
नदीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनदी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
बुद्ध्याwith (your) intellect
बुद्ध्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
काम-ग्राह-समाकुलाम्filled/confused with the crocodiles of desire
काम-ग्राह-समाकुलाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकामग्राहसमाकुला
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
A
avyakta (Prakṛti)
N
nadī (river of saṁsāra)
B
buddhi
K
kāma-grāha (crocodiles of desire)

Educational Q&A

Worldly life (saṁsāra) is portrayed as a swift, perilous river originating in the Unmanifest (Prakṛti). Those lacking self-control find it hard to cross, but one can cross by buddhi—discriminative understanding—while guarding against desire, depicted as crocodiles that seize and drag one down.

Vyāsa instructs the listener through a vivid metaphor: saṁsāra is a dangerous river. He urges the hearer to ‘cross’ it using disciplined discernment, warning that desire is the chief threat within it.