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Avadhuta Upanishad: Verse 16

व्याचक्षतां ते शास्त्राणि वेदानध्यापयन्तु वा । येऽत्राधिकारिणो मे तु नाधिकारोऽक्रियत्वतः ॥१६॥

व्याचक्षताम् । ते । शास्त्राणि । वेदान् । अध्यापयन्तु । वा । ये । अत्र । अधिकारिणः । मे । तु । न । अधिकारः । अक्रियत्वतः ॥१६॥

Recitation with translationAvadhuta Upanishad 16

vyācakṣatāṃ te śāstrāṇi vedān adhyāpayantu vā | ye 'trādhikāriṇo me tu nādhikāro 'kriyatvataḥ ||16||

ఇక్కడ అధికారం ఉన్నవారు శాస్త్రాలను వ్యాఖ్యానించుగాక, లేదా వేదాలను బోధించుగాక. కానీ నాకు అక్రియత్వం, కర్తృత్వాభావం వలన అటువంటి అధికారం లేదు।

Let them expound the treatises, or even teach the Vedas—those who are qualified for that here. But for me there is no such entitlement, because of (my) non-agency/non-performance of action.

vyācakṣatāmlet them explain
vyācakṣatām:
TypeVerb
Root√cakṣ (धातु) + vi-ā (उपसर्ग)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्
teyour
te:
TypePronoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी, एकवचनम् (ते = तव)
śāstrāṇitreatises
śāstrāṇi:
TypeNoun
Rootśāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्
vedānthe Vedas
vedān:
TypeNoun
Rootveda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्
adhyāpayantulet them teach
adhyāpayantu:
TypeVerb
Root√pāṭh/√i (धातु) + adhi (उपसर्ग) + causative (णिच्)
Formलोट्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम् (णिजन्त)
vāor
vā:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
yethose who
ye:
TypePronoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्
atrahere
atra:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्ययम्
adhikāriṇaḥqualified persons
adhikāriṇaḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootadhikārin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्
mefor me / my
me:
TypePronoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचनम्
tubut
tu:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्ययम्
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्
adhikāraḥeligibility
adhikāraḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootadhikāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्
akriyatvataḥbecause of non-activity
akriyatvataḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootakriyatva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, पञ्चमी, एकवचनम् (तसिल्-अर्थे)
  • ye 'trādhikāriṇo → ye atra adhikāriṇaḥ
  • nādhikāro → na adhikāraḥ
  • 'kriyatvataḥ → akriyatvataḥ
Akartṛtva (non-doership) / Ātman as actionless witnessMahavakya: Supports the purport of "ahaṃ brahmāsmi" by negating doership in the realized Self (indirect relation).AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)

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