Shloka 74
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
Devanagari script
तत्र वेदविद: प्राज्ञा गाम्भीयें सागरोपमा:
Transliteration
tatra vedavidaḥ prājñā gāmbhīrye sāgaropamāḥ
Translation
ที่นั่น บัณฑิตผู้รู้เวทแท้จริงย่อมลุ่มลึกดุจมหาสมุทร
Word by Word
तत्रthere; in that context
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
वेदविदःknowers of the Veda
वेदविदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेदविद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्राज्ञाःwise (men)
प्राज्ञाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
गाम्भीर्येin depth; in profundity
गाम्भीर्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगाम्भीर्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सागरोपमाःcomparable to the ocean
सागरोपमाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसागर-उपम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
शक्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śakra (Indra)V
VedaO
Ocean (sāgara)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
True Vedic knowledge is not mere recitation but mature discernment and inner depth; the genuinely wise are steady and vast in understanding, like the ocean.
Śakra (Indra) is describing the character of authentic Veda-knowers, praising their profound, ocean-like depth—framing an ethical ideal of learned wisdom within the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma.