Shloka 7

Puṣkara Invocation, the Dharma-Wheel at Naimiṣa, and the Padma Purāṇa Prologue

Devanagari script

अनौपम्यमिदं चक्रं वर्तमानमतंद्रिताः । पृष्टतो यातनियमात्पदं प्राप्स्यथ यद्धितम्

Transliteration

anaupamyamidaṃ cakraṃ vartamānamataṃdritāḥ | pṛṣṭato yātaniyamātpadaṃ prāpsyatha yaddhitam

Translation

จักรอันหาที่เปรียบมิได้นี้กำลังหมุนไป จงอย่าประมาท; จงตามไปเบื้องหลังด้วยวินัยและความสำรวม แล้วท่านจะบรรลุสภาวะอันเป็นประโยชน์ซึ่งเป็นสวัสดิ์แท้ของตน

Word by Word

• अनौपम्यम्: incomparable
• अनौपम्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनौपम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (चक्रम्)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Determiner/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशक (चक्रम्)

• चक्रम्: wheel, discus
• चक्रम्: Karma/Topic (Object or topic/कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वाक्ये विषय/कर्मरूपेण

• वर्तमानम्: moving, proceeding
• वर्तमानम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (चक्रम्)

• अतन्द्रिताः: unwearied, diligent
• अतन्द्रिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-तन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम् (यूयम्/ऋषयः)

• पृष्टतः: from behind, following
• पृष्टतः: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृष्ठतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/दिशा-वाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• यात: go (as an imperative sense: 'proceed')
• यात: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त; आज्ञार्थे प्रयोगः (आगच्छत/गच्छत इत्यर्थे)

• नियमात्: by rule, according to discipline
• नियमात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन

• पदम्: state, place, goal
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्स्यथ: you will attain
• प्राप्स्यथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (Relative determiner/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (पदम्)

• हितम्: beneficial, good
• हितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पदम्)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 1)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अनौपम्यमिदं = अनौपम्यम् इदम्; वर्तमानमतंद्रिताः = वर्तमानम् अतन्द्रिताः; यातनियमात् = यात + नियमात् (पाठभेदसम्भवः; सामान्यतः 'यात' आज्ञार्थक-प्रयोगः); यद्धितम् = यत् हितम्.

FAQs

What does “cakra” (cycle/wheel) imply in this verse?

It suggests an ongoing cosmic or moral order—life and creation move according to a lawful rhythm, and one should align with it rather than resist it.

How does this verse emphasize a spiritual practice or path?

It stresses atandratā (non-laziness) and niyama (discipline/restraint) as the practical means to reach the “pada” (attainment/goal) that is truly beneficial.

What ethical lesson is conveyed here?

Steady effort and self-regulation are presented as essential virtues; by following disciplined conduct, one reaches outcomes that are genuinely for one’s welfare.