Shloka 67

योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः

Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction

Devanagari script

हारमाभरणं वेषं गतं स्थितमवेक्षितम्‌

Transliteration

hāram ābharaṇaṃ veṣaṃ gataṃ sthitam avekṣitam

Translation

Wika ni Śakra: “Nasdan ko ang kuwintas, ang mga palamuti, at ang kasuotan—kung paanong nagbabago at kung paanong nananatili; kung paanong isinusuot at kung paanong isinasantabi.”

Word by Word

• हारम्: necklace
• हारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आभरणम्: ornament, jewelry
• आभरणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वेषम्: dress, attire
• वेषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गतम्: gone; movement (going)
• गतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्थितम्: stood; posture (standing)
• स्थितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवेक्षितम्: observed, looked at
• अवेक्षितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव-ईक्ष्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• hāra (necklace)
• ābharaṇa (ornaments)
• veṣa (attire)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

External markers—jewelry, dress, and display—are transient and contingent; ethical worth and inner steadiness are not to be measured by such changeable appearances.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Śakra) speaks reflectively, describing his observation of ornaments and attire in their changing states—worn, removed, coming and going—using them as a cue to consider the instability of outward status.