Shloka 43

अव्यक्त-गुण-पुरुषविवेकः | Avyakta, Guṇas, and Discrimination of Puruṣa

Devanagari script

ममत्वेनावृतो नित्यं तत्रैव परिवर्तते

Transliteration

mamatvenāvṛto nityaṃ tatraiva parivartate

Translation

Laging natatakpan ng diwang “akin,” ang tao’y nananatiling nakagapos sa gayong kalagayan at patuloy na umiikot doon nang paulit-ulit—hindi makatawid mula sa pagkapit tungo sa kalayaan at wastong pagkaunawa.

Word by Word

• ममत्वेन: by/with possessiveness (sense of ‘mine’)
• ममत्वेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ममत्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• आवृतः: covered, enveloped
• आवृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आवृत (आ + √वृ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always, constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• तत्र: there, in that (state/place)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed, just, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• परिवर्तते: keeps revolving/turning about, continues to move about
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + √वृत्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Possessive identification (‘this is mine’) obscures discernment and keeps one trapped in repetitive cycles of suffering; loosening mamatva is essential for ethical clarity and liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha is instructing on the inner cause of bondage: the mind, covered by possessiveness, remains stuck in the same state and continues to revolve there, rather than progressing toward freedom through detachment and insight.