Shloka 41
Self-Knowledge and the Allegory of the Five Elements & Senses
Karma, Association, and Rebirth
एवं श्रुत्वा ततो बुद्धिस्तेषां पार्श्वे यशस्विनी । समाचष्ट समग्रं तत्कथनं ज्ञानध्यानयोः
evaṃ śrutvā tato buddhisteṣāṃ pārśve yaśasvinī | samācaṣṭa samagraṃ tatkathanaṃ jñānadhyānayoḥ
Nang marinig ito, ang marangal at tanyag na Buddhi, na nakatayo sa tabi nila, ay ipinaliwanag nang buo ang aral hinggil sa kaalamang espirituwal at pagninilay.
Buddhi (personified Intellect)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: बुद्धिस्तेषाम् = बुद्धिः + तेषाम् (विसर्ग-सन्धि); तत्कथनम् = तत् + कथनम्; ज्ञानध्यानयोः treated as द्वन्द्व-समास ‘ज्ञान-ध्यान’ with genitive dual ending -योः.
FAQs
Buddhi (Intellect), personified as an illustrious female figure, is the speaker; she functions as the instructor who clarifies the teaching for the listeners.
It introduces an exposition on jñāna (spiritual knowledge) and dhyāna (meditation), indicating a structured teaching that integrates understanding with contemplative practice.
It implies that right hearing (śravaṇa) should be followed by clear instruction and complete explanation, encouraging disciplined learning and sustained meditative application.