Shloka 30

दे ब्रह्मणी वेदितव्ये शब्दब्रह्म परं च यत्‌ शब्दब्रद्माणि निष्णात: परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति,ब्रह्मके दो स्वरूप जानने चाहिये--एक शब्दब्रह्म और दूसरा परब्रह्म, जो शब्दब्रह्म अर्थात्‌ वेदका पूर्ण विद्वान्‌ है, वह सुगमतासे परब्रह्मका साक्षात्कार कर लेता है

dve brahmaṇī veditavye śabda-brahma paraṃ ca yat | śabda-brahmaṇi niṣṇātaḥ paraṃ brahmādhigacchati ||

ویاس نے کہا—برہمن کے دو پہلو جاننے کے لائق ہیں: ایک شبد-برہمن (لفظی/ویدی برہمن) اور دوسرا پر-برہمن جو الفاظ سے ماورا ہے۔ جو شبد-برہمن—یعنی وید—میں کامل مہارت رکھتا ہے، وہ نسبتاً آسانی سے پر-برہمن کا ساکشاتکار کر لیتا ہے۔

dvetwo
dve:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootdvi
Formfeminine, nominative, dual
brahmaṇītwo Brahmans / two aspects of Brahman
brahmaṇī:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman
Formneuter, nominative, dual
veditavyeto be known, knowable
veditavye:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Root√vid
Formneuter, nominative, dual
śabda-brahmaverbal Brahman (Veda as Brahman)
śabda-brahma:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootśabda + brahman
Formneuter, nominative, singular
paramsupreme
param:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootpara
Formneuter, nominative, singular
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
yatwhich (that)
yat:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootyad
Formneuter, nominative, singular
śabda-brahmaṇiin/with regard to the verbal Brahman (Veda)
śabda-brahmaṇi:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootśabda-brahman
Formneuter, locative, singular
niṣṇātaḥfully proficient, well-versed
niṣṇātaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootniṣṇāta
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
paramthe supreme
param:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootpara
Formneuter, accusative, singular
brahmaBrahman
brahma:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman
Formneuter, accusative, singular
adhigacchatiattains, realizes
adhigacchati:
TypeVerb
Rootadhi-√gam
Formpresent, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
B
Brahman
Ś
Śabda-brahma (Veda)

Educational Q&A

Brahman is spoken of in two ways: as śabda-brahma (the Veda, apprehended through words) and as para-brahma (the supreme reality beyond words). Deep proficiency in the Veda, when rightly oriented, becomes a means that supports realization of the supreme Brahman.

In the instruction-heavy Shānti Parva, Vyāsa delivers a doctrinal clarification about spiritual knowledge: he distinguishes scriptural/linguistic Brahman from the transcendent Brahman and explains the relationship between Vedic learning and final realization.