Shloka 9

Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi

Sanskrit

अथ नित्यं गृहस्थेषु शालीनैषु चरेद्यतिः । श्रद्धधानेषु दान्तेषु श्रोत्रियेṣu महात्मसु ॥

Transliteration

atha nityaṃ gṛhastheṣu śālīneṣu cared yatiḥ | śraddadhāneṣu dānteṣu śrotriyeṣu mahātmasu ||

Translation

لہٰذا سنیاسی کو باقاعدگی سے ایسے گِرہستھوں کے درمیان جانا چاہیے جو شالین، باایمان، ضبطِ نفس والے، شاستر کے عالم (شروتریہ) اور شریف الطبع ہوں۔

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative), कालार्थे (always)

• gṛhastheṣu: among householders
• gṛhastheṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛhastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचनम्

• śālīneṣu: in the houses of the śālīna (those who live on stored grain)/among śālīnas
• śālīneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचनम्

• caret: he should go/practice
• caret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car/चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• yatiḥ: the ascetic
• yatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्

• śraddadhāneṣu: among the faithful
• śraddadhāneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrad-dadhāna (प्रातिपदिक; √dhā/धा with śrad- + शानच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचनम्; शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present middle participle)

• dānteṣu: among the self-controlled
• dānteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dānta (प्रातिपदिक; √dam/दम् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• śrotriyeṣu: among Veda-learned Brahmins
• śrotriyeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrotriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचनम्

• mahātmasu: among great-souled (persons)
• mahātmasu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

Speakers

• Dattātreya instructing Alarka

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Yoga
• Yati-dharma
• Association with the virtuous
• Faith and self-restraint
• Scriptural culture

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

A yogin’s sustenance is also an ethical relationship: receiving from the disciplined and faithful supports purity of mind and avoids complicity in adharmic livelihoods.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Dharma/ācāra instruction—especially norms of renunciant interaction with householders.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Saṅga’ (company) subtly shapes consciousness; choosing śālīna/śrotriya households is a method of guarding the mind from tamas and distraction.