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Shloka 18

Adhyāya 26 — Ekākṣara-Brahman (“Om”) and the Hṛdayastha Guru

Inner Teacher

एतदेवेदृशं सूक्ष्मं ब्रह्मचर्य विदुर्बुधा: । विदित्वा चान्वपद्यन्त क्षेत्रज्ञेनानुदर्शिता:

etad evīdṛśaṃ sūkṣmaṃ brahmacaryaṃ vidur budhāḥ | viditvā cānvapadyanta kṣetrajñenānudarśitāḥ ||

Bậc trí giả biết chính điều này là cốt tủy vi tế của phạm hạnh. Khi đã thấu hiểu, lại được “Bậc Tri Kẻ Trường” (kṣetrajña) chỉ dạy, những người giác ngộ, tự tri, liền tiếp nhận và luôn sống theo đó—giữ gìn nếp kỷ luật ấy một cách kiên định.

एतत्this (very thing)
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
ईदृशम्such/like this
ईदृशम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootईदृश
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सूक्ष्मम्subtle
सूक्ष्मम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसूक्ष्म
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मचर्यम्brahmacarya (continence/discipline)
ब्रह्मचर्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचर्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विदुःknow
विदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (ज्ञाने)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural
बुधाःthe wise (men)
बुधाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबुध (प्रातिपदिक: बुध)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विदित्वाhaving known
विदित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (ज्ञाने)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्वपद्यन्तfollowed/practised
अन्वपद्यन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-√पद् (गत्यर्थे/अनुगमने)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural
क्षेत्रज्ञेनby the knower of the field (self-knower)
क्षेत्रज्ञेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्रज्ञ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अनुदर्शिताःshown/instructed (by)
अनुदर्शिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनु-√दृश् (दर्शने)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

ब्राह्मण उवाच

ब्राह्मण (speaker)
क्शेत्रज्ञ (kṣetrajña, the Knower of the Field/Inner Self)

Educational Q&A

True brahmacarya is described as a subtle, inward discipline recognized by the wise; when one is instructed by the kṣetrajña (the inner knower/self), one understands its real nature and steadily lives according to it.

A brāhmaṇa speaker is explaining the refined meaning of brahmacarya, emphasizing that awakened, self-knowing persons—after receiving right guidance—undertake and continually maintain this disciplined way of life.