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Shloka 4

मनुरुवाच — इन्द्रिय-मनः-ज्ञान-क्रमः

Manu on the hierarchy of senses, mind, and knowledge

जप्यस्य च विधिं कृत्स्नं वक्तुमहसि मेडनघ । जापका इति किज्चैतत्‌ सांख्ययोगक्रियाविधि:,अनघ! आप मुझे जपकी सम्पूर्ण विधि भी बताइये। “जापक” इस पदसे क्‍या तात्पर्य है? क्या यह सांख्ययोग, ध्यानयोग अथवा क्रियायोगका अनुष्ठान है? अवमानेन कुरुते न प्रीयति न हृष्यति । ईदृशो जापको याति निरयं नात्र संशय: जो अवहेलनापूर्वक जप करता है, उसके प्रति प्रेम या प्रसन्नता नहीं प्रकट करता है, ऐसा जापक भी नि:संदेह नरकमें ही पड़ता है

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | japyasya ca vidhiṁ kṛtsnaṁ vaktum arhasi medānagha | jāpaka iti kiṁ caitat sāṅkhyayogakriyāvidhiḥ, anagha! | avamānena kurute na prīyati na hṛṣyati | īdṛśo jāpako yāti nirayaṁ nātra saṁśayaḥ ||

Yudhiṣṭhira thưa: “Bậc vô tội, xin người nói trọn vẹn nghi thức japa. Và danh xưng ‘jāpaka’ rốt cuộc có nghĩa gì? Đó là phép hành thuộc Sāṅkhya, thuộc Yoga (thiền định), hay thuộc kỷ luật nghi lễ (kriyā)?” “Người làm japa với lòng khinh mạn—không có kính ái, cũng chẳng hoan hỷ—một ‘jāpaka’ như thế chắc chắn đi vào địa ngục; điều ấy không nghi ngờ.”

जप्यस्यof the (thing) to be recited / of japa
जप्यस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजप्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विधिम्procedure, method
विधिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृत्स्नम्entire, complete
कृत्स्नम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत्स्न
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वक्तुम्to tell, to explain
वक्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormTumun (infinitive)
अर्हसिyou ought / you are able
अर्हसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent (Lat), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मेदिनघO Medinagha (proper name/epithet)
मेदिनघ:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमेदिनघ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जापकाःreciters, performers of japa
जापकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजापक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इतिthus, ‘so’ (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एतत्this
एतत्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
सांख्ययोगक्रियाविधिःthe method of Sāṅkhya, Yoga, and ritual action
सांख्ययोगक्रियाविधिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसांख्य-योग-क्रिया-विधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनघO sinless one
अनघ:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootअनघ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अवमानेनwith contempt, disrespectfully
अवमानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअवमान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
कुरुतेdoes, performs
कुरुते:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रीयतिis pleased, feels affection
प्रीयति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्री
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
हृष्यतिrejoices, is delighted
हृष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootहृष्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
ईदृशःsuch (a one)
ईदृशः:
TypeAdjective
Rootईदृश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जापकःa reciter / japa-performer
जापकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजापक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यातिgoes, reaches
याति:
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
निरयम्hell
निरयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिरय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अत्रhere, in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
J
japa
J
jāpaka
N
niraya

Educational Q&A

The verse stresses that spiritual practice is judged not only by outward performance but by inner disposition: japa done with disrespect and without affectionate reverence is ethically blameworthy and leads to negative karmic results.

Yudhiṣṭhira questions a revered, ‘sinless’ teacher about the complete procedure of japa and the precise meaning of ‘jāpaka,’ asking whether it belongs to Sāṅkhya, Yoga, or ritual discipline; the passage also warns against contemptuous, joyless recitation.