Shloka 101

प्रत्याहारवर्णनम्

Pratyāhāra—Cosmic Withdrawal / Dissolution Sequence

Devanagari script

स्वेनात्मना तथात्मानं कारणात्मा नियच्छति / प्रकृतौ कारणे तत्र स्वात्मन्येवोपतिष्ठति

Transliteration

svenātmanā tathātmānaṃ kāraṇātmā niyacchati / prakṛtau kāraṇe tatra svātmanyevopatiṣṭhati

Translation

作为因之我，以自身之我摄持其我；于彼作为因的普罗克里提中，唯安住于自性之我。

Word by Word

• svena: by/with one’s own
• svena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronominal adjective (सर्वनाम-विशेषण)

• ātmanā: by the self
• ātmanā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tathā: thus; in that manner
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• ātmānam: the self (as object)
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāraṇa-ātmā: the causal self
• kāraṇa-ātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः (the self that is causal)

• niyacchati: restrains; controls
• niyacchati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-yam (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• prakṛtau: in Prakṛti; in nature
• prakṛtau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāraṇe: in the cause
• kāraṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there; in that (state/place)
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Locative adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• sva-ātmani: in one’s own self
• sva-ātmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (svasya ātmani)

• eva: indeed; only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय)

• upatiṣṭhati: stands near; abides; is established
• upatiṣṭhati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-sthā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)