Shloka 34

Brahma-vidyā: Satya–Tapas and the Enumeration of Tattvas

Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें ब्राह्मणगीताविषयक चौंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

brahma satyaṃ tapaḥ satyaṃ satyaṃ caiva prajāpatiḥ | satyād bhūtāni jātāni satyaṃ bhūtamayaṃ jagat ||

Translation

阿周那说道：“梵（Brahman）即是真实；苦行亦是真实；生主（Prajāpati）亦是真实。众生皆由真实而生，而此由众生构成的世界，本性亦是真实。”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: Brahman (the Absolute)
• ब्रह्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यम्: truth; real
• सत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यम्: truth; real
• सत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यम्: truth; real
• सत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• प्रजापतिः: Prajapati (Lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यात्: from truth
• सत्यात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• भूतानि: beings; entities
• भूतानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• जातानि: born; arisen
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (kta), जन्

• सत्यम्: truth; real
• सत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भूतमयम्: consisting of beings/elements
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूतमय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• जगत्: world; universe
• जगत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Brahman
• Prajāpati
• bhūtāni (beings)
• jagat (world)