Shloka 20

Yoga, Nārāyaṇa as Supreme Principle, and the Emanation of Categories

Sāṅkhya-Yoga Outline

Devanagari script

नोपसर्पद्‌ विमुज्चद्‌ वा शशिन दृश्यते तम: । विसृजंश्नोपसर्पश्च॒ तद्बधत्‌ पश्य शरीरिणम्‌

Translation

“正如名为罗睺的黑暗，并不被看见是向月亮逼近或从月亮退去；同样，众生之我（jīva）也不被看见是进入身体或离开身体——应当如此理解。”

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• upasarpati: approaches
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa√sṛp
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• vimuñcati: releases, lets go
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√muc
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• vā: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā

• śaśinaḥ: of the moon
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśin
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• dṛśyate: is seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive

• tamaḥ: darkness
• tamaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: tamas
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• visṛjan: releasing, letting go
• visṛjan: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√sṛj
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• upasarpaḥ: approach, coming near
• upasarpaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: upasarpá
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• tat: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• badhat: obstructing, afflicting
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bādh
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• paśya: see, observe
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• śarīriṇam: the embodied being
• śarīriṇam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīrin
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच