Shloka 6
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
Devanagari script
कदाचित् प्रातरुत्थाय पिस्पक्षु:ः सलिल॑ं शुचि । ध्रुवद्वारभवां गड्ां जगामावततार च
Transliteration
kadācit prātar utthāya pipakṣuḥ salilaṁ śuci | dhruvadvārabhavāṁ gaṅgāṁ jagāmāvatatāra ca ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：有一次，他清晨早起，心愿在清净之水中沐浴。他来到从“德鲁瓦门”（Dhruvadvāra）流出的恒河岸边，随即下入河中沐浴——此举体现了依循法（dharma）而行之人应有的自律与净化之行。
Word by Word
कदाचित्once, at some time
कदाचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचित्
प्रातर्in the morning
प्रातर्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रातर्
उत्थायhaving risen
उत्थाय:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-स्था (धातु: स्था)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
पिपासुःdesirous (eager)
पिपासुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपिपासु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सलिलम्water
सलिलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शुचिpure
शुचि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ध्रुवद्वारभवाम्arising from Dhruva-dvāra
ध्रुवद्वारभवाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुवद्वार-भवा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गङ्गाम्the Ganga (river)
गङ्गाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
जगामwent
जगाम:
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अवततारdescended, entered (into it)
अवततार:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-तॄ (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaG
GaṅgāD
DhruvadvāraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic discipline through morning rising and ritual purification—outer cleanliness serving as a support for inner restraint and right conduct.
A person (as recounted by Bhīṣma) rises at dawn, goes to the Gaṅgā said to flow from Dhruvadvāra, and enters the river to bathe.