Shloka 25

Jñāna-plava (The Raft of Knowledge): Svabhāva, Prajñā, and the Ascent to Ātmajñāna

Devanagari script

नास्य देवा न गन्धर्वा न पिशाचा न राक्षसा: । पदमन्ववरोहन्ति प्राप्तस्थ परमां गतिम्‌

Transliteration

nāsya devā na gandharvā na piśācā na rākṣasāḥ | padam anvavarohanti prāptastha paramāṃ gatim ||

Translation

即便诸天、乾闼婆、毗舍遮与罗刹，也无法追随那位已证得至上归趣的觉悟圣者之足迹。他的行程超越模仿与追逐：其所趣为最高，而其道微妙、内向，建立于真实之智。

Word by Word

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

• asya: of him/of this (person)
• asya: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (pronominal base: asmad/etat-series; here 'asya' of 'idam')
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• na: nor/not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• gandharvāḥ: Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• na: nor/not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• piśācāḥ: Piśācas/ghouls
• piśācāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: piśāca
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• na: nor/not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• rākṣasāḥ: Rākṣasas/demons
• rākṣasāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• padam: footstep/track; position
• padam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• anu: after, following
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu

• avarohanti: follow/trace (lit. descend after)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava√ruh
• Form: present, 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• prāptastha: one who has reached and stands (in)
• prāptastha: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpta-stha
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• paramām: supreme, highest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• gatim: state/goal, course, destiny
• gatim: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

जैगीषव्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jaigiṣavya
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Piśācas
• Rākṣasas