Shloka 15
Adhyāya 241: Guṇa-sṛṣṭi, Kṣetrajña-sākṣitva, and Śama through Ātma-jñāna (गुणसृष्टिः, क्षेत्रज्ञसाक्षित्वं, शमः)
Devanagari script
विद्यामयो<न्य: पुरुषस्तात कर्ममयो5पर: । विद्धि चन्द्रमसं दर्शे सूक्ष्म्पा कलया स्थितम्
Transliteration
vidyāmayo 'nyaḥ puruṣas tāta karmamayo 'paraḥ | viddhi candramasaṁ darśe sūkṣmāṁ kalayā sthitam ||
Translation
毗湿摩说：“孩子啊，由知识所成之人是一类；由行为所成之人——执著于行与其果报者——又是一类。以月为喻当知：至朔之夜，月仅余一缕微细之光。执著于业者亦复如是——被迫在减与增（失与得）的轮回中旋转，而不得安住于真知所生的坚固安定。”
Word by Word
विद्यामयःconsisting of knowledge, knowledge-formed
विद्यामयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्या-मय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्यःanother, different
अन्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषःperson, man
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तातdear one, son (vocative address)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कर्ममयःconsisting of action, action-formed
कर्ममयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्म-मय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपरःthe other, different (second one)
अपरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विद्धिknow, understand
विद्धि:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
चन्द्रमसम्the moon
चन्द्रमसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्रमस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दर्शेat the new-moon day (amavasya)
दर्शे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदर्श
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सूक्ष्माम्subtle, minute
सूक्ष्माम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसूक्ष्म
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
कलयाby/with a digit (a small portion)
कलया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकला
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
स्थितम्standing, remaining, situated
स्थितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaC
candramaḥ (the Moon)D
darśa/amāvāsyā (new-moon night)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes