Shloka 426

Devanagari script

अन्यत्र तर्कशास्त्रेभ्य आगमार्थ यथागमम्‌ । मेरे मनमें एक भयानक संशय उठ खड़ा हुआ है

Transliteration

anyatra tarkaśāstrebhya āgamārthaṃ yathāgamam |

Translation

迦毗罗说道：“且先搁置那些徒事辩难的论典吧；请依照圣传（阿伽摩，Āgama）本身，阐明其旨意。我的心中生起了可怖的疑惑，唯有你能为我除之。你曾说：安住于正道之中，人便能在此时此地亲见瑜伽之道的果报。我问：你所礼敬之所缘，在此生之中最为显著、可直接觉知的果是什么？请不凭争辩之理而立其说，使我得以真正明了阿伽摩之意。”

Word by Word

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere/otherwise
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र

• तर्कशास्त्रेभ्यः: from the treatises on logic
• तर्कशास्त्रेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्कशास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• आगमार्थम्: the meaning of scripture/tradition
• आगमार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आगमम्: scripture/tradition
• आगमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

कपिल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kapila

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Kapila prioritizes understanding grounded in Āgama (authoritative tradition) and demands a description of yoga’s fruit that is directly verifiable in lived experience, not merely established through debate or abstract logic.

What is happening in the narrative?

In a philosophical exchange, Kapila challenges his interlocutor to clarify what tangible result arises from the worship/practice being advocated, asking for an explanation based on scriptural tradition and direct perception rather than argumentative reasoning.