Shloka 8

Adhyāya 302: Guṇa-vicāra, Gati-bheda, and the Imperishable State

Yājñavalkya–Janaka

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ श्रेष्ठमासीनमृषीणां भास्करद्युतिम्‌ । पप्रच्छ जनको राजा ज्ञानं नैःश्रेयसं परम्‌

Translation

有一次，最胜的圣仙婆悉吒，光辉在诸仙之中如同太阳，端坐于其林苑道场。其时阇那迦王前来拜谒，向他请问那能导向究竟安乐的至上之智。

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठम्: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रेष्ठम्: the best, foremost
• श्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, Past active participle (क्त), used adjectivally

• ऋषीणाम्: of the sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• भास्कर-द्युतिम्: having the radiance of the sun
• भास्कर-द्युतिम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्करद्युति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जनकः: Janaka
• जनकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नैःश्रेयसम्: leading to the highest good (final beatitude)
• नैःश्रेयसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नैःश्रेयस
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

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