Shloka 9

नारद–शुक संवादः

Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga

Devanagari script

ततो विदह्यमानं मामुवाच भगवान्‌ रवि: । मुहूर्त सह्ृतां दाहस्तत: शीतीभविष्यति

Transliteration

tato vidahyamānaṃ mām uvāca bhagavān raviḥ | muhūrta-sahṛtāṃ dāhas tataḥ śītībhaviṣyati ||

Translation

当我正被灼烧之时，尊贵的日神对我说道：“且忍受这灼热片刻；随后热势自会消退，你也将得清凉。”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')

• विदह्यमानम्: being burnt
• विदह्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विदह्यमान
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular (present passive participle of √दह् with vi-)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Pronoun, accusative, singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• भगवान्: the blessed lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• रविः: the Sun
• रविः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• मुहूर्तम्: for a moment/for a muhūrta
• मुहूर्तम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• सहृताम्: of those who endure/bear
• सहृताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहृत
• Form: Feminine, genitive, plural (past passive participle of √हृ 'to bear/endure', with सह-)

• दाहः: the burning/heat
• दाहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'then/thereafter')

• शीती: cool
• शीती: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular (used predicatively: 'cool')

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: Simple future, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yājñavalkya
• Ravi (the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches kṣānti (forbearance): when guided by a higher, dharmic insight, one should endure acute hardship for a limited time, trusting that it can pass and give way to calm. It emphasizes steadiness rather than panic in the face of pain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yājñavalkya reports that while he was being scorched, the Sun (Ravi) addressed him directly, assuring him that if he endures the burning briefly, the heat will subside and he will become cooled.