Shloka 56

Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment

Sanskrit

तद्वत्कम्पे महाशैलं स्थिरं मनसि धारयेत् ।

विघाते वचसो वाचं बाधिर्ये श्रवणेन्द्रियम् ॥

Transliteration

tadvat kampe mahāśailaṃ sthiraṃ manasi dhārayet / vighāte vacaso vācaṃ bādhirye śravaṇendriyam

Translation

同样，若有战栗，当于心中执持一座巍峨大山之稳固形象。若言语受损，当令言语安定而复原；若耳聋，当摄持并恢复听觉之根。

Word by Word

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘in that manner/likewise’ (tad + vat)

• कम्पे: in trembling
• कम्पे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• महाशैलम्: a great mountain
• महाशैलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद) + शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘great mountain’), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्थिरम्: steady, firm
• स्थिरम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग (agreeing with महाशैलम्), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• धारयेत्: should hold/visualize
• धारयेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• विघाते: in obstruction/impairment
• विघाते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वचसः: of speech
• वचसः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वाचम्: speech, voice
• वाचम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बाधिर्ये: in deafness
• बाधिर्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाधिर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• श्रवण-इन्द्रियम्: the hearing organ (ear)
• श्रवण-इन्द्रियम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘organ of hearing’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speakers

• Instructional voice within the chapter

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Yoga
• Dhāraṇā
• Mind-body stabilization
• Remedial practice

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Remedy is not only dietary but also cognitive: dhāraṇā (steady visualization) trains the mind to become firm, which in turn calms bodily instability and supports recovery of function.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A yogic-therapeutic appendix within the Purāṇa’s instruction; not a pancalakṣaṇa segment.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘mountain’ is a classic symbol of unwavering consciousness (acala-citta). Stabilizing vāk and śravaṇa indicates purification of expression and reception—key gateways for mantra, teaching, and inner silence.