adhi-yajñaḥ kathaṃ ko ‘tra dehe ‘smin madhusūdana
prayāṇa-kāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo ‘si niyatātmabhiḥ
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he madusūdana (O slayer of Madhu!)
atra (here) adhi-yajñaḥ (the Supreme Sacrifice) kaḥ (who).
asmin dehe (in this body) saḥ katham [asti] (how is he?).
prayāṇa-kāle ca (and at the time of death) niyatātmabhiḥ (by those whose self is controlled) katham (how?) [tvam] jñeyaḥ (you to be known) asi (you are).
| adhi-yajñaḥ |
– |
adhi-yajña 1n.1 m. – the Supreme Sacrifice (from: adhi – over, above; √yaj – to consecrate, to sacrifice, to worship, yajña – sacrifice, worship); |
| katham |
– |
av. – how?, in what manner? |
| kaḥ |
– |
kim sn. 1n.1 m. – who?; |
| atra |
– |
av. – here; |
| dehe |
– |
deha 7n.1 m. – in the body (from: √dih – to anoint, to smear); |
| asmin |
– |
idam sn. 7n.1 m. – in this; |
| madhusūdana |
– |
madhu-sūdana 8n.1 m. – O slayer of Madhu (from: madhu – sweet, name of a demon; √sūd – to put in order, to kill, sūdana – killing, destroying); |
| prayāṇa-kāle |
– |
prayāṇa-kāla 7n.1 m.; TP: prayāṇasya kāla iti – at he end of time, at the time of death (from: pra-√yā – to depart, prayāṇa – departure, journey, death; √kal – to count, kāla – time); |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| katham |
– |
av. – how?, in what manner? |
| jñeyaḥ |
– |
jñeya (√jñā – to know, to understand) PF 1n.1 m. – to be known, to be learnt; |
| asi |
– |
√as (to be) Praes. P 2v.1 – you are; |
| niyatātmabhiḥ |
– |
niyata-ātman 3n.3 m.; BV: yeṣām ātmā niyato ‘sti taiḥ – by those whose self is controlled (from: ni-√yam – to hold back, PP niyata – held back; ātman – self); |
adhi-yajñaḥ → ādhi-yajñaḥ (the Supreme Sacrifice);
adhi-yajñaḥ kathaṁ ko ‘tra → adhi-yajñaś ca kas tatra (and who is here the Supreme Sacrifice?);
prayāṇa-kāle ca → prayāṇa-kāle ‘pi (although at the time of death);
te brahma tad viduḥ kṛtsnam ity ādinā bhagavatārjunasya praśna-bījāni upadiṣṭani | atas tat-praśnārtham arjuna uvāca—
jarāmaraṇamokṣāya bhagavantam āśritya yatamānānāṃ jñātavyatayoktaṃ tad brahma adhyātmaṃ ca kim iti vaktavyam / aiśvaryārthīnāṃ jñātavyam adhibhūtam adhidaivaṃ ca kim? trayāṇāṃ jñātavyo ‚dhiyajñaśabdanirdiṣṭaś ca kaḥ? tasya cādhiyajñabhāvaḥ katham? prayāṇakāle ca ebhis tribhir niyatātmabhiḥ kathaṃ jñeyo ‚si?
kiṃ ca – adhiyajña iti | atra dehe you yajño nivartate tasmin ko ‚dhiyajño ‚dhiṣṭhātā | prayojakaḥ phala-dātā ca ka ity arthaḥ | svarūpaṃ pṛṣṭvādhiṣṭhāna-prakāraṃ pṛcchati – kathaṃ kena prakāreṇāsāv asmin dehe sthito yajñam adhitiṣṭhantīty arthaḥ | yajña-grahaṇaṃ sarva-karmaṇām upalakṣaṇārtham | anta-kāle ca niyata-cittaiḥ puruṣaiḥ kathaṃ kenopāyena jñeyo ‚si
adhiyajño yajñam adhigato devatātmā vā para-brahma vā | sa ca kathaṃ kena prakāreṇa cintanīyaḥ | kiṃ tādātmyena kiṃ vātyantābhedena | sarvathāpi sa kim asmin dehe vartate tato bahir vā | dehe cet sa ko ‚tra buddhyādis tad-vyatirikto vā | adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko ‚treti na praśna-dvayam | kintu saprakāra eka eva praśna iti draṣṭavyam | parama-kāruṇikatvād āyāsenāpi sarvopadrava-nivārakasya bhagavato ‚nāyāsena mat-sanehopadrava-nivāraṇam īṣatkaram ucitam eveti sūcayan sambodhayati he madhusūdaneti
pūrvādhyāyānte brahmādi-sapta-padārthānāṃ jñānaṃ bhagavatoktam | atra teṣāṃ tattvaṃ jijñāsuḥ pṛcchati dvābhyām | atra dehe ko ‚dhiyajño yajñādhiṣṭhātā, sa cāsmin dehe kathaṃ jñeya ity uttarasyānusaṅgī
adhiyajñaḥ ka iti yajñam adhigata indrādir vā viṣṇur vā sa iti | katham iti tasyādhiyajña-bhāvaḥ katham ity arthaḥ | etat sarvaṃ mat-sandeha-nivāraṇaṃ taveṣatkaram iti bodhayituṃ sambodhanaṃ – he madhusūdaneti | prayāṇeti tadā sarvendriya-vyagratayā citta-samādhānāsmabhavād iti bhāvaḥ
