ghaṭo vā mṛtpiṇḍo’pyaṇurapi ca dhūmogniracalaḥpaṭo vā tanturvā pariharati kiṃ ghoraśamanam ;vṛthā kaṇṭhakṣobhaṃ vahasi tarasā tarkavacasāpadāmbhojaṃ śambhorbhaja paramasaukhyaṃ vraja sudhīḥ . 6
ŚLOKA 6 / 100
Beyond argument alone
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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHA
A phrase at a time.
Follow the words into meaning. Select a phrase to locate it in the verse above. Read the quarters together for the full sentence.
Sringeri IAST text · source wording and line-break hyphens retained. English glosses follow the connected Sanskrit sense.
Vignanam text · spellings and hyphens retained. English glosses follow the base Sanskrit; variant readings are not separately translated.
| Selected phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
A pot, a lump of clay, an atom, smoke, fire or a mountain. | |
A cloth or its threads: can such subjects remove the terror of death? | |
Why strain your throat in the haste of argument? | |
Worship Shambhu's lotus feet, wise one, and approach the highest happiness. |
These four study units follow the printed quarters. Sentences and compounds can continue across a line break; read the whole verse for connected meaning. The source wording stays unchanged.
| Selected phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
A pot, a lump of clay, an atom, smoke, fire or a mountain. Key expressions in this quarter: ghaṭa — pot; mṛtpiṇḍa — lump of clay; aṇu — atom. | |
A cloth or its threads: can such subjects remove the terror of death? Key expressions in this quarter: paṭa — cloth; tantu — thread. | |
Why strain your throat in the haste of argument? Key expressions in this quarter: tarka — reasoning or argument. | |
Worship Shambhu's lotus feet, wise one, and approach the highest happiness. Key expressions in this quarter: sudhīḥ — wise one; paramasaukhya — highest happiness. |
Selected words and compound parts are shown in IAST. This is a contextual vocabulary study, not an exhaustive grammatical analysis. The source phrase follows your selected script. Locate highlights that unchanged phrase; learning forms are not substituted into the verse.
| Word / source phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
pot | |
lump of clay | |
atom | |
cloth | |
thread | |
reasoning or argument The pot/clay and cloth/thread examples place this word in the setting of philosophical argument. | |
wise one | |
highest happiness |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Beyond argument alone
A pot, a lump of clay, an atom, smoke, fire or a mountain. A cloth or its threads: can such subjects remove the terror of death? Why strain your throat in the haste of argument? Worship Shambhu's lotus feet, wise one, and approach the highest happiness.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The objects named recall examples used in philosophical reasoning about cause, substance and inference. The verse challenges argument when it becomes an end in itself. Its concern is existential: intellectual display alone does not answer the fear that drives the seeker toward refuge.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
When does discussion deepen my practice, and when does it merely exhaust me?
Read this verse once more, then sit with the question. Notice the particular image or expression that holds your attention. You do not need to force an answer.
Keep a reflection or question ↓06 / THEMES & TATTVA
Connected themes
Editorial lenses; a verse may invite other readings.
Associated Tattva
Knowledge and recognition
The examples of pot, clay, cloth and thread recall reasoning about causes and substances. The closing instruction asks that such understanding lead toward refuge rather than remain verbal display.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
When does discussion deepen my practice, and when does it merely exhaust me?
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