योगशब्दव्युत्पत्तिःThe meaning of the word yoga
Verse 142
श्रुत्वा वेदितुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः कथय प्रभो । चतुर्विधावधूतानां लक्षणं सविशेषतः ॥ १४२ ॥
śrutvā vēditumicchāmi tattvataḥ kathaya prabhō | caturvidhāvadhūtānāṁ lakṣaṇaṁ saviśēṣataḥ || 142 ||
Translation
Having heard this I wish to know it truly. Tell me, Lord, in detail the marks of the four kinds of avadhūta.
Word by word
- śrutvā
- having heard
- vēditum
- to know
- icchāmi
- (icchāmi) I wish
- tattvataḥ
- truly
- kathaya
- tell
- prabhō
- Lord
- catur
- (catuḥ) four
- vidha
- kinds
- avadhūtānāṁ
- (avadhūtānām) of avadhūtas
- lakṣaṇaṁ
- the marks
- saviśēṣataḥ
- in detail
Meaning
An avadhūta is literally one who has "shaken off" the world. Her request for the distinguishing marks gives the shape to the next thirty verses.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 141.