Quiz · 10.19–10.42
Whatever is splendid
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1
In 10.20, what does the compound sarvabhūtāśayasthitaḥ (सर्वभूताशयस्थितः) say, and what is āśaya (आशय) inside it?
Answer
He is seated in the heart of all beings. āśaya (आशय) is the seat, the place one lies, the heart. sthitaḥ (स्थितः) is the last member, and it says what he is. The members before it name the place.
2
tejaḥ (तेजः) meets aṃśa (अंश) in 10.41. What is recited, and which sandhi makes it?
Answer
tejoṃ 'śasambhavam (तेजोंऽशसम्भवम्). aḥ (अः) + a (अ) becomes o (ओ). aṃśa (अंश) begins with aṃ (अं), so the anusvāra stays, and ऽ marks the lost a (अ). The word says "born of a portion of brilliance."
3
What does 10.41 say, in one sentence?
Answer
Whatever being is glorious, or splendid, or strong, understand that each one as born of a portion of my splendor.
4
Where do 10.19–10.42 sit in the talk between Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa (कृष्ण)?
Answer
Kṛṣṇa (कृष्ण) answers Arjuna's request for the splendors. He will tell the chief ones, because there is no end of the extent. He is the self seated in the heart of all beings, their beginning, middle, and end. The long list is examples under one rule, 10.41: whatever is glorious, splendid, or strong is a portion of his splendor. He ends standing, pervading the whole world with one portion.
5
Say 10.20 and the rule in 10.41. Which failure shows the list has replaced the rule?
Answer
अहम् आत्मा सर्वभूताशयस्थितः aham ātmā sarvabhūtāśayasthitaḥ, and yat yat vibhūtimat sattvam (यत् यत् विभूतिमत् सत्त्वम्) known as born of mama tejaḥ-aṃśa (मम तेजः-अंश). If a name from the list is offered as the point of the chapter, stay here. That name is a portion. The self in the heart, and the portion of splendor, are the sitting.