अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः । अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके ॥ २ ॥
adhaśh chordhvaṁ prasṛitās tasya śhākhā guṇa-pravṛiddhā viṣhaya-pravālāḥ adhaśh cha mūlāny anusantatāni karmānubandhīni manuṣhya-loke
Translation
Its branches spread below and above, nourished by the gunas, with sense objects as their shoots. And below, in the human world, its roots stretch out, binding through action.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
उस वृक्ष की शाखाएँ नीचे और ऊपर फैली हैं, जो गुणों से पोषित हैं और विषय-भोग जिनकी कोंपलें हैं। और नीचे मनुष्य-लोक में कर्मों से बाँधने वाली उसकी जड़ें फैली हुई हैं।
Commentary
The image grows more detailed. The three gunas are the sap that feeds the branches, and sense objects are the tender new shoots that keep sprouting. There are secondary roots too, reaching down into the human world. Every desire-driven action sends another root deeper, which is why the tree is so hard to uproot.
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