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Shloka 10

Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja-saṃvāda: Vānaprastha-parivrājaka-ācāra, Abhaya-dharma, and Lokānāṃ Vibhāga (Śānti-parva 185)

भूगुरुवाच घनानामपि वृक्षाणामाकाशो<5स्ति न संशय: । तेषां पुष्पफलव्यक्तिर्नित्यं समुपपद्यते,भगुजीने कहा--मुने! यद्यपि वृक्ष ठोस जान पड़ते हैं तो भी उनमें आकाश हैं, इसमें संशय नहीं है। इसीसे उनमें नित्यप्रति फल-फूल आदिकी उत्पत्ति सम्भव हो सकती है

Bhṛgur uvāca: ghanānām api vṛkṣāṇām ākāśo 'sti na saṁśayaḥ | teṣāṁ puṣpaphalavyaktir nityaṁ samupapadyate ||

قال بهṛغو: «أيها الموني! وإن بدت الأشجار كثيفةً صلبة، فإن فيها فضاءً، لا ريب في ذلك. وبسبب ذلك الفضاء الباطن يغدو تتابع ظهور أزهارها وثمارها أمرًا مفهومًا.»

भृगुःBhṛgu (the sage)
भृगुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
घनानाम्of dense/solid (things)
घनानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootघन
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वृक्षाणाम्of trees
वृक्षाणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
आकाशःspace/ether
आकाशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआकाश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
पुष्पफलव्यक्तिःmanifestation of flowers and fruits
पुष्पफलव्यक्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्पफलव्यक्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always/constantly
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
समुपपद्यतेis possible/comes about
समुपपद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootपद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Middle

भरद्वाज उवाच

B
Bhṛgu
T
trees (vṛkṣa)
Ā
ākāśa (space/ether)

Educational Q&A

Bhṛgu uses a natural analogy to argue that what seems solid still contains space; acknowledging subtle inner ‘space’ helps explain ongoing transformation and growth (like the continual arising of flowers and fruits).

In a didactic exchange among sages in the Śānti Parva, Bhṛgu responds with an illustrative example from nature, grounding a philosophical point through observable features of trees.