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Shloka 8

Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara

Fever

जल, आकाश, पृथ्वी, वायु और अग्नि--इन भूतोंसे भिन्न कोई तत्त्व कभी नहीं था; इसमें संशय नहीं है ।। नोपपत्त्या न वा युक्‍त्या त्वसद्‌ ब्रूयादसंशयम्‌ । वेत्थैतानभिनिर्वत्तान्‌ षडेते यस्य राशय:,किसी भी युक्ति या प्रमाणसे इन छः:के अतिरिक्त और कोई तत्त्व नहीं बताया जा सकता। इसलिये जो कोई दूसरी बात कहता है, वह निस्संदेह झूठ बोलता है। तुम सभी कार्योमें अनुगत हुए इन छः तत्त्वोंकी और जिसके ये कार्य हैं, उस कारणको भी जानते हो

Asita uvāca — jalaṃ ākāśaṃ pṛthvī vāyuś cāgniś ca—ebhyo bhūtebhyo bhinnaṃ kiñcid api tattvaṃ kadācana nāsīt; atra saṃśayo nāsti. nopapattyā na vā yuktyā tv asad brūyād asaṃśayam. vetthaitān abhinirvattān ṣaḍ ete yasya rāśayaḥ.

قال أَسِيتا: «الماء والفضاء والأرض والهواء والنار—ما عدا هذه العناصر لم يوجد قطّ مبدأٌ آخر؛ لا شكّ في ذلك. لا ببرهانٍ صحيح ولا بحجّةٍ مستقيمة يمكن إثبات حقيقةٍ وراء هذه الستة. لذلك فمَن يزعم قولًا آخر فهو كاذبٌ لا محالة. وأنت تعرف هذه المبادئ الستة كما تتجلّى في جميع الآثار، وتعرف كذلك المصدر السببي الذي تنتمي إليه تلك الآثار.»

nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
upapattyāby (logical) proof/establishment
upapattyā:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootupapatti
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
nanor/not
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
or
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
yuktyāby reasoning
yuktyā:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootyukti
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
tubut/indeed
tu:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu
asatuntrue/non-existent (thing)
asat:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootasat
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
brūyātshould say/declare
brūyāt:
TypeVerb
Rootbrū
FormOptative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
asaṃśayamwithout doubt
asaṃśayam:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootasaṃśaya
vetthayou know
vettha:
TypeVerb
Rootvid
FormPerfect, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
etānthese
etān:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootetad
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
abhinirvattānfully produced/manifested
abhinirvattān:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootabhinirvṛtta
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ṣaṭsix
ṣaṭ:
Karta
TypeNumeral
Rootṣaṣ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
etethese
ete:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootetad
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
yasyaof whom/whose
yasya:
TypePronoun
Rootyad
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
rāśayaḥheaps/masses/aggregates
rāśayaḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootrāśi
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

असित उवाच

A
Asita
J
jala (water)
Ā
ākāśa (space/ether)
P
pṛthvī (earth)
V
vāyu (wind/air)
A
agni (fire)
ṣaḍ-rāśi (six aggregates/principles)

Educational Q&A

Asita asserts that reality is grounded in a fixed set of fundamental constituents (the elements and a sixth principle/aggregate), and that no additional ‘tattva’ can be established by valid proof or reasoning; claims beyond these are therefore false.

In the Shanti Parva’s philosophical instruction, the sage Asita addresses his listener and argues for a disciplined, reason-and-proof-based account of the world’s constituents, rejecting speculative doctrines that posit extra principles without epistemic support.