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Shloka 59

कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः

Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time

अथ चेन्मानुषे लोके कदाचिदुपपद्यते । तत्र दीर्घायुरुत्पन्न: स नर: सुखमेधते,अथवा यदि कदाचित्‌ वह मनुष्यलोकमें जन्म लेता है तो वह मनुष्य दीर्घायु और सुखी होता है

atha cen mānuṣe loke kadācid upapadyate | tatra dīrghāyur utpannaḥ sa naraḥ sukham edhate ||

Maheshvara sprach: „Und wenn es sich fügt, dass er in der Menschenwelt geboren wird, dann wird jener Mensch langlebig geboren und gedeiht im Glück.“

अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
मानुषेin the human (realm)
मानुषे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कदाचित्at some time/sometimes
कदाचित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचित्
उपपद्यतेis born/arises/comes to be
उपपद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप√पद्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
दीर्घायु:long-lived
दीर्घायु::
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उत्पन्नःborn/arisen
उत्पन्नः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउत्√पद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
सःhe/that (person)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नरःman/person
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुखम्happiness/comfort
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एधतेprospers/thrives
एधते:
TypeVerb
Root√एध्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Ś
Śrī-Maheśvara (speaker)
M
mānuṣa-loka (human world)

Educational Q&A

The verse links the circumstances of human birth with auspicious results: when such a birth occurs (implying prior merit), it yields longevity and flourishing happiness, reflecting the ethical logic of karma and puṇya.

Maheśvara continues a doctrinal explanation about outcomes across births, stating that if the subject under discussion happens to be born among humans, that person becomes long-lived and prospers in happiness.