Shloka 10
कर्मविद्या-भेदः
Karma–Vidyā Distinction: Paths of Bondage and Release
ततसस््तु स्वनमासाद्य वायु: सम्भवमात्मन: । अधश्नोर्ध्व च तिर्यक् च दोधवीति दिशों दश,वह बड़े जोरसे हरहराती और अपने वेगसे उत्पन्न आवाजको फैलाती हुई ऊपर-नीचे तथा इधर-उधर दसों दिशाओंमें चलने लगती है
tatas tu svanam āsādya vāyuḥ sambhavam ātmanaḥ | adhaś cordhvaṃ ca tiryak ca dodhavīti diśo daśa ||
Dann, als er sein eigenes Dröhnen erreichte — aus seiner eigenen Kraft geboren — begann der Wind laut heulend zu wogen und zu wirbeln, nach unten und nach oben und seitwärts, und fegte durch alle zehn Richtungen.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a force generated from its own momentum can expand in every direction; ethically, it suggests that unrestrained power or agitation—once self-propelled—spreads widely and affects the whole environment, so restraint and steadiness are essential for sustaining dharma.
Vyāsa describes a powerful wind that, upon producing its own roaring sound, begins to surge violently—up, down, and sideways—sweeping across all ten directions, functioning as vivid atmospheric description and a sign of pervasive disturbance.