Shloka 15

पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages

Devanagari script

ते चापि कुशलैरवद्यैर्निपुणै: सम्भूतौषधै:

Transliteration

te cāpi kuśalair avadyair nipuṇaiḥ sambhūtauṣadhaiḥ

Translation

Und auch sie wurden von kundigen, untadeligen und erfahrenen Heilkundigen behandelt, mit Arzneien, die aus Kräutern sachgemäß bereitet waren—sodass die Pflege zugleich fachkundig und sittlich unangreifbar war.

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• कुशलैः: by skilled (persons)
• कुशलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशल
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अवद्यैः: by blameless/excellent (ones)
• अवद्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवद्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• निपुणैः: by expert (ones)
• निपुणैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निपुण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्भूत: produced/obtained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + भू
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• औषधैः: with medicines/herbs
• औषधैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषध
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• auṣadha (medicines/herbal remedies)
• kuśala vaidya (skilled healers/physicians, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Competence must be joined with moral integrity: help should be given by those who are both skilled (kuśala, nipuṇa) and ethically blameless (avadya), using proper means (well-prepared medicines).

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (the Vyādha) refers to people being cared for and restored through expert, faultless treatment, emphasizing the proper preparation and use of herbal medicines.