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Shloka 21

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

बहव: सम्प्रदृश्यन्ते तुल्यनक्षत्रमड्रला: । महच्च फलवैषम्यं दृश्यते कर्मसंधिषु,बहुत-से ऐसे मनुष्य देखे जाते हैं, जिनका जन्म एक ही नक्षत्रमें हुआ है और जिनके लिये मंगल कृत्य भी समानरूपसे ही किये गये हैं, परंतु विभिन्न प्रकारके कर्मोंका संग्रह होनेके कारण उन्हें प्राप्त होनेवाले फलमें महान्‌ अन्तर दृष्टिगोचर होता है

bahavaḥ sampradṛśyante tulyanakṣatram-aṅgalāḥ | mahac ca phalavaiṣamyaṃ dṛśyate karmasaṃdhiṣu ||

Der Jäger sprach: „Man sieht viele, die unter demselben Geburtsstern geboren sind und für die die glückverheißenden Riten in gleicher Weise vollzogen werden; doch weil ihre angesammelten Taten verschieden sind, zeigt sich deutlich eine große Ungleichheit in den Früchten, die sie erlangen.“

बहवःmany
बहवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सम्प्रदृश्यन्तेare seen / are observed
सम्प्रदृश्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-प्र-दृश्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada, Passive/Impersonal (middle usage)
तुल्य-नक्षत्र-मण्डलाःhaving the same constellation (birth-star group)
तुल्य-नक्षत्र-मण्डलाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्य + नक्षत्र + मण्डल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
महच्चgreat (and)
महच्च:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
फल-वैषम्यम्inequality/difference of results
फल-वैषम्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफल + वैषम्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दृश्यतेis seen / appears
दृश्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive
कर्म-सन्धिषुin the conjunctions/accumulations of actions (karmic combinations)
कर्म-सन्धिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् + सन्धि
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural

व्याध उवाच

V
Vyādha (the hunter, speaker)
N
nakṣatra (birth-star)

Educational Q&A

External sameness—such as sharing the same birth-star or receiving identical auspicious rites—does not guarantee identical life outcomes; the decisive factor is the diversity of one’s accumulated actions (karma) and their moral consequences (phala).

Vyādha is instructing his listener by pointing to a common observation: even when people appear to begin life under the same astrological and ritual conditions, their fortunes diverge markedly, illustrating the ethical principle that deeds shape results.