Shloka 21

Adhyaya 59 — Cosmic Geography and Yuga-Order: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, and the Northern Kuru Region

Sanskrit

मिथुनानि प्रसूयन्ते समकालस्थितानि वै ।

अन्योन्यमनुरक्तानि चक्रवाकोपमानि च ॥

Transliteration

mithunāni prasūyante samakālasthitāni vai | anyonyamanuraktāni cakravākopamāni ca ||

Translation

Paare werden (dort) geboren und erscheinen zur selben Zeit; sie sind einander hingegeben wie die Cakravāka-Vögel.

Word by Word

• मिथुनानि: pairs/couples
• मिथुनानि: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रसूयन्ते: are produced/are born
• प्रसूयन्ते: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्ग ‘प्र-’

• सम-काल-स्थितानि: existing at the same time
• सम-काल-स्थितानि: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त; विशेषणम्—‘मिथुनानि’; ‘समे काले स्थितानि’ इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/emphatic particle)

• अन्योन्य: mutually
• अन्योन्य: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परस्परार्थक-अव्यय (reciprocal adverb)

• अनुरक्तानि: attached/affectionate
• अनुरक्तानि: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुरक्त (कृदन्त; √रञ्ज् with अनु-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त; विशेषणम्—‘मिथुनानि’

• चक्रवाक-उपमानि: like cakravāka birds
• चक्रवाक-उपमानि: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्रवाक (प्रातिपदिक) + उपमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘चक्रवाकस्य उपमानानि’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम्—‘मिथुनानि’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speakers

• Frame narrator (Purāṇic rishi voice)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Ideal Social Harmony
• Mythic Anthropology

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse imagines an order of life where companionship is innate and harmonious—an ethical ideal of fidelity and mutual affection presented through geography.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sthāna (qualities of a realm and its inhabitants), using anthropological motifs to characterize the region.

What is the esoteric significance?

Simultaneous birth in pairs symbolizes non-dual complementarity at the level of lived experience—desire and relationship appear already balanced, reducing conflict born of lack.