Shloka 3

Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja-saṃvāda: Vānaprastha-parivrājaka-ācāra, Abhaya-dharma, and Lokānāṃ Vibhāga (Śānti-parva 185)

Devanagari script

भूगुरुवाच अमितानां महाशब्दो यान्ति भूतानि सम्भवम्‌ | ततस्तेषां महाभूतशब्दोडयमुपपद्यते,भगुजीने कहा--मुने! ये पाँच भूत ही असीम हैं, इसलिये इन्हींके साथ “महा” शब्द जोड़ा जाता है। इन्हींसे भूतोंकी उत्पत्ति होती है; अतः इन्हींके लिये “महाभूत” शब्दका प्रयोग सुसंगत है

Translation

Bhṛgu said: “O sage, these five elements are immeasurable; therefore the word ‘great’ is joined to them. From them the beings come into existence; hence the term ‘great elements’ (mahābhūtas) is rightly applied to these alone.”

Word by Word

भृगुःBhrigu (the sage)

उवाचsaid

अमितानाम्of the immeasurable (ones)

महाशब्दःthe word 'mahā' / the term 'mahā-'

यान्तिgo, proceed, attain

भूतानिbeings / elements

सम्भवम्origin, coming-into-being

ततःtherefore / from that

तेषाम्of them

महाभूतशब्दःthe term 'mahābhūta'

अयम्this

उपपद्यतेis appropriate, is justified

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

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