Shloka 5
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
Devanagari script
पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्न॒ पठचमम् । महाभूतानि भूतानां सर्वेषां प्रभवाप्ययौ,पृथ्वी, वायु, आकाश, जल और अग्नि--ये पाँच महाभूत सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंकी उत्पत्ति और प्रलयके स्थान हैं
Transliteration
pṛthivī vāyur ākāśam āpo jyotiṣ ca pañcamam | mahābhūtāni bhūtānāṁ sarveṣāṁ prabhavāpyayau ||
Translation
Bhishma said: “Earth, wind, space, water, and fire as the fifth—these are the five great elements. For all living beings, they are the ground of arising and the place of dissolution.”
Word by Word
पृथिवीearth
पृथिवी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
वायुःwind/air
वायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आकाशम्space/ether
आकाशम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआकाश
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
ज्योतिःfire/light
ज्योतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च
Formtrue
महाभूतानिgreat elements
महाभूतानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
भूतानाम्of beings/creatures
भूतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
प्रभवाप्ययौorigin and dissolution
प्रभवाप्ययौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभव-अप्यय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaE
Earth (Pṛthivī)W
Wind (Vāyu)S
Space/Ether (Ākāśa)W
Water (Āpaḥ)F
Fire/Light (Jyotiḥ/Agni)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes