Shloka 6

Devanagari script

प्रक्लेद: क्षुद्रता स्नेह इत्यपामुपदिश्यते । असृड्मज्जा च यच्चान्यत्‌ स्निग्धं विद्यात्‌ तदात्मकम्‌,क्लेदन (किसी वस्तुको सड़ा-गला देना), क्षुद्रता (सूक्ष्मता) तथा स्निग्धता--ये जलके धर्म बताये जाते हैं। रक्त, मज्जा तथा अन्य जो कुछ स्निग्ध पदार्थ हैं, उन सबको जलमय समझे

Translation

Moistening (softening and making things sodden), subtle fineness, and unctuousness are taught as the properties of water. Blood, marrow, and whatever else is oily or slick should be understood as having the nature of water.

Word by Word

प्रक्लेदःmoistening; wetting

क्षुद्रताminuteness; subtle fineness

स्नेहःunctuousness; oiliness

इतिthus; as follows

अपाम्of waters

उपदिश्यतेis taught; is prescribed

असृक्blood

मज्जाmarrow

चand

यत्whatever (that which)

चalso

अन्यत्other

स्निग्धम्unctuous; oily

विद्यात्one should know; should understand

तत्that

आत्मकम्consisting of; having the nature of

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes