Shloka 93
जरायुजाण्डजाश्वैव सहसा स्वेदजोद्धिजै: । ये तथा और भी बहुत-से चतुर्विध प्राणिसमुदाय जरायुज, अण्डज, स्वेदज और उद्भिज्ज वहाँ उपस्थित हुए थे
jarāyujāṇḍajāś caiva sahasā svedajodbhijaiḥ | ye tathā cāpare bahavaś caturvidha-prāṇi-samudāyā jarāyujā aṇḍajāḥ svedajā ud्भिजjāś ca tatra samupasthitā āsan ||
Vaiśampāyana said: There too were present, all at once, the fourfold classes of living beings—those born from the womb, those born from eggs, those born from sweat or moisture, and those that sprout from the earth—along with many other such groups. The narration underscores the vast, inclusive order of life, in which every mode of birth is gathered within a single moral cosmos.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights the comprehensive scope of dharmic cosmology: all beings, regardless of how they are born, belong to a single ordered universe. This supports an ethical outlook of inclusivity and reverence toward life in all its forms.
Vaiśampāyana describes an assembly where the four traditional categories of living beings—womb-born, egg-born, moisture-born, and sprout-born—are present together, emphasizing the vastness and completeness of the gathering.