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Shloka 23

Adhyāya 352: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Saṃvāda — Uñchavrata-niścaya

Dialogue and the Resolve to Practice Uñchavrata

रुद्र ववाच बहव: पुरुषा ब्रह्मांस्त्वया सृष्टा: स्वयम्भुवा । सृज्यन्ते चापरे ब्रह्मनू स चैक: पुरुषो विराट्‌,रुद्र बोले--ब्रह्मन्‌! आप स्वयम्भू हैं। आपने बहुत-से पुरुषोंकी सृष्टि की है और अभी दूसरे-दूसरे पुरुषोंकी सृष्टि करते जा रहे हैं। वह विराट्‌ भी तो एक पुरुष ही है, फिर उसमें क्या विशेषता है?

rudra uvāca—bahavaḥ puruṣā brahman tvayā sṛṣṭāḥ svayambhuvā | sṛjyante cāpare brahman sa caikaḥ puruṣo virāṭ |

Rudra said: “O Brahman, you are self-born (Svayambhū). You have created many beings called ‘puruṣas,’ and you continue to bring forth other puruṣas as well. But that Virāṭ too is only a single puruṣa—what, then, is his special distinction?”

रुद्रःRudra
रुद्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
बहवःmany
बहवः:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुरुषाःpersons/beings
पुरुषाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ब्रह्मन्O Brahman (O Creator)
ब्रह्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Vocative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
सृष्टाःcreated
सृष्टाः:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormPast Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
स्वयम्भुवाby the self-born (one)
स्वयम्भुवा:
TypeNoun
Rootस्वयम्भू
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सृज्यन्तेare being created
सृज्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada, Passive
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपरेothers
अपरे:
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ब्रह्मन्O Brahman
ब्रह्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Vocative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एकःone
एकः:
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषःperson/being
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विराट्Virat (the cosmic being)
विराट्:
TypeNoun
Rootविराट्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

पितामह उवाच

R
Rudra
B
Brahmā (Svayambhū)
V
Virāṭ