Shloka 15
पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
Devanagari script
ते चापि कुशलैरवद्यैर्निपुणै: सम्भूतौषधै:
Transliteration
te cāpi kuśalair avadyair nipuṇaiḥ sambhūtauṣadhaiḥ
Translation
And they too were treated by skilled, blameless, and expert healers, using medicines properly prepared from herbs—so that the care given was both competent and ethically unimpeachable.
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कुशलैःby skilled (persons)
कुशलैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootकुशल
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
अवद्यैःby blameless/excellent (ones)
अवद्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअवद्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
निपुणैःby expert (ones)
निपुणैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिपुण
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
सम्भूतproduced/obtained
सम्भूत:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + भू
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
औषधैःwith medicines/herbs
औषधैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootऔषध
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
व्याध उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
auṣadha (medicines/herbal remedies)K
kuśala vaidya (skilled healers/physicians, implied)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Competence must be joined with moral integrity: help should be given by those who are both skilled (kuśala, nipuṇa) and ethically blameless (avadya), using proper means (well-prepared medicines).
The speaker (the Vyādha) refers to people being cared for and restored through expert, faultless treatment, emphasizing the proper preparation and use of herbal medicines.