Shloka 60
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
Devanagari script
एकधा बहुधा चैव विकुर्वाणस्ततस्तत:
Transliteration
ekadhā bahudhā caiva vikurvāṇas tatas tataḥ
Translation
Vāyu dit : «Tantôt un, tantôt multiple, j’assume des formes diverses et je me manifeste de bien des manières, encore et encore, selon l’occasion.»
Word by Word
एकधाin one way; singly
एकधा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकधा
FormAvyaya (adverb)
बहुधाin many ways; variously
बहुधा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुधा
FormAvyaya (adverb)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormAvyaya (conjunction)
एवindeed; just; even
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
FormAvyaya (particle)
विकुर्वाणःtransforming; manifesting (in various forms)
विकुर्वाणः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि + कृ (कृ)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), masculine nominative singular
ततःthereupon; from that (source/point)
ततः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (adverb)
तत:then/thereupon; from that
तत::
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (adverb)
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Wind-god)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a divine capacity to appear as a single unified power or as multiple differentiated expressions, suggesting that one underlying force can operate through many forms depending on need and context.
Vāyu is speaking about his own mode of action—how he can manifest in diverse ways—framing his presence as adaptable and repeatedly operative across different situations.