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Shloka 93

Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)

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 dit : Là aussi se trouvaient rassemblées, d’un seul coup, les quatre classes d’êtres vivants — ceux nés du sein, ceux nés de l’œuf, ceux nés de la sueur ou de l’humidité, et ceux qui germent de la terre — ainsi que bien d’autres groupes semblables. Le récit met en lumière l’immense ordre du vivant, vaste et englobant, où toute modalité de naissance est contenue dans un même cosmos moral.

जरायुजwomb-born creatures (viviparous)
जरायुज:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजरायुज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अण्डजegg-born creatures (oviparous)
अण्डज:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअण्डज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सहसाsuddenly/at once
सहसा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहसा
स्वेदजsweat/moisture-born creatures
स्वेदज:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्वेदज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
उद्भिज्जैःby/with sprout-born (plant-born) beings
उद्भिज्जैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउद्भिज्ज
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
J
jarāyuja (viviparous beings)
A
aṇḍaja (egg-born beings)
S
svedaja (moisture-born beings)
U
udbhijja (sprout-born beings)

Educational Q&A

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.