Shloka 5
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
Sanskrit
ते सर्वे रजसोद्रिक्ताः शुष्मिणश्चाप्यमर्षिणः ।
ससर्जान्यत् सहस्रं तु द्वन्द्वानामूरुतः पुनः ॥
Transliteration
te sarve rajasodriktāḥ śuṣmiṇaś cāpy amarṣiṇaḥ / sasarjānyat sahasraṃ tu dvandvānām ūrutaḥ punaḥ
Translation
Tous étaient dominés par rajas—vigoureux et aussi enclins à la colère. De nouveau, de ses cuisses il créa mille autres paires.
Speakers
Mārkaṇḍeya
Primary Deities
Brahmā
Key ThemesSargaRajasTemperament typologySymbolic anatomy