Shloka 32

Adhyaya 48 — The Emanation of Beings from Brahma: Night, Day, Twilight, and the Orders of Creation

Sanskrit

यजूṃषि त्रैष्टुभं छन्दः स्तोमं पञ्चदशं तथा ।

बृहत्साम तथोकथञ्च दक्षिणादसृजन्मुखात् ॥

Transliteration

yajūṃṣi traiṣṭubhaṃ chandaḥ stomaṃ pañcadaśaṃ tathā | bṛhat-sāma tathokthañ ca dakṣiṇād asṛjan mukhāt ||

Translation

તેણાના દક્ષિણ મુખમાંથી યજુઃ મંત્રો, ત્રિષ્ટુભ છંદ, પંદર-સ્તોમ, બૃહત્ સામન્ (ગાન) તથા યજ્ઞદક્ષિણા પ્રગટ થયા.

Word by Word

• yajūṃṣi: Yajus formulas
• yajūṃṣi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• traiṣṭubham: (the metre) Triṣṭubh
• traiṣṭubham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: traiṣṭubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying chandaḥ (metre)

• chandaḥ: metre
• chandaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chandas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• stomam: stotra-collection; hymn-group
• stomam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stoma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pañcadaśam: fifteenfold; of fifteen
• pañcadaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcadaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu numeral adjective qualifying stomam

• tathā: also; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• bṛhat-sāma: the Bṛhat Sāman chant
• bṛhat-sāma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + sāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya compound

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• uktham: uktha recitation; praise
• uktham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uktha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• dakṣiṇāt: from the southern (side)
• dakṣiṇāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• asṛjat: created; emitted
• asṛjat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• mukhāt: from (his) mouth
• mukhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Narrative voice (cosmogonic description; not within Devi Mahatmya battle narrative)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Brahmā (Creator)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Vedic ritual
• Sacred sound (śabda)
• Pañcalakṣaṇa—Sarga

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual order (yajña) and sacred speech are presented as primordial principles: the cosmos is not only material but also structured through Vedic forms (metre, chant, and offering).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: it describes primary creation, especially the emanation of Vedic categories that govern ritual and cosmic order.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘faces’ symbolize directional differentiation of consciousness and function; Vedic metres and sāmans represent archetypal vibrational patterns through which creation becomes intelligible and ritually accessible.