Shloka 26
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
Devanagari script
प्रजन: सर्वभूतानामुपस्थो<ध्यात्ममुच्यते
Transliteration
prajanaḥ sarvabhūtānām upastho 'dhyātmam ucyate
Translation
समस्त प्राणियों की उत्पत्ति कराने वाली प्रजनन-शक्ति—उपस्थ—अध्यात्म के रूप में कही जाती है।
Word by Word
प्रजनःprocreation; generation (offspring-producing power)
प्रजनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings
सर्वभूतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
उपस्थःthe lap; the generative organ
उपस्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउपस्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यात्मम्as pertaining to the self; in the inner (spiritual) sense
अध्यात्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअध्यात्म
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उच्यतेis said; is called
उच्यते:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive (Karmani)
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāyudevaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse identifies procreation as a specific inner principle: the reproductive faculty (upastha) is not merely anatomical but is categorized within adhyātma analysis as a fundamental power responsible for the continuation of life among all beings.
Vāyudeva is explaining an adhyātma-oriented classification of bodily functions and inner principles, defining ‘upastha’ in terms of its universal role in generation (prajana) for all creatures.