Shloka 21

Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara

Fever

Devanagari script

पायूपस्थं विसर्गार्थमिन्द्रिये तुल्यकर्मणी । विसर्गे च पुरीषस्य विसगे चापि कामिके

Transliteration

pāyūpasthaṃ visargārtham indriye tulyakarmaṇī | visarge ca purīṣasya visarge cāpi kāmike ||

Translation

Asita berkata: anus dan alat kelamin adalah daya untuk pembuangan; dalam fungsinya keduanya serupa. Anus mengeluarkan feses, dan alat kelamin mengeluarkan cairan mani dalam kenikmatan persetubuhan.

Word by Word

• पायूपस्थम्: the anus and the genital organ (together)
• पायूपस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायु + उपस्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विसर्गार्थम्: for the purpose of discharge/evacuation
• विसर्गार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विसर्ग + अर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इन्द्रिये: in/with the two sense-organs
• इन्द्रिये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Dual

• तुल्यकर्मणी: having similar function/action
• तुल्यकर्मणी: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्यकर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Dual

• विसर्गे: in the act of discharge
• विसर्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विसर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पुरीषस्य: of feces/stool
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरीष
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विसर्गे: in the discharge
• विसर्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विसर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• कामिके: in the sexual (act/context)
• कामिके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामिक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

असित उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Asita

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse classifies bodily faculties by their functions and highlights that certain organs are primarily instruments of discharge; this supports the broader Śānti-parvan ethical emphasis on understanding the senses and cultivating restraint rather than being driven by bodily impulses.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, the sage Asita is explaining the nature and functions of the bodily organs (indriyas), distinguishing their roles in excretion and sexual activity as part of a wider discourse on discipline and right conduct.