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Shloka 31

Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara

Fever

ऊष्मणा सह विंशो वा संघात: पाउ्चभौतिक: । महान्‌ संधारयत्येतच्छरीरं वायुना सह,जठरानलके साथ-साथ उक्त तत्त्वोंकी गणना करनेपर यह पाउ्चभौतिक संघात बीस तत्त्वोंका समूह है। महत्तत्त्व प्राणवायुके साथ इस शरीरको धारण करता है। यह वायु शरीरका भेदन करनेमें प्रभावशाली महत्तत््वका उपकरणमात्र है

Ūṣmaṇā saha viṁśo vā saṅghātaḥ pañcabhautikaḥ | mahān sandhārayaty etac charīraṁ vāyunā saha ||

Asita berkata: Jika dihitung bersama panas (uṣmā), agregat panca-unsur ini menjadi dua puluh prinsip. Mahat menopang tubuh ini bersama angin hayat (vāyu); dan angin itu, meski kuat menembus serta meresapi tubuh, hanyalah alat bagi Mahat.

ऊष्मणाby/with heat
ऊष्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootऊष्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
विंशःtwenty (as a total)
विंशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविंश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाor/indeed
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
संघातःaggregate, collection
संघातः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंघात
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पाञ्चभौतिकःmade of the five elements
पाञ्चभौतिकः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपाञ्चभौतिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महान्the Mahat (great principle)
महान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संधारयतिsupports, holds together
संधारयति:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-धृ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शरीरम्body
शरीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वायुनाby/with wind (vital air)
वायुना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह

असित उवाच

A
Asita
Ś
śarīra (body)
P
pañcabhūta (five elements)
Ū
ūṣman (heat)
V
vāyu (vital wind)
M
mahat (the Great Principle)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames the body as a composite of elemental principles and explains that the sustaining intelligence-principle (mahat) upholds the body together with vital wind (vāyu); vāyu is presented as an operative instrument rather than the ultimate controller.

In Śānti Parva’s reflective instruction, Asita is describing a philosophical analysis of the body—counting its constituent principles and clarifying how life-functions (vāyu/prāṇa) relate to deeper metaphysical principles (mahat).