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Shloka 147

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 3 — Janamejaya’s Rite, Dhaumya’s Parīkṣā, and Uttanka’s Kuṇḍala Quest (सर्पसत्रप्रस्तावना–गुरुपरीक्षा–उत्तङ्कोपाख्यान)

तन्त्रं चेद॑ विश्वरूपे युवत्यौ वयतस्तन्तून्‌ सतत वर्तयन्त्यौ । कृष्णान्‌ सितांश्वैव विवर्तयन्त्यौ भूतान्यजस््रं भुवनानि चैव,यह सम्पूर्ण विश्व जिनका स्वरूप है, ऐसी दो युवतियाँ सदा काले और सफेद तन्तुओंको इधर-उधर चलाती हुई इस वासना-जालरूपी वस्त्रको बुन रही हैं तथा वे ही सम्पूर्ण भूतों और समस्त भुवनोंका निरन्तर संचालन करती हैं

tantraṃ ced viśvarūpe yuvatyau vayatas tantūn satataṃ vartayantyau | kṛṣṇān sitāṃś caiva vivartayantyau bhūtāny ajasraṃ bhuvanāni caiva ||

If one reflects on the cosmic loom: two youthful maidens—Time’s ever-moving powers—unceasingly draw and turn the threads, black and white alike, weaving the fabric of worldly entanglement. By their ceaseless motion, all beings and all worlds are continually set in motion and governed.

तन्त्रम्loom; woven web/cloth (net)
तन्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतन्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
विश्व-रूपेhaving the form of the whole universe
विश्व-रूपे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वरूप
FormFeminine, Nominative, Dual
युवत्यौtwo young women
युवत्यौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुवती
FormFeminine, Nominative, Dual
वयतःweaving
वयतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवयत्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Dual, Present active participle (शतृ), वे (वयति)
तन्तून्threads
तन्तून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतन्तु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सततम्constantly
सततम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत
वर्तयन्त्यौcausing to move/turn; setting in motion
वर्तयन्त्यौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवर्तय
FormFeminine, Nominative, Dual, Present active participle (शतृ), वृत् (causative: वर्तयति)
कृष्णान्black (threads)
कृष्णान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सितान्white (threads)
सितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
विवर्तयन्त्यौturning about; causing to revolve
विवर्तयन्त्यौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootविवर्तय
FormFeminine, Nominative, Dual, Present active participle (शतृ), वृत् (causative with vi-: विवर्तयति)
भूतानिbeings; creatures
भूतानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अजस्रम्unceasingly
अजस्रम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअजस्र
भुवनानिworlds; realms
भुवनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवalso; indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव

राम उवाच

R
Rāma (speaker)
T
Two youthful maidens (metaphorical agents of Time)
C
Cosmic loom (tantra)
B
Black and white threads
B
Beings (bhūtāni)
W
Worlds/realms (bhuvanāni)