Shloka 14
पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
Devanagari script
कर्मजा हि मनुष्याणां रोगा नास्त्यत्र संशय:
Transliteration
karmajā hi manuṣyāṇāṃ rogā nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ
Translation
The hunter said: “Human ailments arise from one’s own actions—of this, in this matter, there is no doubt.”
Word by Word
कर्मजाःborn of actions (karmic)
कर्मजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्मज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
मनुष्याणाम्of humans
मनुष्याणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
रोगाःdiseases
रोगाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरोग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular
अत्रhere/in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
व्याध उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Suffering in the form of illness is presented as karmically conditioned: one’s actions have consequences that can manifest as bodily affliction, reinforcing personal ethical responsibility.
In the Vyādha’s instruction (the hunter-teacher episode in Vana Parva), he explains to his listener that human diseases are not random but arise from karma, underscoring a dharmic view of causation and accountability.