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Shloka 22

Pañcahotṛ-Vidhāna and the Dispute of the Five Vāyus (पञ्चहोतृविधानम् — पञ्चवायूनां श्रेष्ठत्वविवादः)

सर्वे स्वविषये श्रेष्ठा: सर्वे चान्योन्यधर्मिण: । इति तानब्रवीत्‌ सर्वान्‌ समवेतान्‌ प्रजापति:,“सभी अपने-अपने स्थानपर श्रेष्ठ हो और सबका धर्म एक-दूसरेपर अवलम्बित है।' इस प्रकार वहाँ एकत्र हुए सब प्राणोंसे प्रजापतिने फिर कहा--

sarve svaviṣaye śreṣṭhāḥ sarve cānyonyadharmiṇaḥ | iti tān abravīt sarvān samavetān prajāpatiḥ ||

プラジャーパティは集いし者すべてに告げて宣言した。「汝らは各々、自らの正当なる領分において最上であり、また各々のダルマ(務め)は互いに他に依って成り立つ。」かく語り、相互依存こそ正しき秩序の根本であると確証した。

सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्वविषयेin (one's) own sphere/domain
स्वविषये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वविषय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
श्रेष्ठाःexcellent/superior
श्रेष्ठाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्योन्यधर्मिणःhaving mutually dependent functions/dharma
अन्योन्यधर्मिणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्योन्यधर्मिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular
सर्वान्all (of them)
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
समवेतान्assembled/gathered
समवेतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसमवेत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati (Lord of creatures)
प्रजापतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

ब्राह्मण उवाच

P
Prajāpati
T
the assembled beings (sarve samavetāḥ)

Educational Q&A

That excellence is contextual: each being or faculty is ‘best’ within its own rightful sphere, and dharma is sustained through mutual dependence rather than isolated supremacy.

Prajāpati addresses a gathered group and resolves their implicit comparison or rivalry by stating that all are superior in their own domains and that their functions support one another.