Shloka 23
Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)
Devanagari script
प्रजापतिरिवाक्षो भ्य: शरीरात् सृजते प्रजा: । अड्गुल्यड्गुष्ठमात्रेण हस्तपादेन वा तथा
Transliteration
prajāpatir ivākṣobhyaḥ śarīrāt sṛjate prajāḥ | aṅguly-aṅguṣṭha-mātreṇa hasta-pādena vā tathā ||
Translation
ヴィヤーサは言った。「プラジャーパティのごとく、不動なる者は自らの身体より生きとし生けるものを生み出す。ゆえに、指一本、あるいは親指ほどのわずかな量によっても、また手や足によってさえ、創造は成し遂げられるのである。」
Word by Word
प्रजापतिःPrajapati (the Creator)
प्रजापतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अक्षोभ्यःfrom Akṣobhya (the unshakable one)
अक्षोभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्षोभ्य
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
शरीरात्from (his) body
शरीरात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
सृजतेcreates, produces
सृजते:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
प्रजाःcreatures, progeny
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
अङ्गुलि-अङ्गुष्ठ-मात्रेणby (something) of the measure of a finger and thumb
अङ्गुलि-अङ्गुष्ठ-मात्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गुल्यङ्गुष्ठमात्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
हस्त-पादेनby hand and foot
हस्त-पादेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootहस्तपाद
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaP
PrajāpatiVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes