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Shloka 39

अग्नीषोमोत्पत्तिः

Agni–Soma Origin and the Brahmāgnīṣomīya Doctrine

यश्नतुर्भ्य: समुद्रेभ्यो वायुर्धारयते जलम्‌ । उद्धृत्याददते चापो जीमूते भ्यो5म्बरेडनिल:

yajñatubhyaḥ samudrebhyo vāyur dhārayate jalam | uddhṛtyādadate cāpo jīmūtebhyo 'mbare 'nilaḥ ||

ビーシュマは言った。「海より風は水を支え、汲み上げる。汲み上げられた水は、同じ風によって天空において雲の群れとして集められる。ゆえに『ウダーナ』と呼ばれる生命の風—大いなるヴァーユとして讃えられるもの—は、四海の水を引き上げて雲に据え、雲と水とを結び合わせて、雨として次へと委ねるのである。この教えは、自然が秩序と務めに従って働くことを示す。最も強大な力でさえ、気まぐれではなく、規律ある奉仕によって世界を支える管理者として行動する。」

यज्ञतुर्भ्यःto/for the sacrificers
यज्ञतुर्भ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञतृ
FormMasculine, Dative, Plural
समुद्रेभ्यःfrom the oceans
समुद्रेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
वायुःwind
वायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धारयतेholds/bears
धारयते:
TypeVerb
Rootधृ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
जलम्water
जलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उद्धृत्यhaving lifted up
उद्धृत्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद्-हृ
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/General
आददतेtakes/receives
आददते:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-दा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
जीमूतेभ्यःfrom the clouds
जीमूतेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootजीमूत
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
अम्बरेin the sky
अम्बरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अनिलःwind
अनिलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनिल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
V
Vāyu (Anila)
U
Udāna
S
Samudra (oceans)
J
Jīmūta (clouds)
A
Ambara (sky)

Educational Q&A

The verse uses the water-cycle as a dharmic analogy: Vāyu/Udāna performs a regulated, world-sustaining function—lifting water, forming clouds, and enabling rain—showing that power is meant to serve order and the common good.

In Bhishma’s instruction in the Śānti Parva, he describes the operation of the great Wind (identified with the inner vital breath, Udāna) that draws water from the oceans and establishes it in clouds, leading to rainfall—illustrating cosmic governance and disciplined function.