Shloka 10
पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
Devanagari script
भूतानामपर: कश्रिद्धिंसायां सततोत्थित:
Transliteration
bhūtānām aparaḥ kaścid dhiṃsāyāṃ satatotthitaḥ
Translation
狩人は言った。「生きとし生けるものの中には、なお別の類の者がいる——常に暴力へと心を向けている者だ。」
Word by Word
भूतानाम्of beings
भूतानाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभूत (भू + क्त)
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
अपरःanother; a different (one)
अपरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कश्चित्someone; some (person)
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (कश्चित्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिंसायाम्in violence; in harming
हिंसायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहिंसा
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
सततconstantly; continually
सतत:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसतत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्थितःrisen; engaged; intent (upon)
उत्थितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्थित (उत् + स्था + क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
व्याध उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse distinguishes a morally problematic disposition: a person who is habitually and deliberately oriented toward harming others. It frames violence not merely as an act but as a sustained tendency, inviting ethical evaluation of intention and character.
The hunter (vyādha) continues his instruction by classifying types of beings/people, introducing the category of one who is perpetually engaged in violence, as part of a broader discussion on right conduct (dharma).