Shloka 17

पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages

Devanagari script

अपरे बाहुबलिन: क्लिश्यन्ते बहवो जना:

Transliteration

apare bāhubalinaḥ kliśyante bahavo janāḥ

Translation

「また別の者は、腕力に勝れていてもなお苦しむ――苦しむ人は多いのだ。」

Word by Word

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बाहुबलिनः: strong-armed, possessing strength of arms
• बाहुबलिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाहुबलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्लिश्यन्ते: suffer, are afflicted, struggle
• क्लिश्यन्ते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्लिश्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• व्याध (hunter)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Physical strength and worldly capability do not guarantee freedom from distress; many strong people still suffer, so one should seek dharma and inner steadiness rather than relying on power alone.

What is happening in the narrative?

The hunter (vyādha) continues his instruction, pointing out that even those who appear powerful are not exempt from hardship, reinforcing a broader ethical lesson about the nature of life and the need for right understanding.