Shloka 73

Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture

Sanskrit

यदा प्रसृष्टा ओषध्यो न प्ररोहन्ति ताः पुनः ।

ततः स तासां वृद्ध्यर्थं वार्तोपायञ्चकार ह ॥

Transliteration

yadā prasṛṣṭā oṣadhyo na prarohanti tāḥ punaḥ | tataḥ sa tāsāṃ vṛddhyarthaṃ vārtopāyaṃ cakāra ha ||

Translation

すでに生じた植物がもはや再び芽吹かなくなったとき、彼はそれらを増やすための生業（vārttā）という方策を案出した。

Speakers

• Not specified in input

Key Themes

• Origin of agriculture
• Human adaptation
• Dharma and economy (vārttā)