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Shloka 3

Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā

Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties

महाभूतविनाशान्ते प्रलये प्रत्युपस्थिते । सर्वप्राणभूतां धीरा महदशभ्युद्यते भयम्‌,धैर्यशाली महर्षियो! महाभूतोंका नाश होते समय जब प्रलयका अवसर आता है, उस समय समस्त प्राणियोंको महान्‌ भय प्राप्त होता है

mahābhūtavināśānte pralaye pratyupasthite | sarvaprāṇabhūtānāṃ dhīrā mahad abhyudyate bhayam ||

ព្រះវាយុមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «ពេលការលាយរលាយជិតមកដល់ ហើយធាតុធំទាំងឡាយឈានទៅរកចុងបញ្ចប់—ពេលវេលានៃប្រល័យឈរនៅមុខទ្វារ—នោះ ភ័យដ៏ធំកើតឡើងក្នុងសត្វលោកទាំងអស់។ ទោះយ៉ាងណា អ្នកប្រាជ្ញត្រូវឈរមាំ ដោយប្រឈមមុខនឹងការប្រែប្រួលនៃចក្រវាលដោយវិវេក មិនមែនដោយការភ័យស្លន់ស្លោ»។

महाभूतविनाशान्तेat the end of the destruction of the great elements
महाभूतविनाशान्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभूत-विनाश-अन्त
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रलयेin the dissolution (pralaya)
प्रलये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रलय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रत्युपस्थितेwhen (it is) present/arrived
प्रत्युपस्थिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रति-उप-स्था (धातु: स्था)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सर्वप्राणभूतानाम्of all living beings
सर्वप्राणभूतानाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व-प्राण-भूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
धीराःthe steadfast/wise (ones)
धीराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
महत्great
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अभ्युद्यतेarises/comes forth
अभ्युद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-उद्-या (धातु: या)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
भयम्fear
भयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyudeva (Wind-god)
P
Pralaya
M
Mahābhūtas (great elements)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that fear naturally arises when the world-order collapses, yet it implicitly commends the stance of the wise: to face impermanence with steadiness and understanding rather than being overwhelmed by terror.

Vāyudeva speaks about the approach of pralaya—the end of the great elements—describing how, at such a cosmic crisis, all beings are seized by great fear.