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Shloka 11

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 101: Bhogavatī-varṇana, Nāga-vaṃśa-kathana, and Sumukha-vivāha-prastāva

आसां तु पयसा मिश्र पयो निर्मथ्य सागरे | मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा देवैरसुरसंहितै:

āsāṃ tu payasā miśraṃ payo nirmathya sāgare | manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā devair asurasaṃhitaiḥ ||

នារ​ដៈ បានមានពាក្យថា៖ «បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះទេវតា រួមកម្លាំងជាមួយ អសុរៈ បានយកភ្នំ មន្ទរ (Mandara) ធ្វើជាឈើកូរ ហើយកូរសមុទ្រ ដែលទឹកបានលាយជាមួយទឹកដោះ—ដោយប្រើទឹកដោះពីគោទាំងនោះ។ ពីការកូរនោះ បានកើតមាន វារុណី (Vāruṇī), ស្រី/លក្ខ្មី (Śrī/Lakṣmī) និង អម្រឹត (amṛta) ហើយបន្ទាប់មក ក៏បានបង្ហាញខ្លួន សេះក្សត្រ ឧច្ចៃះស្រវា (Uccaiḥśravā) និងមណីរត្ន៍ កៅស្តុភ (Kaustubha) ផងដែរ»។

आसाम्of these (cows)
आसाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पयसाwith milk
पयसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपयस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मिश्रmixed
मिश्र:
TypeAdjective
Rootमिश्र
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
पयःmilk
पयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपयस्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
निर्मथ्यhaving churned
निर्मथ्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√मथ्
FormLyap (absolutive/gerund)
सागरेin the ocean
सागरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसागर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
मन्थानम्the churning-rod
मन्थानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमन्थान
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मन्दरम्Mandara (mountain)
मन्दरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमन्दर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
FormKtvā (absolutive/gerund)
देवैःby the gods
देवैः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
असुर-संहितैःtogether with the asuras
असुर-संहितैः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअसुरसंहित
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
D
Devas (gods)
A
Asuras
K
Kṣīrasāgara (Ocean of Milk)
M
Mandara (Mandarācala)
V
Vāruṇī
L
Lakṣmī (Śrī)
A
Amṛta
U
Uccaiḥśravā
K
Kaustubha

Educational Q&A

The verse suggests that even opposing groups can unite for a common goal, but the benefits gained (wealth, power, immortality) must be handled under dharma; otherwise, they become seeds of further rivalry and moral decline.

Nārada recounts the mythic churning of the Ocean of Milk: the devas and asuras cooperate, using Mandara as the churning rod, and from the churning emerge Vāruṇī, Lakṣmī, amṛta, the horse Uccaiḥśravā, and the jewel Kaustubha.