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Shloka 9

Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara

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पज्चैव तानि कालक्ष भावाभावौ च केवलौ । अष्टौ भूतानि भूतानां शाश्वतानि भवात्ययौ,पाँच महाभूत, काल तथा विशुद्ध भाव और अभाव अर्थात्‌ नित्य आत्मतत्त्व और परिवर्तनशील महत्तत््व--ये आठ तत्त्व नित्य हैं। ये ही चराचर प्राणियोंकी उत्पत्ति और प्रलयके अधिष्ठान हैं

pañcaiva tāni kālaś ca bhāvābhāvau ca kevalau | aṣṭau bhūtāni bhūtānāṃ śāśvatāni bhavātyayau ||

അസിതൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “ആ പഞ്ചമഹാഭൂതങ്ങൾ, കാലം, കൂടാതെ ശുദ്ധമായ ഭാവവും അഭാവവും മാത്രം—ഈ എട്ട് തത്ത്വങ്ങളും ശാശ്വതമാണ്. ഇവയാണ് സകല ചരാചര ജീവികളുടെ ഉദ്ഭവത്തിന്റെയും പ്രളയത്തിന്റെയും അധിഷ്ഠാനം; അവരുടെ ഭവ-അത്യയങ്ങളെ നിയന്ത്രിക്കുന്നതും ഇവ തന്നെയാണ്.”

पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तानिthose (things)
तानि:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
कालःtime
कालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भावःbeing/existence
भावः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभाव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभावःnon-being/absence
अभावः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअभाव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
केवलौthe two alone/only
केवलौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकेवल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अष्टौeight
अष्टौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भूतानिelements/entities
भूतानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
भूतानाम्of beings/of elements
भूतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
शाश्वतानिeternal
शाश्वतानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशाश्वत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
भवcoming-to-be/origin
भव:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अत्ययौpassing-away/destruction
अत्ययौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअत्यय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual

असित उवाच

A
Asita
P
pañca mahābhūtāḥ (five great elements)
K
kāla (Time)
B
bhāva
A
abhāva

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that behind the changing world of creatures lie stable, foundational principles: the five great elements, Time, and the paired notions of Being and Non-being. These are presented as the enduring bases that support both creation (arising) and dissolution (passing away).

In the Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, the sage Asita is explaining a metaphysical framework to clarify how beings originate and perish. The focus is not on a plot event but on philosophical teaching meant to guide right understanding and detachment.