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Shloka 51

धर्मद्वारबहुत्वविमर्शः — Reflection on the Many ‘Doors’ of Dharma (Śānti-parva 342)

अपि हि पुराणे भवति एकयोन्यात्मकावग्नीषोमौ देवाश्लाग्निमुखा इति एकयोनित्वाच्च परस्परमर्हन्तो लोकान्‌ धारयन्त इति,पुराणमें यह कहा गया है कि अग्नि और सोम एकयोनि हैं तथा सम्पूर्ण देवताओंके मुख अग्नि हैं। एकयोनि होनेके कारण ये एक-दूसरेको आनन्द प्रदान करते और समस्त लोकोंको धारण करते हैं

api hi purāṇe bhavati ekayonyātmakāv agnīṣomau devāś cāgnimukhā iti | ekayonitvāc ca parasparam arhanto lokān dhārayanta iti ||

പുരാണത്തിൽ ഇങ്ങനെ പറയുന്നു—അഗ്നിയും സോമനും ഏകയോനിസ്വഭാവമുള്ളവർ; എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാർക്കും ‘മുഖം’ അഗ്നിയാകുന്നു. ഏകയോനിത്വം കൊണ്ടു അവർ പരസ്പരം ആദരിച്ച് തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തി, പരസ്പരാശ്രയത്തോടെ ലോകങ്ങളെ ധരിക്കുന്നു.

अपिalso, indeed
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
हिfor, indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
पुराणेin the Purāṇa/ancient lore
पुराणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुराण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
भवतिis/occurs
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
एकयोन्यात्मकौhaving the nature of one source/womb
एकयोन्यात्मकौ:
TypeAdjective
Rootएकयोन्यात्मक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अग्नीषोमौAgni and Soma
अग्नीषोमौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-सोम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अग्निमुखाःhaving Agni as their mouth (i.e., offerings go through fire)
अग्निमुखाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्निमुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इतिthus (quotation marker)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एकयोनित्वात्because of one-source-ness
एकयोनित्वात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootएकयोनित्व
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
परस्परम्mutually
परस्परम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्पर
अर्हन्तःhonouring/serving; being worthy (here: mutually honouring)
अर्हन्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्हत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
लोकान्worlds
लोकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
धारयन्तिthey uphold, sustain
धारयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootधृ
FormPresent, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
इतिthus (end of quotation)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति

अर्जुन उवाच

A
Arjuna
A
Agni
S
Soma
D
Devas
L
Lokas

Educational Q&A

Agni and Soma are presented as a complementary pair sharing one origin; their mutual support symbolizes interdependence in the cosmic order, and ritual exchange (offerings through Agni, nourishment through Soma) is portrayed as sustaining the worlds.

Arjuna cites an ancient authoritative tradition (purāṇa) to justify a doctrinal point: that Agni is the channel by which gods receive offerings and that Agni–Soma together uphold cosmic stability through their reciprocal relationship.