Shloka 21

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

Sanskrit

समजायत चैवान्या सर्वकामप्रदायिनी ।

असंस्कार्यैः शरीरैश्च प्रजास्ताः स्थिरयौवनाः ॥

Transliteration

samajāyata caivānyā sarvakāmapradāyinī /

asaṃskāryaiḥ śarīraiśca prajāstāḥ sthirayauvanāḥ

Translation

മറ്റൊരു സിദ്ധിയും ഉദിച്ചു; അത് എല്ലാ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളും നൽകുന്നതായിരുന്നു. ആ ജീവികളുടെ ശരീരങ്ങൾക്ക് സംസ്കാരത്തിന്റെ ആവശ്യമില്ലായിരുന്നു; അവരുടെ സന്തതി സ്ഥിരയൗവനത്തിൽ തന്നെയിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• samajāyata: arose; came into being
• samajāyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam- (उपसर्ग) + √jan (धातु) (जन्)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथम), Ekavacana, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (अवधारण)

• anyā: another (one)
• anyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; used substantively 'another (siddhi)'

• sarva-kāma-pradāyinī: granting all desires
• sarva-kāma-pradāyinī: Viśeṣaṇa of anyā (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyinī (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; from pra-√dā (धातु) दा + णिनि/इनी)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; agrees with anyā; Tatpuruṣa: sarvān kāmān pradāyinī (giver of all desires)

• asaṃskāryaiḥ: unrequiring preparation; unprocessed
• asaṃskāryaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of śarīraiḥ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + saṃskārya (प्रातिपदिक; from saṃ-√kṛ (धातु) कृ + यत्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; agrees with śarīraiḥ; 'not needing refinement/processing'

• śarīraiḥ: with bodies
• śarīraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/तृतीया), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (समुच्चय)

• prajāḥ: creatures; offspring
• prajāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana

• tāḥ: those
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana; refers to prajāḥ

• sthira-yauvanāḥ: of steady/unchanging youth
• sthira-yauvanāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of prajāḥ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthira (प्रातिपदिक) + yauvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya: sthiraṃ yauvanaṃ yāsām (having stable youth)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purana’s cosmological account

Key Themes

• Siddhi
• Desire-fulfillment
• Saṃskāra (refinement rites)
• Longevity/youth

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text portrays a pre-ritual or supra-ritual condition: beings do not require bodily ‘processing’ and enjoy stable youth. Implicitly, later human life—with saṃskāras and discipline—arises when such natural perfections fade.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga/Pratisarga: description of beings’ constitution and powers in a given world-condition.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Asaṃskārya bodies’ can signify a state prior to karmic ‘roughness’; as karmic density increases, refinement (saṃskāra) becomes necessary to align body-mind with dharma.