Shloka 74

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

Sanskrit

ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूर्भगवान् हस्तसिद्धिं च कर्मजाम् ।

ततः प्रभृत्यथौषध्यः कृष्टपच्यास्तु जज्ञिरे ॥

Transliteration

brahmā svayambhūr bhagavān hastasiddhiṃ ca karmajām | tataḥ prabhṛty athauṣadhyaḥ kṛṣṭapacyās tu jajñire ||

Translation

ഭഗവാൻ സ്വയംഭൂ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് കൈപ്പാടും കർമജന്യമായ സിദ്ധിയും സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു. അന്നുമുതൽ സസ്യങ്ങൾ കൃഷ്യ (കൃഷിയോഗ്യ)വും പാക്യ (പാച്യ/ഭക്ഷ്യ)വുമായതായി മാറി.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वयम्भूः: the self-born
• स्वयम्भूः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयम् + भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः ('self-born')

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हस्तसिद्धिम्: manual skill/hand-accomplishment
• हस्तसिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('skill/attainment of the hand')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कर्मजाम्: born of action/work
• कर्मजाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्म + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('born of work/action'); हस्तसिद्धिम् इति विशेषणम्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थ (then/from that time)

• प्रभृति: from then onward
• प्रभृति: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भार्थ (from then onward)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तर (then/now)

• ओषध्यः: herbs
• ओषध्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कृष्टपच्याः: cultivated and (fit to be) cooked
• कृष्टपच्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ट + पच्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); द्वन्द्वः (कृष्टाः च पच्याः च) = 'cultivated and cookable/ripe' (as a class)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष (particle: but/indeed)

• जज्ञिरे: were born/arose
• जज्ञिरे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speakers

• Not specified in input

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Brahmā (Svayambhū)

Key Themes

• Cosmic institution of labor
• Agriculture (kr̥ṣi)
• Technology/skill as dharmic gift

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Labor and skill are sacralized: work (karma) is not merely necessity but a divinely instituted means for sustaining society and fulfilling dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Sarga/Pratisarga: Brahmā’s instituting of capacities (skill, work) that structure the post-creation functioning of the world.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Hand-skill’ signifies embodied intelligence: spiritual intention must translate into competent action, or nourishment (literal and figurative) cannot be produced.