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Shloka 29

Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Warnings on Sensual Attachment; Praise of Brāhmaṇas, Purāṇa-Listening, and Gaṅgā

यत एवागतः पृथ्व्यां तस्मिन्नेव पुना रमेत् । यतः प्रसरते नित्यं मूत्रं रेतो मलोत्थितम्

yata evāgataḥ pṛthvyāṃ tasminneva punā ramet | yataḥ prasarate nityaṃ mūtraṃ reto malotthitam

ഭൂമിയിൽ എവിടെ നിന്നാണോ അവൻ വന്നത്, അതിൽ തന്നെ അവൻ വീണ്ടും രമിക്കുന്നു. എവിടെ നിന്നാണോ നിത്യവും മൂത്രം, വീര്യം, മലം എന്നിവയാൽ ഉണ്ടായ അശുദ്ധി ഒഴുകുന്നത്.

यतःfrom where
यतः:
अपादान (Apādāna/अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसम्बन्ध/हेतुवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: 'from where/whence')
एवindeed/just
एव:
निपात (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic: 'indeed/just')
आगतःhaving come
आगतः:
विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootआगत (कृदन्त; √गम् (धातु) + आ- उपसर्ग)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle): 'having come'
पृथिव्याम्on earth
पृथिव्याम्:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)
तस्मिन्in that (same place/thing)
तस्मिन्:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)
एवindeed
एव:
निपात (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic)
पुनाagain
पुना:
क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः/पुना (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time: 'again')
रमेत्should delight/engage
रमेत्:
क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रम् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद
यतःfrom which
यतः:
अपादान (Apādāna/अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसम्बन्धवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: 'from which/whence')
प्रसरतेflows forth/spreads
प्रसरते:
क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√सृ (धातु) + प्र- (उपसर्ग)
Formलट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative neuter used adverbially): 'always'
मूत्रम्urine
मूत्रम्:
कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)
रेतःsemen
रेतः:
कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootरेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)
मल-उत्थितम्arisen from filth
मल-उत्थितम्:
विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमल (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था/√उत्था (धातु) + उत्- उपसर्ग)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'मलात् उत्थितम्' (arisen from filth)

Unspecified (narrative voice within Svargakhaṇḍa; exact dialogue speaker not provided in the input)

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत एवागतः = यतः एव आगतः; तस्मिन्नेव = तस्मिन् एव; मलोत्थितम् = मल-उत्थितम्।

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It teaches dispassion (vairāgya) by pointing out the impure, constantly flowing nature of the physical body, discouraging indulgence in bodily pleasure.

Its emphasis is primarily a warning against sensual attachment and body-identification, using strong imagery of impurity to cultivate detachment.

It encourages self-restraint, humility, and mindful discipline by reminding the reader not to base happiness on the body, which is transient and impure by nature.