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Shloka 21

Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara

Fever

पायूपस्थं विसर्गार्थमिन्द्रिये तुल्यकर्मणी । विसर्गे च पुरीषस्य विसगे चापि कामिके,पायु और उपस्थ--ये दो इन्द्रियाँ क्रमश: मल और मूत्रका त्याग करनेके लिये हैं। इन दोनोंके त्यागरूप कर्म समान ही हैं। इनमेंसे पायु-इन्द्रिय मलका त्याग करती है और उपस्थ मैथुनके समय वीर्यका भी त्याग करता है

pāyūpasthaṃ visargārtham indriye tulyakarmaṇī | visarge ca purīṣasya visarge cāpi kāmike ||

Asita berkata: “Dubur dan alat kelamin ialah keupayaan yang ditujukan untuk pelepasan; pada fungsinya keduanya serupa. Dubur mengeluarkan najis, dan alat kelamin menghasilkan pelepasan dalam perbuatan kenikmatan seksual.”

पायूपस्थम्the anus and the genital organ (together)
पायूपस्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपायु + उपस्थ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विसर्गार्थम्for the purpose of discharge/evacuation
विसर्गार्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविसर्ग + अर्थ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इन्द्रियेin/with the two sense-organs
इन्द्रिये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय
FormNeuter, Locative, Dual
तुल्यकर्मणीhaving similar function/action
तुल्यकर्मणी:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्यकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Dual
विसर्गेin the act of discharge
विसर्गे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविसर्ग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पुरीषस्यof feces/stool
पुरीषस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरीष
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
विसर्गेin the discharge
विसर्गे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविसर्ग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कामिकेin the sexual (act/context)
कामिके:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootकामिक
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular

असित उवाच

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Asita

Educational Q&A

The verse classifies bodily faculties by their functions and highlights that certain organs are primarily instruments of discharge; this supports the broader Śānti-parvan ethical emphasis on understanding the senses and cultivating restraint rather than being driven by bodily impulses.

In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, the sage Asita is explaining the nature and functions of the bodily organs (indriyas), distinguishing their roles in excretion and sexual activity as part of a wider discourse on discipline and right conduct.