Shloka 15

पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages

Devanagari script

ते चापि कुशलैरवद्यैर्निपुणै: सम्भूतौषधै:

Transliteration

te cāpi kuśalair avadyair nipuṇaiḥ sambhūtauṣadhaiḥ

Translation

Dan mereka juga dirawat oleh tabib-tabib yang mahir, tidak bercela, dan sangat arif, dengan ubat-ubatan yang disediakan dengan sempurna daripada herba—hingga penjagaan itu nyata cekap dan tidak tercemar dari segi etika.

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

चand

अपिalso

कुशलैःby skilled (persons)

अवद्यैःby blameless/excellent (ones)

निपुणैःby expert (ones)

सम्भूतproduced/obtained

औषधैःwith medicines/herbs

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

auṣadha (medicines/herbal remedies)

kuśala vaidya (skilled healers/physicians, implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Competence must be joined with moral integrity: help should be given by those who are both skilled (kuśala, nipuṇa) and ethically blameless (avadya), using proper means (well-prepared medicines).

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (the Vyādha) refers to people being cared for and restored through expert, faultless treatment, emphasizing the proper preparation and use of herbal medicines.