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Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 10

दहत्यूर्ध्व स्थितो यच्च प्राणान्‌ तृणां स्थिरश्न यत्‌

dahaty ūrdhva-sthito yac ca prāṇān tṛṇāṁ sthiraśna yat

ဝါယုဒေဝက မိန့်တော်မူသည်– «အထက်၌ တည်နေ၍ လောင်ကျွမ်းစေသော အရာနှင့် မြက်ပင်တို့၏ အသက်ရှူသက်ကိုပင် စုပ်ယူသကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်စေသော အရာ—ဤအရာတို့ကိုလည်း ၎င်းတို့၏ သဘောသဘာဝနှင့် လုပ်ဆောင်ချက်အတိုင်း မှန်ကန်စွာ နားလည်ရမည်»။

दहतिburns
दहति:
TypeVerb
Rootदह्
FormLat (Present Indicative), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ऊर्ध्वम्upwards
ऊर्ध्वम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
स्थितःstanding/being situated
स्थितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्which/that (one)
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्राणान्vital breaths/lives
प्राणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तृणाम्of grasses/straws
तृणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootतृण
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
स्थिरम्steady/firm
स्थिरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अश्नन्eating/consuming
अश्नन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअश्
FormShatr (Present Active Participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्which/that (one)
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

वायुदेव (Vāyu-deva)
प्राण (prāṇa)
तृण (tṛṇa)

Educational Q&A

The verse points to the natural powers that burn and consume life (symbolically fire/heat and related forces) and implies an ethical reflection: harm can occur even through elemental processes, so one should understand causality and the workings of nature when judging action, responsibility, and dharma.

Vāyu-deva is speaking and describing a force that burns from above and consumes the life-breath of grasses, as part of a broader instruction that classifies or explains natural phenomena and their effects within a dharmic framework.