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Shloka 2

Chapter 43: Tumult of Battle-Sounds and the Proliferation of Dvandva

Paired Engagements

अधश्चोर्थ्व प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवाला: । अधश्च मूलान्यनुसंततानि कमनिबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके*

adhaś cordhva-prasṛtās tasya śākhā guṇa-pravṛddhā viṣaya-pravālāḥ | adhaś ca mūlāny anusantatāni karma-nibandhīni manuṣya-loke ||

၎င်း၏ အကိုင်းအခက်များသည် အောက်သို့လည်း အထက်သို့လည်း ပြန့်ကျဲနေပြီး ဂုဏ်သုံးပါးကြောင့် ကြီးထွားကာ အာရုံခံအရာဝတ္ထုများကို မျိုးကွဲပင်ပေါက်များကဲ့သို့ ထုတ်ပေါ်ထားသည်။ ၎င်း၏ အမြစ်များလည်း အောက်သို့ ဆက်လက်ကျယ်ပြန့်ကာ လူ့လောက၌ ကမ္မအားဖြင့် သတ္တဝါတို့ကို ချည်နှောင်နေသည်။

अधःdownwards/below
अधः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस्
Formtrue
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formtrue
ऊर्ध्वम्upwards/above
ऊर्ध्वम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
Formtrue
प्रसृताःspread/extended
प्रसृताः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-सृ
Formpast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
तस्यof that/of it
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
शाखाःbranches
शाखाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशाखा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
गुण-प्रवृद्धाःgrown by the guṇas
गुण-प्रवृद्धाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुणप्रवृद्ध
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
विषय-प्रवालाःhaving sense-objects as sprouts
विषय-प्रवालाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविषयप्रवाल
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
अधःdownwards/below
अधः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस्
Formtrue
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formtrue
मूलानिroots
मूलानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमूल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
अनुसंततानिstretched/extended along
अनुसंततानि:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-सं-तन्
Formpast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Plural
कर्म-अनिबन्धीनिbinding through karma
कर्म-अनिबन्धीनि:
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्मानिबन्धिन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
मनुष्य-लोकेin the world of humans
मनुष्य-लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्यलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular

अजुन उवाच

A
Arjuna
T
the world-tree (saṃsāra-vṛkṣa)
G
guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas)
M
manuṣya-loka (human world)

Educational Q&A

Saṃsāra is portrayed as a vast tree whose growth is fueled by the three guṇas and whose shoots are sense-objects; its roots are karmic tendencies that bind beings, especially in the human realm where choice and action intensify bondage. The ethical implication is to recognize how desire and guṇa-driven action sustain entanglement, preparing the seeker for detachment and liberation.

Arjuna, in dialogue with Kṛṣṇa, continues the description of the cosmic ‘aśvattha’ (world-tree). He explains how its branches extend in all directions and how its roots—identified with karma-producing bonds—spread and bind beings in the human world, setting up the need to cut this tree through spiritual knowledge and renunciation.