Shloka 33

Adhyaya 48 — The Emanation of Beings from Brahma: Night, Day, Twilight, and the Orders of Creation

Sanskrit

सामानि जगतीच्छन्दः स्तोमं पञ्चदशं तथा ।

वैरूपमतिरात्रञ्च निर्ममे पश्चिमान्मुखात् ॥

Transliteration

sāmāni jagatī-chandaḥ stomaṃ pañcadaśaṃ tathā | vairūpam atirātrañ ca nirmame paścimān mukhāt ||

Translation

အနောက်ဘက်မျက်နှာမှ စာမန်သီချင်းများ (Sāman chants)၊ ဂဂတီ ချန်ဒ် (Jagatī metre)၊ ဆ္တိုမ ၁၅ မျိုးနှင့် ထို့ပြင် ဝိုင်ရူပ (Vairūpa) နှင့် အတိရာတြ (Atirātra) ဟူသော တစ်ညလုံး ဆိုးမယဇ္ဉကိုလည်း ဖန်ဆင်းတော်မူ하였다။

Word by Word

• sāmāni: Sāman chants
• sāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• jagatī: Jagatī
• jagatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jagatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used as metre-name qualifying chandaḥ

• chandaḥ: metre
• chandaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chandas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• stomam: stotra-collection; hymn-group
• stomam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stoma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pañcadaśam: fifteenfold; of fifteen
• pañcadaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcadaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu numeral adjective qualifying stomam

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• vairūpam: Vairūpa (a chant/arrangement)
• vairūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vairūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• atirātram: Atirātra (rite)
• atirātram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atirātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• nirmame: fashioned; produced
• nirmame: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); with prefix nir-

• paścimāt: from the western (side)
• paścimāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग) used directionally, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mukhāt: from (his) mouth
• mukhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Narrative voice (cosmogonic description)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Brahmā (Creator)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Vedic ritual
• Soma rites
• Sacred sound
• Pañcalakṣaṇa—Sarga

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text treats ritual complexity (including night-long rites) as woven into creation itself, implying that sustained discipline and ordered worship mirror cosmic order.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: it continues the account of origination of Vedic structures and sacrificial forms.

What is the esoteric significance?

Jagatī and Sāman suggest expansive ‘world-measure’ and melodic resonance; the Atirātra points to continuity of awareness beyond day-night duality in sacrificial symbolism.