Shloka 5

Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture

Sanskrit

ते सर्वे रजसोद्रिक्ताः शुष्मिणश्चाप्यमर्षिणः ।

ससर्जान्यत् सहस्रं तु द्वन्द्वानामूरुतः पुनः ॥

Transliteration

te sarve rajasodriktāḥ śuṣmiṇaś cāpy amarṣiṇaḥ / sasarjānyat sahasraṃ tu dvandvānām ūrutaḥ punaḥ

Translation

သူတို့အားလုံးသည် ရဇ (rajas) အလွန်အကျွံ ဖြစ်၍ သန်မာကြံ့ခိုင်သကဲ့သို့ ဒေါသထွက်လွယ်သူများလည်း ဖြစ်ကြသည်။ ထပ်မံ၍ သူသည် မိမိ၏ ပေါင်မှ အတွဲတစ်ထောင်ကို ဖန်ဆင်း하였다။

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• rajas-udriktāḥ: predominantly rajasic
• rajas-udriktāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rajas + udrikta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: rajas + udrikta ('abounding in rajas')

• śuṣmiṇaḥ: vigorous, proud
• śuṣmiṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuṣmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपि-कार (also/even)

• amarṣiṇaḥ: impatient, intolerant
• amarṣiṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amarṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• sasarja: created
• sasarja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sa-√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• anyat: another
• anyat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sahasram: a thousand
• sahasram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण/विरोधसूचक

• dvandvānām: of pairs/couples
• dvandvānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvandva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ūru-taḥ: from (his) thighs
• ūru-taḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb: 'again')

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Brahmā

Key Themes

• Sarga
• Rajas
• Temperament typology
• Symbolic anatomy

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Rajas brings power and productivity but also agitation and anger. The ethical suggestion is to channel vigor through discipline so that energy serves order rather than conflict.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: guṇa-based diversification of beings and their characteristic dispositions.

What is the esoteric significance?

Thighs symbolize support, movement, and worldly propulsion; rajas arising here indicates the dynamism that drives action and social activity, yet generates ‘dvandva’ (pairs/opposites) through tension.