Shloka 31

Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara

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Devanagari script

ऊष्मणा सह विंशो वा संघात: पाउ्चभौतिक: । महान्‌ संधारयत्येतच्छरीरं वायुना सह

Transliteration

Ūṣmaṇā saha viṁśo vā saṅghātaḥ pañcabhautikaḥ | mahān sandhārayaty etac charīraṁ vāyunā saha ||

Translation

ଅସିତ କହିଲେ—ଉଷ୍ମା (ଜଠରାଗ୍ନି)କୁ ସହିତ ଗଣନା କଲେ ଏହି ପାଞ୍ଚଭୌତିକ ସଂଘାତ ବିଶ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱର ସମୂହ। ମହତ୍ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ ପ୍ରାଣବାୟୁ ସହ ଏହି ଶରୀରକୁ ଧାରଣ କରେ; ଏହି ବାୟୁ ଶରୀରକୁ ଭେଦି ଓ ବ୍ୟାପି ଶକ୍ତି ଦେଖାଇଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ମହତ୍ତତ୍ତ୍ୱର ଉପକରଣମାତ୍ର।

Word by Word

• ऊष्मणा: by/with heat
• ऊष्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊष्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• विंशः: twenty (as a total)
• विंशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वा: or/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• संघातः: aggregate, collection
• संघातः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संघात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाञ्चभौतिकः: made of the five elements
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाञ्चभौतिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महान्: the Mahat (great principle)
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संधारयति: supports, holds together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-धृ
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वायुना: by/with wind (vital air)
• वायुना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

असित उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Asita
• śarīra (body)
• pañcabhūta (five elements)
• ūṣman (heat)
• vāyu (vital wind)
• mahat (the Great Principle)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames the body as a composite of elemental principles and explains that the sustaining intelligence-principle (mahat) upholds the body together with vital wind (vāyu); vāyu is presented as an operative instrument rather than the ultimate controller.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s reflective instruction, Asita is describing a philosophical analysis of the body—counting its constituent principles and clarifying how life-functions (vāyu/prāṇa) relate to deeper metaphysical principles (mahat).