Shloka 35

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

Sanskrit

विद्युतोऽशनिमेघाश्च रोहितेन्द्रधनूंषि च ।

वयांसि च ससर्जादौ कल्पस्य भगवान् विभुः ॥

Transliteration

vidyuto 'śani-meghāś ca rohita-indradhanūṃṣi ca | vayāṃsi ca sasarjādau kalpasya bhagavān vibhuḥ ||

Translation

କଳ୍ପର ଆରମ୍ଭରେ ସର୍ବବ୍ୟାପୀ ଭଗବାନ ବିଦ୍ୟୁତ୍, ଗର୍ଜନ, ମେଘ, ଅରୁଣ ଆଭା ଓ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଧନୁ, ବର୍ଷା ଏବଂ ପକ୍ଷୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କଲେ।

Word by Word

• vidyutaḥ: lightnings
• vidyutaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• aśani-meghāḥ: thunderbolts and clouds
• aśani-meghāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśani (प्रातिपदिक) + megha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); dvandva: 'thunderbolts and clouds'

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

• rohita-indra-dhanūṃṣi: red rainbows
• rohita-indra-dhanūṃṣi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohita (प्रातिपदिक) + indra-dhanuṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'Indra's bow' (rainbow) with qualifier rohita

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

• vayāṃsi: birds
• vayāṃsi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vayas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• sasarja: created; sent forth
• sasarja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• ādau: in the beginning
• ādau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial locative

• kalpasya: of the aeon
• kalpasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vibhuḥ: the all-pervading one
• vibhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to bhagavān

Speakers

• Narrative voice (cosmogonic description)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Brahmā (Creator)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Elements of atmosphere
• Origins of species
• Pañcalakṣaṇa—Sarga

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Nature’s awe-inspiring phenomena are not random but integrated into a meaningful cosmic order; reverence for the natural world aligns with reverence for the Creator’s ordinance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: enumeration of created entities at the start of a kalpa.

What is the esoteric significance?

Lightning and thunder signify dynamic śakti in the atmosphere; the rainbow can symbolize the spectrum of manifestation emerging from a single source.