Shloka 27

Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages

Sanskrit

योऽसावग्निरभीमानी ब्रह्मणस्तनयोऽग्रजः ।

तस्मात् स्वाहा सुतान् लेभे त्रीन् उदारौजसो द्विज ॥

Transliteration

yo 'sāv agnir abhīmānī brahmaṇas tanayo 'grajaḥ | tasmāt svāhā sutān lebhe trīn udāraujaso dvija ||

Translation

ସେଇ ‘ଅଭିମାନୀ’ ଅଗ୍ନି ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ପୁତ୍ର; ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜ, ତାହାଠାରୁ ସ୍ୱାହା ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ଶକ୍ତିଯୁକ୍ତ ତିନି ପୁତ୍ର ପାଇଲେ।

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun (सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम)

• asau: that (he)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun (दर्शक-सर्वनाम)

• agniḥ: Agni, fire-god
• agniḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• abhīmānī: Abhimānin (named/so-called)
• abhīmānī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhīmānin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying agniḥ

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter stem brahman; Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• tanayaḥ: son
• tanayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to agniḥ

• agrajaḥ: elder-born, eldest
• agrajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agraja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition

• tasmāt: from him/therefrom
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun used adverbially

• svāhā: Svāhā
• svāhā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sutān: sons
• sutān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• lebhe: obtained, bore (got)
• lebhe: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada form used with middle sense (आत्मनेपद-अर्थ)

• trīn: three
• trīn: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral qualifying sutān

• udāra-ojasaḥ: of noble vigor
• udāra-ojasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udāra (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: udāra-ojas = 'having noble vigor'; qualifying sutān

• dvija: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• dvija: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Narrative voice addressing a dvija (interlocutor implied)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Agni
• Brahmā
• Svāhā

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Deva genealogy
• Agni theology
• Ritual symbolism (Svāhā)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Agni is both cosmic principle and ritual mediator. By presenting Agni’s progeny, the text reinforces the idea that sacrificial order (svāhā) is generative—ritual and cosmos mirror each other.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga (emanation/creation) in a genealogical mode: deity-lineages are a Purāṇic way of describing cosmogenesis.

What is the esoteric significance?

Svāhā is the 'offering-power' that carries oblations into Agni; her motherhood of Agni’s forms hints that correct offering transforms fire into distinct spiritual functions.