Shloka 2

Adhyāya 39 — त्रिगुणविवेकः (Discrimination of the Three Guṇas) and Avyakta-Doctrine

Devanagari script

अन्योन्यमथ रज्यन्ते हान्योन्यं चार्थजीविन: । अन्योन्यमाश्रया: सर्वे तथान्योन्यानुवर्तिन:,ये सभी परस्पर रँँगे हुए, एक-दूसरेसे अनुप्राणित, अन्योन्याश्रित तथा एक-दूसरेका अनुसरण करनेवाले हैं

Transliteration

anyonyam atha rajyante hānyonyaṃ cārthajīvinaḥ | anyonyam āśrayāḥ sarve tathānyonyānuvartinaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu disse: “Eles se ligam mutuamente e se deleitam uns nos outros; vivem para o bem e o amparo recíprocos. Todos dependem uns dos outros e, do mesmo modo, seguem a direção uns dos outros.”

Word by Word

अन्योन्यम्mutually, one another

अथthen/and

रज्यन्तेthey are attached/are delighted/are colored (figuratively: become mutually affectionate)

हाindeed/alas (emphatic/exclamatory)

अन्योन्यम्mutually, one another

चand

अर्थजीविनःthose who live for/by wealth (profit-seekers)

अन्योन्यम्mutually, one another

आश्रयाःdependent (on), taking refuge in

सर्वेall

तथाso, likewise

अन्योन्यone another (mutual-)

अनुवर्तिनःfollowing, conforming to

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes reciprocity and interdependence: beings and social groups flourish through mutual attachment, support, and coordinated conduct. Ethically, it points to dharma as relational—sustained by cooperation rather than isolated self-interest.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking, describing how all parties are bound together in mutual reliance—each sustaining and following the other—highlighting the interconnected nature of life and duty within the broader discourse of the Ashvamedhika Parva.