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Shloka 4

Adhyaya 11The Son’s Discourse on Embryogenesis, Birth, and the Wheel of Saṃsāra

उपाङ्गान्यङ्गुली-नेत्र-नासास्य-श्रवणानि च ।

प्ररोहं यान्ति चाङ्गेभ्यस्तद्वत्तेभ्यो नखादिकम् ॥

upāṅgāny aṅgulī-netra-nāsāsya-śravaṇāni ca | prarohaṃ yānti cāṅgebhyas tadvat tebhyo nakhādikam ||

As partes subsidiárias—dedos, olhos, nariz, boca e ouvidos—brotam dos membros; e do mesmo modo, delas surgem as unhas e o restante.

upāṅgānithe subsidiary limbs
upāṅgāni:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootupāṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
aṅgulī-netra-nāsā-asya-śravaṇānifingers, eyes, nose, mouth, and ears
aṅgulī-netra-nāsā-asya-śravaṇāni:
Karta (कर्ता/appositive subject)
TypeNoun
Rootaṅgulī + netra + nāsā + āsya + śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (fingers, eyes, nose, mouth, ears)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
prarohamgrowth/sprouting
praroham:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeNoun
Rootpraroha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
yāntigo/come about
yānti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√yā (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd Person, Plural; Parasmaipada
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
aṅgebhyaḥfrom the limbs
aṅgebhyaḥ:
Apādāna (अपादान/source)
TypeNoun
Rootaṅga (प्रातिपदik)
FormNeuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Plural
tadvatlikewise
tadvat:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadvat (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb ‘likewise’
tebhyaḥfrom them
tebhyaḥ:
Apādāna (अपादान/source)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter/Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Plural; pronoun
nakha-ādikamnails and so on
nakha-ādikam:
Karta (कर्ता/subject implied with yānti)
TypeNoun
Rootnakha + ādi + ka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुषः—‘nails and the like’ (ādi-शब्देन समाहारः)
Putra (embryological account) within the dialogue

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

EmbryologyAnatomical emergenceOrder of development

FAQs

The text emphasizes ordered development and dependence of ‘finer’ structures upon ‘primary’ structures, suggesting a layered causality that parallels moral causality in life.

Didactic exposition; micro-sarga (formation) rather than cosmic genealogy or manvantara.

Secondary organs arising from primary limbs can symbolize how sensory engagement (indriya) ‘sprouts’ from embodiment—leading to experience, attachment, and further karma unless guided by dharma.