Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
वृक्षांस् ताः पर्यगृह्णन्त ममत्वाविष्टचेतसः ।
नेशुस् तेनापचारेण तेऽपि तासां महीरुहाः ॥
vṛkṣāṃs tāḥ paryagṛhṇanta mamatvāviṣṭa-cetasaḥ | neśus tenāpacāreṇa te 'pi tāsāṃ mahīruhāḥ ||
Com a mente tomada pelo sentido de «meu», começaram a apoderar-se daquelas árvores e a reivindicá-las. E aquelas grandes árvores, ofendidas por tal má conduta, também clamaram (em protesto).
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The moral pivot is mamatva: possessiveness turns shared gifts into contested property; the ‘cry’ of the trees functions as a dharmic critique of exploitation.
Manvantara/yuga ethics narrative—how adharma begins through psychological appropriation.
Nature ‘voicing’ pain externalizes conscience: the world reflects the moral state of beings; when dharma is violated, the environment becomes adversarial.