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Shloka 4

अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā

सुक्षेत्राच्च सुबीजाच्च पुण्यो भवति सम्भव: । अतोथ<न्यतरतो हीनादवरो नाम जायते

sukṣetrāc ca subījāc ca puṇyo bhavati sambhavaḥ | ato ’nyatarato hīnād avaro nāma jāyate ||

பராசரர் கூறினார்— நல்ல களம் (க்ஷேத்ரம்) மற்றும் நல்ல விதை (பீஜம்) ஆகியவற்றிலிருந்து எழும் பிறப்பு தூய்மையானது. ஆனால் களம் அல்லது விதை—இவற்றில் ஒன்றேனும் தாழ்ந்ததாக இருந்தால், பிறப்பது ‘அவர்’ (தாழ்ந்தது) என அழைக்கப்படுகிறது।

सुक्षेत्रात्from a good field (womb/lineage)
सुक्षेत्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसुक्षेत्र
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सुबीजात्from a good seed
सुबीजात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसुबीज
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पुण्यःpure/meritorious
पुण्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सम्भवःbirth/origin/offspring
सम्भवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसम्भव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
अन्यतरतःfrom either (of the two)
अन्यतरतः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यतर
हीनात्from an inferior (one)
हीनात्:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootहीन
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
अवरःlower/inferior
अवरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअवर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नामindeed/by name (emphatic)
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
जायतेis born/arises
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

पराशर उवाच

पराशर (Parāśara)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that the moral and qualitative outcome of birth depends on both causes: the 'field' (nurturing ground/womb/environment) and the 'seed' (generative source/lineage). Excellence in both yields a 'pure' outcome; deficiency in either tends toward an inferior result—an ethical statement about causality and responsibility in procreation and upbringing.

In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Parāśara delivers a didactic maxim using agricultural metaphor—field and seed—to explain how qualities are transmitted and formed, linking social and ethical outcomes to the conditions of origin.