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Shloka 42

एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline

सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ वायुर्भूमिरापो 5ग्निरेव च । सर्वे च नक्षत्रगणा यच्च भूताभिशब्दितम्‌

sūryācandramasau vāyur bhūmir āpo 'gnir eva ca | sarve ca nakṣatragaṇā yac ca bhūtābhiśabditam ||

సూర్యచంద్రులు, వాయువు, భూమి, జలము, అగ్ని; సమస్త నక్షత్రగణములు మరియు ‘భూతములు’ అని పిలువబడునది ఏదైతే ఉందో—అది అంతయు (ఈ తత్త్వ పరిధిలో) অন্তర్భవిస్తుంది.

सूर्यthe sun
सूर्य:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चन्द्रमसौthe moon (and)
चन्द्रमसौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्रमस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
वायुःwind
वायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूमिःearth
भूमिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नक्षत्रगणाःgroups/hosts of stars (constellations)
नक्षत्रगणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनक्षत्रगण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यत्that which
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भूताभिशब्दितम्that which is designated/termed as 'beings/elements'
भूताभिशब्दितम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभूताभिशब्दित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
S
Sūrya (Sun)
C
Candra (Moon)
V
Vāyu (Wind)
B
Bhūmi (Earth)
Ā
Āpaḥ (Waters)
A
Agni (Fire)
N
Nakṣatragaṇa (hosts of stars/constellations)
B
Bhūta (beings/creatures)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents an all-inclusive cosmic inventory—luminaries, elements, stars, and all beings—supporting the Śānti Parva’s broader teaching that ethical life rests on clear knowledge of reality as an ordered, interconnected whole.

In the Śānti Parva instruction sequence, Bhīṣma continues his discourse to Yudhiṣṭhira by enumerating fundamental constituents of the cosmos, as part of a larger explanation of principles that underlie right conduct and peace.