Shloka 10

पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages

Devanagari script

भूतानामपर: कश्रिद्धिंसायां सततोत्थित:

Transliteration

bhūtānām aparaḥ kaścid dhiṃsāyāṃ satatotthitaḥ

Translation

వేటగాడు అన్నాడు—ప్రాణులలో ఇంకొక రకమైన మనిషి ఉంటాడు; అతడు ఎల్లప్పుడూ హింసలోనే నిమగ్నుడై ఉంటాడు.

Word by Word

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (भू + क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अपरः: another; a different (one)
• अपरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कश्चित्: someone; some (person)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् (कश्चित्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हिंसायाम्: in violence; in harming
• हिंसायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिंसा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• सतत: constantly; continually
• सतत: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सतत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्थितः: risen; engaged; intent (upon)
• उत्थितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्थित (उत् + स्था + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse distinguishes a morally problematic disposition: a person who is habitually and deliberately oriented toward harming others. It frames violence not merely as an act but as a sustained tendency, inviting ethical evaluation of intention and character.

What is happening in the narrative?

The hunter (vyādha) continues his instruction by classifying types of beings/people, introducing the category of one who is perpetually engaged in violence, as part of a broader discussion on right conduct (dharma).