Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

ते चापि कुशलैरवद्यैर्निपुणै: सम्भूतौषधै:

Transliteration

te cāpi kuśalair avadyair nipuṇaiḥ sambhūtauṣadhaiḥ

Translation

వారికూడా నైపుణ్యవంతులైన, నిందారహితులైన, పండిత వైద్యులు—ఔషధ వనస్పతులనుండి విధివిధానంగా సిద్ధం చేసిన మందులతో—సమ్యకంగా చికిత్స చేశారు; ఆ సేవ సామర్థ్యముతో కూడినదీ, ధర్మపరంగా అపవాదరహితమైనదీ అయింది।

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

चand

अपिalso

कुशलैःby skilled (persons)

अवद्यैःby blameless/excellent (ones)

निपुणैःby expert (ones)

सम्भूतproduced/obtained

औषधैःwith medicines/herbs

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

auṣadha (medicines/herbal remedies)

kuśala vaidya (skilled healers/physicians, implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Competence must be joined with moral integrity: help should be given by those who are both skilled (kuśala, nipuṇa) and ethically blameless (avadya), using proper means (well-prepared medicines).

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (the Vyādha) refers to people being cared for and restored through expert, faultless treatment, emphasizing the proper preparation and use of herbal medicines.