Shloka 2

Adhyaya 11 — The Son’s Discourse on Embryogenesis, Birth, and the Wheel of Saṃsāra

Sanskrit

तेनाभिभूतं तत्स्थैर्यं याति बीजद्वयं पितः ।

कललत्वं बुद्बुदत्वं ततः पेशित्वमेव च ॥

Transliteration

tenābhibhūtaṃ tat sthairyaṃ yāti bījadvayaṃ pitaḥ | kalalatvaṃ budbudatvaṃ tataḥ peśitvam eva ca ||

Translation

ఓ తండ్రీ, ఆ ప్రక్రియచేత అధీనమై ఆ రెండు బీజాలు ఒక నిర్ధిష్ట స్థితిని పొందుతాయి—మొదట ‘కలల’ (జెల్లీ వంటి గుళిక)గా, తరువాత ‘బుద్బుద’ (బుడగ వంటి రూపం)గా, ఆపై నిజంగా ‘పేశీ’ (మాంసపిండం)గా మారుతాయి.

Word by Word

• tena: by that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; pronoun

• abhibhūtam: overpowered/affected
• abhibhūtam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū + abhi (धातु)
• Form: Kridanta; past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; predicate with bījadvayam (n.)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; demonstrative used adjectivally

• sthairyam: steadiness/firmness
• sthairyam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthairya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• yāti: goes/attains
• yāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• bīja-dvayam: the two seeds
• bīja-dvayam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja + dvi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; द्विगु-समासः ‘two seeds’

• pitaḥ: of the father
• pitaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (Vedic/archaic gen. sg.); ‘of the father’

• kalalatvam: the state of kalala (embryonic mass)
• kalalatvam: Karma (कर्म/object/state reached)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalala + tva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; abstract noun in -त्व

• budbudatvam: the state of a bubble
• budbudatvam: Karma (कर्म/object/state reached)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budbuda + tva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; abstract noun in -त्व

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय/तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb ‘thereafter/from that’

• peṣitvam: the state of peṣī (fleshy lump)
• peṣitvam: Karma (कर्म/object/state reached)
• Type: Noun
• Root: peṣī + tva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; abstract noun in -त्व

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक)

Speakers

• Putra addressing Pitā (O father)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Garbha development
• Classical Indian embryology
• Embodiment

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The body is shown as a gradual formation from subtle causes into gross form, encouraging detachment from bodily pride and a reflective attitude toward embodied life.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

A sarga-analog at the individual scale (formation of the body), serving the purāṇic educational role.

What is the esoteric significance?

The sequential ‘condensation’ (kalala → budbuda → peśī) can be read as the progressive crystallization of karma into form—subtle tendencies taking structured embodiment.