Shloka 8

Qualities of the Five Great Elements; Description of Sudarśana-dvīpa and Mount Meru

Devanagari script

वर्तंते सर्वलोकेषु येषु भूताः प्रतिष्ठिताः । अन्योन्यं नातिवर्तंते साम्यं भवति वै तदा

Transliteration

vartaṃte sarvalokeṣu yeṣu bhūtāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ | anyonyaṃ nātivartaṃte sāmyaṃ bhavati vai tadā

Translation

సర్వ లోకాలలో భూతతత్త్వాలు ఎక్కడ ప్రతిష్ఠితమై ఉన్నాయో, అవి తమ తమ నియమానుసారం ప్రవహిస్తాయి. అవి పరస్పరం అతిక్రమించనప్పుడు నిజంగా సమత్వం ఏర్పడుతుంది.

Word by Word

• vartante: they exist/operate
• vartante: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (Present, 3rd person, Plural, Ātmanepada)

• sarva-lokeṣu: in all worlds
• sarva-lokeṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सर्वेषु लोकेषु’ (masculine, Locative, Plural)

• yeṣu: in which
• yeṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन (relative pronoun; Locative, Plural)

• bhūtāḥ: beings/elements
• bhūtāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √bhū भू)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन (masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• pratiṣṭhitāḥ: established/settled
• pratiṣṭhitāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratiṣṭhita (कृदन्त; √sthā स्था with prati-)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतानां विशेषणम् (PPP/PP, masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• anyonyaṃ: mutually/one another
• anyonyaṃ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyonya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् परस्परवाचक-अव्यय (reciprocal adverb: mutually)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• ati-vartante: they overstep/exceed
• ati-vartante: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati + √vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्ग ‘अति’ (Present, 3rd person, Plural, Ātmanepada)

• sāmyam: equilibrium/equality
• sāmyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• bhavati: arises/is
• bhavati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (Present, 3rd person, Singular)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: then)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: nātivartante = na + ativartante.

FAQs

What principle of dharma is taught in this verse?

It teaches that harmony arises when beings remain within their proper limits and do not encroach upon one another—order is sustained through non-transgression.

What does “sāmya” (equilibrium) imply here?

Sāmya implies a stable balance in the cosmos and society—an evenness that results when each being follows its own role without disrupting others.

How can this verse be applied ethically in daily life?

It encourages respecting boundaries, duties, and rights—cooperation over domination—so that social and personal life remain balanced and peaceful.