Shloka 36

Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā

Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties

Devanagari script

भित्त्वा तु पृथिवीं यानि जायन्ते कालपर्ययात्‌

Transliteration

bhittvā tu pṛthivīṃ yāni jāyante kālaparyayāt

Translation

“ส่วนสรรพสัตว์ที่เมื่อกาลหมุนเวียนแล้วบังเกิดขึ้นโดยทะลวงผืนดินออกมา…”

Word by Word

• भित्त्वा: having split / having broken (through)
• भित्त्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), कर्तरि

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यानि: which (things) / those which
• यानि: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• जायन्ते: are born / arise
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, Third, Plural, कर्तरि (intransitive)

• कालपर्ययात्: from the change/turn of time; due to time’s cycle
• कालपर्ययात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालपर्यय
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• pṛthivī (earth)
• kāla (time)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse points to kāla (time) as a governing force in the arising of life: beings emerge according to the cycles and transformations of time, suggesting a worldview where birth and manifestation follow cosmic order rather than mere chance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking and begins a description of beings that emerge from the earth as time turns—introducing or supporting a broader explanation about natural processes, cyclical change, and the ordered unfolding of events.