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Shloka 5

Brahmopadeśa: Ahiṃsā, Jñāna, and the Kṣetrajña–Sattva Analysis

Chapter 49

देशकालावुभौ केचिन्नैतदस्तीति चापरे । जटाजिनधराश्रान्ये मुण्डा: केचिदसंवृता:

deśa-kālāv ubhau kecin naitad astīti cāpare | jaṭājinadharāḥ anye muṇḍāḥ kecid asaṃvṛtāḥ ||

วายุกล่าวว่า “บางพวกยอมรับว่าทั้งสถานที่และกาลเวลาเป็นสิ่งมีจริง; อีกพวกกล่าวว่าไม่มีความมีอยู่แท้จริง บางพวกเป็นนักบวชไว้ชฎาและนุ่งห่มหนังเนื้อทราย บางพวกโกนศีรษะ และบางพวกอยู่เปลือยกายเป็นดิคัมพร”

देशकालौplace and time
देशकालौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेश + काल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
केचित्some (people)
केचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अस्तिexists / is
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus (quoting)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपरेothers
अपरे:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जटाजिनधराःwearers of matted hair and deer-skin
जटाजिनधराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजटा + अजिन + धर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मुण्डाःshaven-headed
मुण्डाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमुण्ड
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
केचित्some (people)
केचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
असंवृताःuncovered / unclad
असंवृताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअ + संवृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Past Passive Participle (क्त), वृ (संवृ)

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyudeva
D
deśa (place)
K
kāla (time)
J
jaṭā (matted locks)
A
ajina (deerskin)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that people hold conflicting doctrines (e.g., whether time and place are real) and adopt varied ascetic appearances; it implies that truth and dharma are not guaranteed by sectarian claims or external symbols alone.

Vāyudeva is describing the variety of viewpoints and lifestyles found among seekers/ascetics—some affirming or denying the reality of deśa and kāla, and others distinguished by visible practices like matted hair with deerskin, shaved heads, or nudity.