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Shloka 21

सोमक–जन्तु उपाख्यानम्

Somaka–Jantu Exemplar: The Quest for a Hundred Sons

आपका पुत्र जन्तु पुनः: अपनी माताके ही पेटसे उत्पन्न होगा। उस समय उसकी बायीं पसलीमें एक सुनहरा चिह्न होगा

soma-ka uvāca—tava putro jantuḥ punaḥ svamātuḥ kukṣau punar utpatsyate; tadā tasya vāma-pārśve (vāma-pasau) suvarṇa-cihnaṃ bhaviṣyati.

บุตรของท่านคือชันตุจักบังเกิดอีกครั้งจากครรภ์มารดาของตนเอง และเมื่อถือกำเนิด จะมีรอยหมายสีทองปรากฏที่สีข้างซ้าย (บริเวณซี่โครง)

tavaof you/your
tava:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Roottvad
Form—, Genitive, Singular
putraḥson
putraḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootputra
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
jantuḥcreature/person
jantuḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootjantu
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ
Formtrue
svamāturof (his) own mother
svamātur:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootsva-mātṛ
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
evaindeed/only
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva
Formtrue
udarafrom the womb/belly
udara:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootudara
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
prasūyatewill be born/is born forth
prasūyate:
TypeVerb
Root√sū (prasū)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada, Passive/impersonal sense (is born)
tadāthen/at that time
tadā:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā
Formtrue
tasyaof him/his
tasya:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Roottad
Form—, Genitive, Singular
vāmain the left
vāma:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootvāma
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
pārśvaside/rib-region
pārśva:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootpārśva
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
suvarṇagolden
suvarṇa:
TypeAdjective
Rootsuvarṇa
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
cihnammark/sign
cihnam:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootcihna
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
bhaviṣyatiwill be
bhaviṣyati:
TypeVerb
Root√bhū
FormFuture, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

सोमक उवाच

S
Somaka
J
Jantu
M
mother (of Jantu)
G
golden mark (suvarṇa-cihna)

Educational Q&A

The verse emphasizes continuity of moral causality across lives: rebirth can occur within the same familial context, and a distinctive sign may serve to confirm identity, reinforcing accountability and the ordered nature of karma.

Somaka foretells that the son named Jantu will be born again from his own mother, and that a golden mark on his left side/rib will identify him at birth.