Shloka 8

Devanagari script

कामात्‌ संजायते शुक्र शुक्रात्‌ संजायते रज: । समानव्यानजनिते सामान्ये शुक्रशोणिते

Transliteration

kāmāt sañjāyate śukraṃ śukrāt sañjāyate rajaḥ | samāna-vyāna-janite sāmānye śukra-śoṇite ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Nārada: Mula sa pagnanasa (kāma) nagmumula ang śukra (semilya); mula sa śukra nagmumula ang rajas (likidong panghenerasyon/elementong kaugnay ng regla). Ang semilya at dugo—sapagkat nalilikha sa pamamagitan ng mga tungkuling-buhay na tinatawag na Samāna at Vyāna—kaya tinatawag na “karaniwan” o “pinagsasaluhan” na mga sangkap.

Word by Word

• कामात्: from desire
• कामात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• संजायते: is produced / arises
• संजायते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √जन्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• शुक्रम्: semen
• शुक्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शुक्रात्: from semen
• शुक्रात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• संजायते: is produced / arises
• संजायते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √जन्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• रजः: female generative fluid / menses
• रजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• समान: in the two that are alike / common
• समान: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Dual

• व्यान: by (the vital air) Vyāna
• व्यान: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यान
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• जनिते: produced (in/for the two)
• जनिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √जन्
• Form: Past Passive Participle (kta), Neuter, Locative, Dual

• सामान्ये: in the two common (ones)
• सामान्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सामान्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Dual

• शुक्र: semen
• शुक्र: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शोणिते: in the two: semen and blood
• शोणिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोणित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Dual

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Samāna-vāyu
• Vyāna-vāyu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links physiology to ethics: desire (kāma) is presented as the initiating cause in the chain leading to reproductive substances. By implying that bodily outcomes follow mental impulses, it underscores the dharmic value of regulating desire for self-mastery and responsible conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is explaining a doctrinal/physiological account of generation, describing how śukra and rajas/śoṇita arise and noting that they are produced through the functions of Samāna and Vyāna, hence called ‘common’ constituents.