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Shloka 15

दान-धर्म-आश्रमविधानम्

Dana, Dharma, and the Four Āśramas

अग्नि: पवनसंयुक्तः खं समाक्षिपते जलम्‌ | सोडग्निमारुतसंयोगाद्‌ घनत्वमुपपद्यते,“वायुका संयोग पाकर अग्नि जलको आकाशमें उछालने लगी; फिर वही जल अग्नि और वायुके संयोगसे घनीभूत हो गया

agniḥ pavanasaṃyuktaḥ khaṃ samākṣipate jalam | so 'gnimārutasaṃyogād ghanatvam upapadyate |

آگ جب ہوا کے ساتھ ملتی ہے تو پانی کو آسمان کی طرف اچھال دیتی ہے؛ اور وہی پانی آگ اور ہوا کے اتصال سے گاڑھا ہو کر ایک گھنا تودہ بن جاتا ہے۔

अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पवन-संयुक्तःjoined/combined with wind
पवन-संयुक्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपवन-संयुक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
खम्sky/space
खम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Root
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
समाक्षिपतेthrows/casts (up) into
समाक्षिपते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-क्षिप्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
जलम्water
जलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सःthat (water)/it
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उद्-अग्नि-मारुत-संयोगात्from/through the conjunction of fire and wind (rising fire and wind)
उद्-अग्नि-मारुत-संयोगात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउदग्निमारुतसंयोग
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
घनत्वम्density/condensation
घनत्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघनत्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उपपद्यतेattains/comes to be
उपपद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√पद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

भरद्वाज उवाच

B
Bharadvāja
A
Agni (fire)
P
Pavana/Māruta (wind)
K
Kha (sky/space)
J
Jala (water)

Educational Q&A

That phenomena arise from definite causes and combinations (saṃyoga). Recognizing orderly causation—here shown through elemental interaction—supports right understanding and steadiness in ethical decision-making.

Bharadvāja describes how fire aided by wind propels water into the sky, and how that water, influenced again by fire and wind, becomes dense/condensed—an illustrative account of elemental processes used for instruction.