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Shloka 5

Vainya-Aśvamedhe Atri–Gautama–Sanatkumāra-Nirṇaya

Vainya’s Sacrifice and the Settlement of a Dharmic Dispute

न सम प्रज्ञायते किंचिदम्भसा समवस्तृते । सम॑ वा विषम वापि नद्यो वा स्थावराणि च,सब ओर इतना पानी भर गया कि ऊँचा-नीचा, समतल, नदी अथवा पेड़-पौधे आदिका पता नहीं चलता था

na samaṁ prajñāyate kiñcid ambhasā samavastṛte | samaṁ vā viṣamaṁ vāpi nadyo vā sthāvarāṇi ca ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: Khi muôn vật đều bị nước phủ kín, chẳng còn phân biệt rõ được đâu là đất bằng hay gồ ghề, sông ngòi chảy theo lối nào, hay ngay cả những vật cố định như cây cối, thảo mộc đứng ở đâu. Cảnh tượng ấy cho thấy tai ương dữ dội có thể xóa nhòa mọi dấu mốc quen thuộc và phương hướng, khiến chúng sinh phải nương vào sự sáng suốt và tự chế hơn là vào những mốc cảnh quan thường ngày.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
समम्level/even (ground)
समम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम
Formneuter, nominative, singular
प्रज्ञायतेis perceived/known
प्रज्ञायते:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
Formpresent, 3rd, singular, Atmanepada, passive/impersonal (middle usage)
किञ्चित्anything (at all)
किञ्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिञ्चित्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
अम्भसाby water
अम्भसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअम्भस्
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
समवस्तृतेhas been completely covered/overspread
समवस्तृते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + वस् (वस्तृ)
Formperfect, 3rd, singular, Atmanepada
समम्even/level
समम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
विषमम्uneven
विषमम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविषम
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
नद्यःrivers
नद्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनदी
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
स्थावराणिimmobile things (trees etc.)
स्थावराणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्थावर
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
W
water (ambhas)
R
rivers (nadyaḥ)
T
trees/plants (sthāvarāṇi)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how overpowering circumstances can obscure normal markers of judgment and orientation; in such moments, one must rely on careful discernment and self-control rather than external certainties.

A vast inundation has covered the area so completely that one cannot distinguish level from uneven ground, identify river courses, or even locate stationary features like trees and plants.