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Shloka 186

पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages

स्रोतसासकृदाक्षिप्तं द्वियमाणं बलीयसा । इस प्रकार यह संसार असहाय तथा मोह, शोकमें डूबा हुआ है। कर्मोके अत्यन्त प्रबल प्रवाहमें पड़कर बार-बार उसकी आधि-व्याधिरूपी तरंगोंके थपेड़े सहता और विवश होकर इधर-से-उधर बहता रहता है

srotasā sakṛd ākṣiptaṃ dvīyamāṇaṃ balīyasā |

Thế gian như vật mắc trong dòng nước: một khi bị dòng chảy chộp lấy, liền bị kéo đi và quăng quật bởi sức mạnh lớn hơn. Vì vậy, trong cảnh bất lực và mê lầm, nó chìm trong sầu khổ, hết lần này đến lần khác bị những con sóng của khổ não và bệnh tật đánh dập; và—bị cuốn trong dòng nghiệp lực vô cùng mãnh liệt—nó trôi dạt từ nơi này sang nơi khác trái với ý muốn.

स्रोतसाby/with the stream (current)
स्रोतसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्रोतस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
असकृत्again and again, repeatedly
असकृत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअसकृत्
आक्षिप्तम्thrown/dragged (about)
आक्षिप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआ-क्षिप्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
द्वियमाणम्being tossed to and fro / wavering
द्वियमाणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वी (द्वि) / द्वि- (to be in two, to waver) + य (यक्)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular, यमान (present passive/atmanepada participial formation)
बलीयसाby the stronger (force)
बलीयसा:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन् (comparative: बलीयस्)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular

व्याध उवाच

व्याध (the hunter-sage, speaker)
संसार (the world, saṃsāra)
कर्म (karma, action and its force)

Educational Q&A

Saṃsāra is driven by the powerful current of karma; when one is seized by it, one becomes helplessly tossed between pleasure and pain. The ethical implication is to cultivate discernment and steadiness (dharma-based conduct and inner detachment) rather than being carried away by delusion and grief.

The Vyādha is instructing his listener through a vivid metaphor: like an object swept into a river, the embodied being is dragged by forces stronger than itself. He explains the human condition—repeatedly battered by suffering—so the listener may turn toward dharma and clarity.