Shloka 32

Adhyaya 48 — The Emanation of Beings from Brahma: Night, Day, Twilight, and the Orders of Creation

Sanskrit

यजूṃषि त्रैष्टुभं छन्दः स्तोमं पञ्चदशं तथा ।

बृहत्साम तथोकथञ्च दक्षिणादसृजन्मुखात् ॥

Transliteration

yajūṃṣi traiṣṭubhaṃ chandaḥ stomaṃ pañcadaśaṃ tathā | bṛhat-sāma tathokthañ ca dakṣiṇād asṛjan mukhāt ||

Translation

Từ khuôn mặt phương Nam của Ngài, Ngài phát xuất các công thức Yajus, thể thơ Triṣṭubh, stoma mười lăm bậc, và Bṛhat sāman (thánh ca), cùng với dakṣiṇā, lễ vật thù lao tế tự.

Word by Word

• yajūṃṣi: Yajus formulas
• yajūṃṣi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• traiṣṭubham: (the metre) Triṣṭubh
• traiṣṭubham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: traiṣṭubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying chandaḥ (metre)

• chandaḥ: metre
• chandaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chandas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• stomam: stotra-collection; hymn-group
• stomam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stoma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pañcadaśam: fifteenfold; of fifteen
• pañcadaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcadaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu numeral adjective qualifying stomam

• tathā: also; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• bṛhat-sāma: the Bṛhat Sāman chant
• bṛhat-sāma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + sāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya compound

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• uktham: uktha recitation; praise
• uktham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uktha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• dakṣiṇāt: from the southern (side)
• dakṣiṇāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• asṛjat: created; emitted
• asṛjat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• mukhāt: from (his) mouth
• mukhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Narrative voice (cosmogonic description; not within Devi Mahatmya battle narrative)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Brahmā (Creator)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Vedic ritual
• Sacred sound (śabda)
• Pañcalakṣaṇa—Sarga

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual order (yajña) and sacred speech are presented as primordial principles: the cosmos is not only material but also structured through Vedic forms (metre, chant, and offering).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: it describes primary creation, especially the emanation of Vedic categories that govern ritual and cosmic order.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘faces’ symbolize directional differentiation of consciousness and function; Vedic metres and sāmans represent archetypal vibrational patterns through which creation becomes intelligible and ritually accessible.