Shloka 35

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

Sanskrit

विद्युतोऽशनिमेघाश्च रोहितेन्द्रधनूंषि च ।

वयांसि च ससर्जादौ कल्पस्य भगवान् विभुः ॥

Transliteration

vidyuto 'śani-meghāś ca rohita-indradhanūṃṣi ca | vayāṃsi ca sasarjādau kalpasya bhagavān vibhuḥ ||

Translation

Vào lúc khởi đầu của một kiếp (kalpa), Đấng Thế Tôn, Chúa Tể thấm khắp, đã tạo ra chớp, sấm và mây, ánh đỏ rực và cầu vồng, và cả loài chim nữa.

Word by Word

• vidyutaḥ: lightnings
• vidyutaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• aśani-meghāḥ: thunderbolts and clouds
• aśani-meghāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśani (प्रातिपदिक) + megha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); dvandva: 'thunderbolts and clouds'

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

• rohita-indra-dhanūṃṣi: red rainbows
• rohita-indra-dhanūṃṣi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohita (प्रातिपदिक) + indra-dhanuṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'Indra's bow' (rainbow) with qualifier rohita

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

• vayāṃsi: birds
• vayāṃsi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vayas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• sasarja: created; sent forth
• sasarja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• ādau: in the beginning
• ādau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial locative

• kalpasya: of the aeon
• kalpasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vibhuḥ: the all-pervading one
• vibhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to bhagavān

Speakers

• Narrative voice (cosmogonic description)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Brahmā (Creator)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Elements of atmosphere
• Origins of species
• Pañcalakṣaṇa—Sarga

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Nature’s awe-inspiring phenomena are not random but integrated into a meaningful cosmic order; reverence for the natural world aligns with reverence for the Creator’s ordinance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: enumeration of created entities at the start of a kalpa.

What is the esoteric significance?

Lightning and thunder signify dynamic śakti in the atmosphere; the rainbow can symbolize the spectrum of manifestation emerging from a single source.