Shloka 43

कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity

Devanagari script

उमोवाच इमे मनुष्या दृश्यन्ते ऊहापोहविशारदा: । ज्ञानविज्ञानसम्पन्ना: प्रज्ञावन्तो<र्थकोविदा:

Transliteration

umovāca ime manuṣyā dṛśyante ūhāpohaviśāradāḥ | jñānavijñānasampannāḥ prajñāvanto 'rthakovidāḥ ||

Translation

乌玛说道：“主啊，在这些人类之中，有些人被见为善于推理与反驳，具足知识与实证的明辨，聪慧过人，并且精通目的之事与世间事务。”

Word by Word

• उमा: Umā (Pārvatī)
• उमा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मनुष्याः: men, humans
• मनुष्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen, appear
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada, Passive/Reflexive (are seen/appear)

• ऊहापोहविशारदाः: skilled in reasoning and counter-reasoning
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊहापोहविशारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ज्ञानविज्ञानसम्पन्नाः: endowed with knowledge and discernment
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञानविज्ञानसम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रज्ञावन्तः: intelligent, wise
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रज्ञावत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अर्थकोविदाः: knowing the meaning/purpose; skilled in matters
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थकोविद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds a moral-intellectual contrast that the surrounding dialogue develops: some people possess sharp reasoning, knowledge, and practical competence, yet the text invites reflection on whether such capacities are sufficient without dharma, self-control, and right orientation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Umā (Pārvatī) addresses Maheśvara (Śiva), observing that among humans there are individuals who are highly capable—skilled in debate, knowledgeable, discerning, and adept in worldly aims—setting up her inquiry into the deeper causes and consequences of such qualities.