Shloka 39
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
Devanagari script
विविध कर्म विज्ञेयमिज्या दानं च तन्मखे
Transliteration
vividha karma vijñeyam ijyā dānaṃ ca tanmakhe
Translation
风神伐由说道：“当知正行有多种形态——尤以祭祀供奉（献祭之供）与布施为要——皆在此祭中施行。”
Word by Word
विविधम्various, manifold
विविधम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कर्मact, rite, action
कर्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विज्ञेयम्to be known/understood
विज्ञेयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञा
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, Gerundive (तव्य/य), Passive sense
इज्याworship, sacrifice
इज्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइज्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
दानम्gift, giving, charity
दानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तत्in that
तत्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
मखेin the sacrifice (yajña)
मखे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमख
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)म
मख (makha, sacrifice)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that dharmic life includes multiple forms of karma, with special emphasis on ijyā (worship/sacrificial observance) and dāna (charitable giving) as key expressions of righteousness within sacrificial contexts.
Vāyudeva is speaking in the Ashvamedhika Parva, pointing out that within the ongoing sacrificial setting, one should recognize the variety of meritorious actions—particularly ritual worship and acts of giving—that constitute proper conduct.