Shloka 30
Brahmopadeśa: Adhipatitva-kathana, Dharma-lakṣaṇa, and Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña Viveka
Book 14, Chapter 43
Devanagari script
अपां धातू रसो नित्यं जिद्नया स तु गृहाते । जिद्दास्थश्न तथा सोमो रसज्ञाने विधीयते
Transliteration
apāṁ dhātū raso nityaṁ jihvayā sa tu gṛhyate | jihvā-sthaś ca tathā somo rasa-jñāne vidhīyate ||
Translation
风神说道：“味是属水大之永恒精髓，由舌而觉。月神苏摩常住于舌，被任为助缘，使众生得知味、得尝味。”
Word by Word
अपाम्of waters
अपाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
धातुःconstituent/element
धातुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधातु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रसःtaste/essence
रसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
जिह्वयाby the tongue
जिह्वया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
सःhe/that (it)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
गृह्णातिgrasps/receives
गृह्णाति:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
जिह्वास्थःsituated in the tongue
जिह्वास्थः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजिह्वा-स्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
सोमःSoma; the Moon
सोमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रसज्ञानेin the cognition of taste
रसज्ञाने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरस-ज्ञान
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
विधीयतेis appointed/ordained
विधीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (वि-धा)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyu-deva)A
Ap (water element)J
Jihvā (tongue)S
Soma (Moon deity)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse links sense-perception to elemental cosmology: taste (rasa) is rooted in the water-element and is known through the tongue, with Soma (the Moon principle) supporting the capacity to discern and enjoy taste.
Vāyu-deva is explaining a doctrinal mapping of elements, senses, and deities—describing how taste is perceived and assigning Soma a functional presence in the tongue for the cognition of taste.