Shloka 18
पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
Devanagari script
इति लोकमनाक्रन्दं मोहशोकपरिप्लुतम्
Transliteration
iti lokam anākrandaṁ mohaśokapariplutam
Translation
“这就是世间：并无真正的呼救之声，却全然被迷妄（moha）与忧悲（śoka）所淹没、所漫溢。”
Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
लोकम्the world/people
लोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनाक्रन्दम्without lamentation/crying
अनाक्रन्दम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनाक्रन्द
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मोहशोकपरिप्लुतम्overwhelmed by delusion and grief
मोहशोकपरिप्लुतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमोहशोकपरिप्लुत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
व्याध उवाच
Characters & Entities
L
loka (the world/people)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse diagnoses worldly life as pervaded by moha (delusion) and śoka (grief). Ethical progress begins by recognizing this condition and cultivating clarity, restraint, and dharma rather than being carried away by emotional turbulence.
Vyādha (the hunter) is instructing his listener, summarizing his observation about society: people live submerged in delusion and sorrow, often without a meaningful ‘cry’ that leads to true remedy—setting up further guidance on right conduct and understanding.