Shloka 48
पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
Devanagari script
शब्द स्पर्श तथा रूप॑ गन्धानिष्टांश्ष सत्तम
Transliteration
śabda-sparśa tathā rūpaṁ gandhān iṣṭāṁś ca sattama
Translation
猎人说道：“噢人中最胜者，声、触与色——以及悦意之香——皆为诸根所缘之境。”在此教诲中，他先点明感官的诱引：它们常将心牵向外境，若不以法（dharma）摄持，便成为执著与道德失足的开端。
Word by Word
शब्दम्sound
शब्दम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
स्पर्शम्touch
स्पर्शम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्पर्श
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तथाand also; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
रूपम्form; appearance
रूपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
गन्धान्smells; odors
गन्धान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
इष्टान्desired; pleasing
इष्टान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootइष्ट
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सत्तमO best of beings/men
सत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootसत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
व्याध उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
vyādha (the hunter, speaker)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse points to the sense-objects—sound, touch, form, and fragrance—as powerful attractions; ethical living begins with recognizing these pulls and regulating them so that desire does not override dharma.
The hunter (vyādha) is instructing his listener, opening a moral discourse by enumerating the sensory objects that commonly become the basis of attachment and thus a field where restraint and right conduct must be practiced.