Katha:2.2.7

Mantra 2.2.7

Original Text:

योनिमन्ये प्रपद्यन्ते शरीरत्वाय देहिनः ।
	स्थाणुमन्येऽनुसंयन्ति यथाकर्म यथाश्रुतम् ॥ ७ ॥

yonimanye prapadyante śarīratvāya dehinaḥ ।
	sthāṇumanye’nusaṃyanti yathākarma yathāśrutam ॥ 7 ॥

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Sanskrit Term	Transliteration	Hindi Meaning	English Word or Meaning	Comments
योनिम्	yonim	गर्भ – जीव के जन्म के लिए स्त्री का गर्भ	womb – the female reproductive organ where embodiment occurs		अन्ये	anye	अन्य – कुछ अन्य जीव	others – some other beings		प्रपद्यन्ते	prapadyante	प्रवेश करते हैं – प्राप्त होते हैं, प्रवेश करते हैं	enter – attain, take refuge in, go into		शरीरत्वाय	śarīratvāya	शरीरधारण के लिए – देह प्राप्ति के उद्देश्य से	for embodiment – for the purpose of taking a body		देहिनः	dehinaḥ	जीवात्मा – शरीरधारी आत्माएँ	embodied beings – jīvas possessing bodies		स्थाणुम्	sthāṇum	स्थावर – स्थिर, जड़ वस्तुएँ (जैसे वृक्ष)	immoveable – stationary beings (like trees)		अन्ये	anye	अन्य – कुछ अन्य	others – some others		अनुसंयन्ति	anusamyanti	प्रवेश करते हैं – पहुँचते हैं, प्राप्त होते हैं	enter – go into, attain		यथा	yathā	जैसे – जिस प्रकार	according to – as, in accordance with		कर्म	karma	कर्म – किए गए कार्य	karma – actions performed		यथा	yathā	जैसे – जिस प्रकार	according to – as, in accordance with		श्रुतम्	śrutam	सुना गया ज्ञान – प्राप्त ज्ञान	knowledge – what has been heard, acquired knowledge

Translation/Explanation

Hindi: कुछ जीव (देहधारी) शरीर प्राप्ति के लिए गर्भ में प्रवेश करते हैं; अन्य अपने कर्म और प्राप्त ज्ञान के अनुसार स्थावर (जड़) योनि में चले जाते हैं।

English: Some dehinaḥ (embodied beings) enter yonim (wombs) for śarīratvāya (the purpose of embodiment); others enter sthāṇum (the immoveable), according to their karma (actions) and according to their śrutam (acquired knowledge).

Commentary

Some dehinaḥ (embodied beings) enter yonim (wombs), combined with the male seed, to take on a new body. This refers to those who, due to ignorance, undergo rebirth as embodied beings. Others, who are even more deluded, after death attain the state of sthāṇum (immoveable beings), such as trees and similar forms. "According to their karma" means in accordance with the actions they performed in this life, and "according to their śrutam" refers to the nature of knowledge they have acquired. Thus, the embodied beings take on forms corresponding to their karma and knowledge, as another śruti states: "they are born according to their knowledge."

Concept List

yonim
dehinaḥ
sthāṇum
karma
śrutam
śarīratvāya