Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 19, Shloka 12

Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise

Sanskrit

तेषामहं परां तुष्टिं पुत्रदारधनादिकम् ।

प्रदास्याम्यवघातञ्च हनिष्याम्यवमन्यताम् ॥

Transliteration

teṣām ahaṃ parāṃ tuṣṭiṃ putradāradhanādikam /

pradāsyāmy avaghātañ ca haniṣyāmy avamanyatām

Translation

To them I shall grant supreme satisfaction—sons, wife, wealth, and the rest; and I shall also destroy injury (done to them) and put an end to disrespect (towards them).

Word by Word

• teṣām: for them / of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/recipient-possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; demonstrative pronoun

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Common pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• parām: supreme
• parām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agreeing with tuṣṭim

• tuṣṭim: satisfaction/favor
• tuṣṭim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• putra-dāra-dhana-ādikam: sons, wife, wealth, and the like
• putra-dāra-dhana-ādikam: Karma (कर्म/Object/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + dāra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ādi-compound: 'sons, wife, wealth, etc.'

• pradāsyāmi: I will bestow
• pradāsyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लृट्/Future), Parasmaipada, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• avaghātam: destruction/striking down
• avaghātam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avaghāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• haniṣyāmi: I will destroy
• haniṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लृट्/Future), Parasmaipada, 1st person, Singular

• avamanyatām: disrespect/contempt
• avamanyatām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avamanyatā (प्रातिपदिक; abstract noun from ava-√man)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speakers

• Dattātreya speaking (to Kārtavīrya)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Dattātreya

Key Themes

• Divine protection
• Householder prosperity
• Phala-śruti
• Honor and social standing

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The promise links dharmic devotion with both inner fulfillment (tuṣṭi) and outer stability (family/wealth), and also with social justice—harm and dishonor against devotees are checked.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita material: it motivates the later eminence of the king by specifying the divine economy of merit and protection.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Destroying harm and disrespect’ indicates a protective field around dharma: alignment with the sacred is portrayed as generating both prosperity and an aura of inviolability.