Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 23, Shloka 100

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

सह ताभ्यामभीष्टाभ्यां पन्नगाभ्यामरिन्दमः ।

ततः प्रविश्य ते सर्वे नागराजनिवेशनम् ॥

Transliteration

saha tābhyām abhīṣṭābhyāṃ pannagābhyām arindamaḥ | tataḥ praviśya te sarve nāgarājaniveśanam ||

Translation

उन दोनों प्रिय नागों के साथ शत्रुओं का दमन करने वाला वह वीर, उन सबके सहित, तब नागराज के भवन में प्रविष्ट हुआ।

Word by Word

• सह: with
• सह: सहकारक (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक-उपपद; तृतीया-विभक्त्यन्तेन सह प्रयुज्यते — preposition-like indeclinable ‘with’

• ताभ्याम्: with those two
• ताभ्याम्: सह (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन — Pronoun, Feminine, Instrumental Dual

• अभीष्टाभ्याम्: desired/beloved
• अभीष्टाभ्याम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन — Feminine, Instrumental Dual; विशेषण (to tābhyām/pannagābhyām)

• पन्नगाभ्याम्: with the two serpents
• पन्नगाभ्याम्: सह (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन — Masculine, Instrumental Dual

• अरिन्दमः: subduer of enemies
• अरिन्दमः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरि + दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अरिं दमयति—subduer of foes), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative Singular; विशेषण (to saḥ/sutaḥ implied)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: काल/देश (Time/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/देशवाचक — adverb ‘then/from there’

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप (gerund/absolutive), अव्यय — having entered

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative Plural; विशेषण (to te)

• नागराजनिवेशनम्: the dwelling of the king of nāgas
• नागराजनिवेशनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागराज + निवेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नागराजस्य निवेशनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular

Speakers

• Narrator voice (frame-speaker not identifiable from verses alone)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Hospitality
• Palace entry
• Alliance with Nāgas

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The ‘subduer of foes’ enters not by conquest but by companionship—suggesting that true strength includes the capacity for friendship and respectful entry into another’s domain.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna. The royal epithet supports a broader vaṃśānucarita tone but remains within episode narration.

What is the esoteric significance?

Entering the Nāga king’s residence can symbolize reaching the ‘governing center’ of subterranean energies—approaching the root authority of instinct and vitality.