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Shloka 1

Adhyaya 26 — Madālasa Names Alarka and Reorients Him Toward Kshatriya Duty

Sanskrit

इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे मदालसोपाख्याने पञ्चविंशोऽध्यायः ।

षड्विंशोऽध्यायः ।

जड उवाच

वर्धमानं सुतं सा तु राजपत्नी दिने दिने ।

तमुल्लापादिना बोधमनयन्निर्ममात्मकम् ॥

Transliteration

iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe madālasopākhyāne pañcaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ / ṣaḍviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ / jaḍa uvāca / vardhamānaṃ sutaṃ sā tu rājapatnī dine dine / tam ullāpādinā bodham anayann irmamātmakam

Translation

Demikian berakhir bab kedua puluh lima dalam kisah Madālasā di Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa. Bab kedua puluh enam dimulai. Jaḍa berkata—hari demi hari, ketika putranya bertumbuh, sang ratu menuntunnya dengan nina bobo dan sejenisnya, membentuk wataknya menjadi tanpa kemelekatan dan tanpa rasa memiliki.

Word by Word
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/quotative marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)
śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇein the Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
TypeNoun
Rootśrī + mārkaṇḍeya + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्री-मārkaṇḍeya-पुराण)
madālasā-upākhyānein the episode (upākhyāna) of Madālasā
madālasā-upākhyāne:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
TypeNoun
Rootmadālasā + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मदालसा-उपाख्यान)
pañcaviṃśaḥtwenty-fifth
pañcaviṃśaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpañcaviṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal adjective used with 'adhyāyaḥ' (understood)
adhyāyaḥchapter
adhyāyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootadhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
ṣaḍviṃśaḥtwenty-sixth
ṣaḍviṃśaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootṣaḍviṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ordinal adjective used with 'adhyāyaḥ' (understood)
adhyāyaḥchapter
adhyāyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootadhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
jaḍaḥJaḍa (proper name)
jaḍaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootjaḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; speaker tag
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada
vardhamānamgrowing
vardhamānam:
Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootvardhamāna (कृदन्त; वर्ध् धातु)
FormPresent participle (शतृ), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; Masculine/Neuter form agreeing with 'sutam'
sutamson
sutam:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeNoun
Rootsuta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
sāshe
sā:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; pronoun
tuindeed/and
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis
rājapatnīthe king’s wife (queen)
rājapatnī:
Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan + patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः पत्नी)
dineby day / each day
dine:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/time)
TypeNoun
Rootdina (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Singular; used adverbially
dineday after day
dine:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/time)
TypeNoun
Rootdina (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Singular; repetition for distributive sense
tamhim
tam:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; pronoun referring to the son
ullāpa-ādināby lullabies and the like
ullāpa-ādinā:
Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootullāpa + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (उल्लापः आदिः यस्य/उल्लापादि)
bodhamunderstanding/awakening
bodham:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeNoun
Rootbodha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
anayatbrought/led (him) to
anayat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootnī (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada; causative sense not marked here (simple 'led/brought')
nirmama-ātmakamof the nature of non-attachment
nirmama-ātmakam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnirmama + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; समासः—कर्मधारयः (निर्ममः आत्मकः) agreeing with 'bodham' (bodhaṃ nirmamātmakam)
Speakers
Jaḍa (narrator within the episode) describing Madālasā
Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes
Upākhyāna frameSpiritual educationNon-attachment training

FAQs

The text presents deliberate early formation of dispassion: spiritual instruction is integrated into daily nurturing, not postponed to later life.

Primarily narrative (vaṃśānucarita-adjacent in royal context) serving as a vehicle for adhyātma instruction rather than a strict pancalakṣaṇa exposition.

The ‘lullaby’ becomes mantra-like conditioning: repeated teaching reshapes saṃskāras toward nirmamatā (non-appropriation).

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