Shloka 68

Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation

Sanskrit

वृतमण्डं दशगुणैरेकेकैकत्वेन तैः पुनः ।

महता तत्प्रमाणेन सहैवानेन वेष्टितः ॥

Transliteration

vṛtamaṇḍaṃ daśaguṇair ekekaikatvena taiḥ punaḥ | mahatā tatpramāṇena sahaivānena veṣṭitaḥ

Translation

Lingkup kosmos ini dikelilingi oleh lapisan-lapisan itu; masing-masing berukuran sepuluh kali lapisan sebelumnya, berturut-turut. Dengan ukuran agung itu, semuanya sungguh terselubungi oleh sistem penutup ini.

Word by Word

• वृतमण्डम्: the rounded sphere
• वृतमण्डम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत-मण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; karmadhāraya ‘the circular sphere/egg’ (vṛtaṃ maṇḍam)

• दशगुणैः: by tenfold measures
• दशगुणैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश-गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; instrumental ‘by tenfold factors’

• एक-एक-एकत्वेन: each one successively
• एक-एक-एकत्वेन: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एक + एक + एकत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (adverbial), तृतीया एकवचन-रूपेण; ‘in each single (successive) manner’

• तैः: by those
• तैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; instrumental pronoun

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति/क्रमबोधक अव्यय (again/further)

• महता: by a great (measure)
• महता: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; instrumental ‘by the great’ (measure)

• तत्-प्रमाणेन: by that measure
• तत्-प्रमाणेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; instrumental ‘by that measure/extent’

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Comitative/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (with)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; instrumental ‘by this’

• वेष्टितः: was enclosed/wrapped
• वेष्टितः: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वेष्ट् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; predicate (understood subject: अण्डः/सः)

Speakers

• Cosmological narration; speaker not explicitly marked here

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Sacred geometry/measure
• Āvaraṇa (cosmic coverings)
• Sāṃkhya-influenced vocabulary

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Scale and order are sacred markers: the universe is portrayed as lawfully proportioned, supporting the Purāṇic view that cosmos reflects dharma-like regularity.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: technical description of the world-egg’s measurements and encasements.

What is the esoteric significance?

Tenfold expansion symbolizes increasing subtlety and vastness as one moves outward from the manifest world, hinting at the mind’s inability to grasp the totality without contemplative discipline.