Shloka 36

इन्द्रद्युम्नोपाख्यानम्

Indradyumna Upākhyāna: On Kīrti, Smṛti, and Restoration

Devanagari script

न कन्यां याचते कक्षिन्नापि कन्या प्रदीयते । स्वयंग्राहा भविष्यन्ति युगान्ते समुपस्थिते

Transliteration

na kanyāṃ yācate kaścin nāpi kanyā pradīyate | svayaṃgrāhā bhaviṣyanti yugānte samupasthite ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “In that time, no one will go to seek a maiden in marriage, nor will a maiden be formally given away. When the end of the age draws near, unions will arise by self-choice and self-taking, outside the customary rites.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• कन्याम्: a maiden/daughter (as object)
• कन्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• याचते: asks/begs (for)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: Present (Lat), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• कश्चित्: someone/anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: nor/not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• कन्या: a maiden/daughter
• कन्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रदीयते: is given (in marriage)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा
• Form: Present (Lat), Passive, Third, Singular

• स्वयम्: by oneself/of one’s own accord
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• ग्राहाः: seizers/takers (those who take)
• ग्राहाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भविष्यन्ति: will be/will become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Lrt), Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• युगान्ते: at the end of the age
• युगान्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगान्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• समुपस्थिते: when (it) has arrived/when present
• समुपस्थिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-स्था
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya