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Shloka 2

Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)

साड्रोपनिषदो वेदानधीते द्विजसत्तम: । स वक्षमूले कम्मिंश्चिद्‌ वेदानुच्चारयन्‌ स्थित:,द्विजश्रेष्ठ कौशिकने सम्पूर्ण अंगोंसहित वेदों और उपनिषदोंका अध्ययन किया था। एक दिनकी बात है, वह किसी वृक्षके नीचे बैठकर वेदपाठ कर रहा था

ṣaḍ-upaniṣado vedān adhīte dvija-sattamaḥ | sa vṛkṣa-mūle kaṃmiṃścid vedān uccārayan sthitaḥ |

Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: “Yang terbaik antara golongan dua-kali-lahir itu telah menguasai Veda beserta enam Upaniṣad. Pada suatu ketika, duduk di bawah pangkal sebatang pokok, dia tetap di situ melagukan bacaan Veda.”

षड्six
षड्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootषट्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
उपनिषदम्Upanishad (as a text)
उपनिषदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउपनिषद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वेदान्the Vedas
वेदान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अधीतेstudies/recites (as a student)
अधीते:
TypeVerb
Rootअधि-इ (अधी)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
द्विजसत्तमःthe best of the twice-born (Brahmin)
द्विजसत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजसत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वृक्षमूलेat the root of a tree
वृक्षमूले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्षमूल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
कस्मिंश्चित्in/at some (place)
कस्मिंश्चित्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootकस्मिन् + चित्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वेदान्the Vedas
वेदान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
उच्चारयन्reciting/uttering
उच्चारयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-चर्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
स्थितःstood/was situated (remained)
स्थितः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formक्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

M
Mārkaṇḍeya
A
a dvija-sattama (unnamed Brahmin)
V
Vedas
U
Upaniṣads
T
tree (vṛkṣa)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights an ethical ideal: excellence is grounded in disciplined learning and continual practice of sacred knowledge—studying the Vedas and Upaniṣads and maintaining steady, reverent recitation.

Mārkaṇḍeya describes an exemplary Brahmin who has completed Vedic and Upaniṣadic study; on a particular occasion he sits beneath a tree and recites the Vedas, setting the scene for the ensuing episode.