Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 10, Shloka 28

Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey

Sanskrit

तस्मादुत्पन्नबोधस्य वेदैः किं मे प्रयोजनम् ।

गुरुविज्ञानतृप्तस्य निरीहस्य सदात्मनः ॥

Transliteration

tasmād utpanna-bodhasya vedaiḥ kiṃ me prayojanam /

guru-vijñāna-tṛptasya nirīhasya sad-ātmanaḥ

Translation

ထို့ကြောင့် ငါ့အတွက်—နိုးကြားမှု ပေါ်ထွန်းလာသူအတွက်—ဝေဒများသည် ဘာအကျိုးရှိသနည်း။ ငါသည် ဆရာ၏ ပညာဖြင့် ကျေနပ်၍ ဆန္ဒကင်းပြီး စစ်မှန်သော အတ္တမန်၌ အမြဲတည်နေ၏။

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative-form used adverbially (तस्मात्), indeclinable in sense ‘therefore/from that’

• उत्पन्नबोधस्य: of (me) whose awakening has arisen
• उत्पन्नबोधस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पन्न-बोध (प्रातिपदिक; components: utpanna + bodha)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘of one whose understanding has arisen’

• वेदैः: by/with the Vedas
• वेदैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative used adverbially (किम्), question particle (प्रश्न)

• मे: for me/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रयोजनम्: purpose/use
• प्रयोजनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• गुरुविज्ञानतृप्तस्य: of one satisfied with the teacher’s knowledge
• गुरुविज्ञानतृप्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Qualifier in genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु-विज्ञान-तृप्त (प्रातिपदिक; components: guru + vijñāna + tṛpta)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies implied ‘me’

• निरीहस्य: of the desireless
• निरीहस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Qualifier in genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरीह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• सदात्मनः: of one whose self is good/pure
• सदात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Qualifier in genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; components: sat + ātman)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Unspecified speaker; asserting jñāna-niṣṭhā (abidance in knowledge)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Guru and realization
• Vairāgya
• Jnana-niṣṭhā
• Transcending ritual

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Scripture guides until direct realization dawns; once stabilized in contentment and self-knowledge, one is not driven by ritual obligation as a means to liberation.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

A mokṣa doctrine passage (adhyātma) supplementing Purāṇic teaching; outside the strict five characteristics.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Satisfied by the guru’s knowledge’ encodes the traditional transmission: śravaṇa/manana culminating in aparokṣa-anubhava (direct realization).