Shloka 8

Adhyaya 11 — The Son’s Discourse on Embryogenesis, Birth, and the Wheel of Saṃsāra

Sanskrit

जानुपृष्ठे तथा नेत्रे जानुमध्ये च नासिका ।

स्फिचौ पार्ष्णिद्वयस्थे च बाहुजङ्घे बहिः स्थिते ॥

Transliteration

jānupṛṣṭhe tathā netre jānumadhye ca nāsikā / sphicau pārṣṇidvayasthe ca bāhujaṅghe bahiḥ sthite

Translation

မျက်စိများသည် ဒူး၏နောက်ဘက်တွင်ရှိပြီး၊ နှာခေါင်းသည် ဒူးနှစ်ဖက်ကြားတွင်ရှိသည်။ တင်ပါးသည် ခြေခလယ်နှစ်ဖက်အနီးတွင်ရှိကာ၊ လက်များနှင့် ခြေတံများသည် အပြင်ဘက်သို့ လျားနေသည်။

Word by Word

• जानुपृष्ठे: on the back of the knee
• जानुपृष्ठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानु + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जानुनः पृष्ठे)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (likewise)

• नेत्रे: the two eyes
• नेत्रे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन

• जानुमध्ये: in the middle of the knee
• जानुमध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानु + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जानुनः मध्ये)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• नासिका: the nose
• नासिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्फिचौ: the two buttocks/hips
• स्फिचौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फिच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन

• पार्ष्णिद्वयस्थे: at the pair of heels
• पार्ष्णिद्वयस्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्ष्णि + द्वय + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पार्ष्ण्योः द्वये स्थे = located at the pair of heels)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• बाहुजङ्घे: the arms and the shanks (two)
• बाहुजङ्घे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु + जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (बाहू च जङ्घे च)

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (outside)

• स्थिते: situated/placed (two)
• स्थिते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन (बाहुजङ्घे इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

Speakers

• Didactic narration within the Markandeya Purana’s instructional discourse (speaker not specified in supplied excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Embryology
• Fetal anatomy (traditional description)
• Conditioned existence

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

By detailing the fetus’s cramped arrangement, the Purāṇa cultivates disgust for complacent attachment to the body and encourages reflection on the pains inherent in embodiment.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ancillary instruction; not a genealogical/cosmic chronology unit. It functions as saṃsāra-bodha (awakening to worldly suffering).

What is the esoteric significance?

The sensory organs (eyes/nose) being ‘pressed’ into awkward positions symbolizes how perception in saṃsāra is constrained and distorted by conditioning until liberation ‘straightens’ awareness.