Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 19, Shloka 18

Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise

Sanskrit

अनष्टद्रव्यता राष्ट्रे ममानुस्मरणेन च ।

त्वयि भक्तिर्ममैवास्तु नित्यमव्यभिचारिणी ॥

Transliteration

anaṣṭadravyatā rāṣṭre mamānusmaraṇena ca /

tvayi bhaktir mamaivāstu nityam avyabhicāriṇī

Translation

ငါ၏နိုင်ငံ၌ ငါက သင်ကို အမြဲသတိရခြင်းကြောင့် ဥစ္စာပစ္စည်း ဆုံးရှုံးမှု မရှိပါစေ။ ထို့ပြင် သင့်အပေါ် ငါ၏ဘက်တော်မူမှု (ဘက္တိ) သည် အစဉ်တစိုက် တည်ကြည်၍ မလှုပ်ရှားမယိမ်းယိုင်ပါစေ။

Word by Word

• अनष्ट-द्रव्यता: non-loss of wealth
• अनष्ट-द्रव्यता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रव्यता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय-समास (अनष्टा द्रव्यता) — “non-loss of wealth/property”

• राष्ट्रे: in the kingdom
• राष्ट्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• अनुस्मरणेन: by remembrance (of me)
• अनुस्मरणेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुस्मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative/benedictive sense (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया)

• अव्यभिचारिणी: unfailing/steadfast
• अव्यभिचारिणी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-व्यभिचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; विशेषण of ‘भक्तिः’

Speakers

• Kārtavīrya speaking (to Dattātreya)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Dattātreya
• Kārtavīrya Arjuna

Key Themes

• Rāṣṭra-kṣema (public welfare)
• Smaraṇa (remembrance)
• Steadfast bhakti
• Prosperity and security

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Public welfare is tied to the ruler’s inner discipline: remembrance of the divine is portrayed as generating order and security, while unwavering devotion prevents ethical drift.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita: it defines the spiritual foundation of a king’s reign, linking governance outcomes (security of property) to dharmic alignment.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Smaraṇa’ is a subtle sādhana: continuous recollection stabilizes the mind; in mythic language, that inner stability ‘radiates’ as stability in the realm (anaṣṭadravyatā).