Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 20, Shloka 26

Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya

Sanskrit

तस्योपकारिणः कच्चिद् भवद्भ्यामभिवाञ्छितम् ।

किञ्चिन्निष्पादितं वत्सौ परितोषाय चेतसः ॥

Transliteration

tasyopakāriṇaḥ kaccid bhavadbhyām abhivāñchitam | kiñcin niṣpāditaṃ vatsau paritoṣāya cetasaḥ ||

Translation

ချစ်သားတို့နှစ်ယောက်၊ ထိုကျေးဇူးရှင်အတွက် သူလိုလားသော အရာတစ်စုံတစ်ရာကို—သူ၏နှလုံးကို ကျေနပ်စေမည့် အရာကို—သင်တို့ ပြီးမြောက်အောင် ဆောင်ရွက်ခဲ့ကြသလော။

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• उपकारिणः: of the benefactor
• उपकारिणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (तस्य)

• कच्चित्: whether, I wonder if
• कच्चित्: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक निपात (interrogative particle: whether?)

• भवद्भ्याम्: by you two (honorific)
• भवद्भ्याम्: Karana/Karta (करण/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

• अभिवाञ्छितम्: desired, wished for
• अभिवाञ्छितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-वा॒ञ्छ् (धातु) → अभिवाञ्छित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; ‘इष्टम्/वाञ्छितम्’ अर्थे

• किञ्चित्: something
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (something)

• निष्पादितम्: accomplished, carried out
• निष्पादितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निस्-√पद्/पाद् (धातु) → निष्पादित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; ‘सिद्धीकृतम्’

• वत्सौ: O dear ones (two), O children
• वत्सौ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), द्विवचन

• परितोषाय: for satisfaction
• परितोषाय: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परितोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for the sake of)

• चेतसः: of the mind/heart
• चेतसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speakers

• Father addressing his two sons

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Gratitude
• Reciprocity
• Social duty

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma includes active repayment of help received. Gratitude is not merely emotion but effective action that aims at the benefactor’s inner contentment.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra-dharma instruction; outside the core pañcalakṣaṇa categories.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘benefactor’ can represent the sustaining order (ṛta/dharma) or the teacher; reciprocation becomes a sacrificial return-flow, maintaining harmony rather than one-way consumption.