Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 37, Shloka 34

Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)

Sanskrit

नित्यप्रभूतसद्भावे न्यूूनाधिक्यान्नतोन्नते ।

तथा च ममतात्यक्ते विशेषो नोपलभ्यते ॥

Transliteration

nitya-prabhūta-sadbhāve nyūnādhikyān nato’nnate | tathā ca mamatā-tyakte viśeṣo nopalabhyate ||

Translation

အမြဲပြည့်စုံ၍ အမြဲအမှန်တကယ်ဖြစ်သော အတည်ရှိမှု၌ ချို့တဲ့ခြင်း သို့မဟုတ် လွန်ကဲခြင်းကြောင့် ‘နိမ့်’ ‘မြင့်’ ဟူသော ခွဲခြားမှု မရှိ။ ထို့အတူ ‘ငါ့၏’ ဟူသော ပိုင်ဆိုင်မှုကို စွန့်လွှတ်သော် ခွဲခြားချက် မည်သည့်အရာမျှ မမြင်ရ။

Word by Word

• नित्यप्रभूतसद्भावे: in the ever-abundant real existence
• नित्यप्रभूतसद्भावे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य + प्रभूत + सद्भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—नित्य-प्रभूत-सद्भाव (तत्पुरुष)

• न्यूनाधिक्यात्: from deficiency and excess
• न्यूनाधिक्यात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यून + अधिक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—न्यून + अधिक्य (द्वन्द्व)

• नत: in the lowered
• नत: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √नम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• उन्नते: in the elevated
• उन्नते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उन्नत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √नम् with उद्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner: thus)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

• ममतात्यक्ते: in (the state) where possessiveness is abandoned
• ममतात्यक्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ममता + त्यक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √त्यज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—ममता-त्यक्त (तत्पुरुष)

• विशेषः: a distinction
• विशेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• उपलभ्यते: is obtained/experienced
• उपलभ्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive voice)

Speakers

• Philosophical speaker within the dialogue (Advaitic self-inquiry voice; exact named speaker not provided in the excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Non-duality (abheda)
• Mamatā-tyāga
• Equality beyond comparison
• Vedāntic ontology

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

When ‘mine-ness’ dissolves, comparative thinking (status, gain/loss) collapses. This supports humility, non-competitiveness, and steadiness in success/failure.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

It is didactic philosophy rather than cosmology/genealogy; classify as ancillary instruction (upadeśa) within the Purāṇic narrative frame.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘ever-abundant being’ points to Brahman/Ātman as pūrṇa (complete). Distinctions arise only when consciousness is filtered through appropriation (ahaṃkāra/mamatā).