Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 47, Shloka 32

Adhyaya 47 — Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation

Sanskrit

वैकारिकस्तृतीयस्तु सर्गश्चैन्द्रियकः स्मृतः ।

इत्येष प्राकृतः सर्गः सम्भूतो बुद्धैपूर्वकः ॥

Transliteration

vaikārikastṛtīyastu sargaścaindriyakaḥ smṛtaḥ / ityeṣa prākṛtaḥ sargaḥ saṃbhūto buddhaipūrvakaḥ

Translation

တတိယ ဖန်ဆင်းခြင်းကို vaikārika ဟု ခေါ်ကြပြီး၊ indriya (အာရုံ/အင်္ဂါခံစားမှု) များ၏ ဖန်ဆင်းခြင်းဟုလည်း မှတ်သားကြသည်။ ထို့ကြောင့် ဤ prākṛta (ပရကృత) ဖန်ဆင်းခြင်းသည် buddhi (ဉာဏ်/အတွေးအခေါ်) ကို အရင်အချက်အဖြစ်ထား၍ ပေါ်ပေါက်လာသည်။

Word by Word

• vaikārikaḥ: pertaining to modification (vaikārika)
• vaikārikaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaikārika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tṛtīyaḥ: third
• tṛtīyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक (particle)

• sargaḥ: creation
• sargaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• aindriyakaḥ: sensory; pertaining to the senses
• aindriyakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aindriyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• smṛtaḥ: is remembered; is called
• smṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे ‘स्मृतः’ = ‘is remembered/called’ (predicate)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative/closing particle)

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• prākṛtaḥ: natural; primordial (prakṛti-based)
• prākṛtaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prākṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sargaḥ: creation
• sargaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saṃbhūtaḥ: arisen; produced
• saṃbhūtaḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-bhū (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• buddhaiḥ: by the wise; by the enlightened
• buddhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘बुद्ध’ = ज्ञानी/विद्वान् (wise ones)

• pūrvakaḥ: preceded by
• pūrvakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘पूर्वक’ = preceded by

Speakers

• Cosmological narration within the Markandeya Purana’s teaching context (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Senses and evolution
• Sāṃkhya influence
• Pañcalakṣaṇa: Sarga

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Sense-life is not ultimate; it is downstream of buddhi. Ethically, cultivation of buddhi (discernment) should govern indriyas, rather than allowing senses to dominate.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: it completes the triad of prākṛta creations (subtle principles culminating in sensory faculties).

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Buddhi first’ indicates that awareness/ordering intelligence is the template; senses are instruments shaped by that template—supporting an inward reading where mastery begins at buddhi.