Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 50, Shloka 55

Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)

Sanskrit

पङ्क्तिभेदे वृथापाके पाकभेदे तथा क्रिया ।

नित्यञ्च गेहकलहे भविता वसतिस्तव ॥

Transliteration

paṅkti-bhede vṛthā-pāke pāka-bhede tathā kriyā |

nityaṃ ca geha-kalahe bhavitā vasatis tava ||

Translation

စားသောက်သင့်တော်သော အစီအစဉ်ကို ချိုးဖောက်ခြင်း၊ အကျိုးမဲ့ ချက်ပြုတ်ခြင်း၊ ချက်ပြုတ်မှုနှင့် ပူဇော်ပွဲဆောင်ရွက်မှုတို့၌ မမှန်ကန်မှုများ—နှင့် အိမ်ထောင်တွင်း အမြဲတမ်း အငြင်းပွားမှုများ—ထိုနေရာတို့၌ သင်၏ နေထိုင်ရာ ရှိလိမ့်မည်။

Word by Word

• पङ्क्ति: row/line (of diners etc.)
• पङ्क्ति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṅkti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण) स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिकम्

• भेदे: in the breaking of the row/order
• भेदे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular); समासः: पङ्क्ति-भेद (तत्पुरुष; ‘पङ्क्तेः भेदः’)

• वृथा: in vain/wrongly
• वृथा: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vṛthā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in vain/incorrectly)

• पाके: in cooking
• पाके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• पाक: cooking/food-preparation
• पाक: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण) पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिकम्

• भेदे: in variation/discord in cooking
• भेदे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular); समासः: पाक-भेद (तत्पुरुष; ‘पाकस्य भेदः’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• क्रिया: activity/ritual action
• क्रिया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे नपुंसक-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: ‘always’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गेह: house/home
• गेह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: geha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण) नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिकम्

• कलहे: in household quarrel
• कलहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular); समासः: गेह-कलह (तत्पुरुष; ‘गेहे कलहः’)

• भविता: will be/there will be (one who becomes)
• भविता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु) + -tṛ (तृ)
• Form: कृदन्त (agent noun, तृ), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• वसतिः: dwelling/residence
• वसतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

Speakers

• Unspecified narrator addressing a Yakṣa

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Gṛhastha-dharma
• Domestic harmony
• Food purity/etiquette
• Ritual order

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Household dharma is upheld through order, non-waste, and concord; persistent disorder in food and conduct is depicted as creating an environment hospitable to harmful presences.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra (conduct) teaching; not a sarga/manvantara/vaṃśa passage.

What is the esoteric significance?

Food (anna) and harmony are carriers of sattva; when they fracture (bheda/kalaha), the household’s subtle ‘protective field’ weakens—symbolized as Yakṣa-residence.