Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 50, Shloka 56

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

Sanskrit

अपोष्यमाणे च तथा भृत्ये गोवाहनादिके ।

असन्ध्याभ्युक्षितागारे काले त्वत्तो भयं नृणाम् ॥

Transliteration

apoṣyamāṇe ca tathā bhṛtye go-vāhanādike |

asandhyābhyukṣitāgāre kāle tvatto bhayaṃ nṛṇām ||

Translation

ထို့အတူ အလုပ်သမားများ၊ နွားများ၊ စီးနင်းတိရစ္ဆာန်များ စသည့်အရာတို့ကို သင့်လျော်စွာ မစောင့်ရှောက်သည့်အခါ၊ အိမ်ကို သင့်တော်သော ဆန္ဓျာအချိန်၌ သန့်စင်၍ ရေဖြန်းမပြုသည့်အခါ—ထိုကဲ့သို့သော အချိန်များတွင် လူတို့အတွက် ကြောက်ရွံ့မှုသည် သင်ထံမှ ပေါ်ပေါက်လာလိမ့်မည်။

Word by Word

• अपोष्यमाणे: when (someone) is not being maintained
• अपोष्यमाणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √puṣ (पुष् धातु) + ya (य) + māna (शानच्)
• Form: कृदन्त (present passive participle, शानच्; ‘being not nourished/maintained’), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular)

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

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

• भृत्ये: in/with a servant
• भृत्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• गो: cow/cattle
• गो: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण) स्त्री/पुं (common), प्रातिपदिकम्

• वाहन: vehicle/mount
• वाहन: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण) नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिकम्

• आदिके: in matters like cattle and vehicles
• आदिके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular); समासः: गो-वाहन-आदि (तत्पुरुष; ‘गोवाहनादिषु’)

• अ: non-/not
• अ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a- (नञ्/अ- उपसर्ग)
• Form: नञ्-प्रत्यय (negative prefix)

• सन्ध्या: sandhyā-prayer
• सन्ध्या: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण) स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिकम्

• अभ्युक्षित: sprinkled/aspersed
• अभ्युक्षित: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi + √ukṣ (उक्ष् धातु) + -ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• आगारे: in a house not sprinkled at sandhyā
• आगारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular); समासः: अ-सन्ध्या-अभ्युक्षित-आगार (तत्पुरुष; ‘सन्ध्यायाम् अभ्युक्षणं न कृतं यस्मिन् आगारे’)

• काले: at the time/occasion
• काले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन (singular)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

Speakers

• Unspecified narrator addressing a Yakṣa

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Gṛhastha responsibilities
• Care for dependents
• Household purification
• Ritual timing

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Neglect of dependents and laxity in daily purificatory routine are framed as dharmic failures that produce insecurity and fear—both socially and spiritually.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Householder dharma instruction; ancillary to pancalakṣaṇa categories.

What is the esoteric significance?

Maintenance (poṣaṇa) and purification (abhyukṣaṇa) stabilize a space; neglect creates ‘leakage’ of order, experienced as fear and attributed to Yakṣa-influence.