Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 33

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

महानसादर्धसिद्धमन्नागारस्थितं तथा ।

परिविश्यमाणञ्च सदासार्धं भुङ्क्ते च भुञ्जता ॥

Transliteration

mahānasād ardha-siddham annāgāra-sthitaṃ tathā | pariviśyamāṇaṃ ca sadā sārdhaṃ bhuṅkte ca bhuñjatā ||

Translation

မီးဖိုချောင်မှ မချက်သေးသည့် အစာတစ်ဝက်ကိုလည်း ယူသွားပြီး၊ စပါးဂိုဒေါင်တွင် သိမ်းထားသည့်အရာကိုလည်း ယူသွားသည်။ အစာဝေချိန်တွင်လည်း စားနေသူနှင့်အတူ အမြဲတမ်း စားသောက်နေတတ်သည်။

Word by Word

• महानसात्: from the kitchen
• महानसात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अर्धसिद्धम्: half-cooked
• अर्धसिद्धम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: अर्धं सिद्धम् (half-cooked)

• अन्नागारस्थितम्: stored in the granary
• अन्नागारस्थितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्नागार (प्रातिपदिक; अन्न + आगार) + स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: अन्नागारे स्थितम् (kept in the granary)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• परिविश्यमाणम्: being served
• परिविश्यमाणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-विश् (धातु) + यमाण (कृदन्त; कर्मणि वर्तमान)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘परिविश्यते’ (being served)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (adverb/preposition: together with)

• भुङ्क्ते: eats/consumes
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• भुञ्जता: with one who is eating / with the eater
• भुञ्जता: Sahakāraka (सह; with the eater)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

Speakers

• Didactic narration (speaker not specified in excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Household ritual purity
• Food ethics
• Protective lore

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Food is treated as a sacred trust; waste, unexplained depletion, or impurity around meals is framed as a serious disorder, urging careful cooking, storage, and disciplined mealtime conduct.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Dharma-ācāra instruction; not a pancalakṣaṇa segment.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘co-eating’ motif dramatizes unseen consumption—symbolically, distractions, impurities, or negative influences that ‘feed’ on one’s vitality when attention and sanctity around food are lost.