Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 19

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

पादाक्रान्तेन तस्याथ तुहिनेन विलीयता ।

प्रक्षालितः पादलेपः परमौषधिसम्भवः ॥

Transliteration

pādākrāntena tasyātha tuhinena vilīyatā /

prakṣālitaḥ pādalepaḥ paramauṣadhisambhaḥ

Translation

ထို့နောက် သူ၏ခြေထောက်အောက်တွင် နင်းလျှင် နင်းသလို ပျော်ကျသွားသော နှင်းကြောင့် အမြတ်ဆုံး ဆေးဖက်ဝင် အပင်များဖြင့် ပြုလုပ်ထားသည့် ခြေထောက်လိမ်းဆေးကပ်ပျစ်သည် ဆေးကြော၍ ပျောက်ကွယ်သွား하였다။

Word by Word

• पाद-आक्रान्तेन: by (snow) trodden by the foot
• पाद-आक्रान्तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + आ-क्रम् (धातु) → आक्रान्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: तृतीया (करण) एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः (पादेन आक्रान्तः = trodden by the foot)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध) एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (of him)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Desha-Kala (देश-काल/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• तुहिनेन: by snow
• तुहिनेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुहिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) एकवचन

• विलीयता: melting
• विलीयता: Karana (करण/qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ली (धातु) → विलीयत् (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), तृतीया एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with तुहिनेन); ‘melting’

• प्रक्षालितः: was washed off
• प्रक्षालितः: Kriya (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-क्षल् (धातु) → प्रक्षालित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), प्रथमा एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; कर्मणि प्रयोग (washed off)

• पाद-लेपः: the coating/paste on the foot
• पाद-लेपः: Karma (कर्म/thing affected)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पादस्य लेपः)

• परम-औषधि-सम्भवः: born of excellent herbs
• परम-औषधि-सम्भवः: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + औषधि (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (परमायाः औषधेः सम्भवः = arising from supreme herbs)

Speakers

• Narrator (context not provided in excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Purification
• Cause-and-effect
• Nature as agent

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even carefully prepared aids (medicinal paste) can be undone by circumstance; the passage hints at vigilance and humility—external supports are impermanent, so one should not rely solely on them.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Narrative (carita) detail; not a pancalakṣaṇa core item in itself, though it supports the unfolding of the character’s situation.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘washing away’ of a protective/empowering unguent can symbolize the stripping of acquired coverings so the protagonist confronts consequences and inner intent without artificial enhancement.