Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
कुरुविन्दा मर्कटकास्तथा वेणुयवाश्च ये ।
ग्राम्यारण्याः स्मृता ह्येता ओषध्यश्च चतुर्दश ॥
kuruvindā markaṭakās tathā veṇuyavāś ca ye | grāmyāraṇyāḥ smṛtā hy etā oṣadhyaś ca caturdaśa ||
କୁରୁବିନ୍ଦ, ମାର୍କଟକ ଏବଂ ‘ବେଣୁ-ଯବ’ ବୋଲି ଯେମାନେ କୁହାଯାନ୍ତି ସେମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଛନ୍ତି। ଏହି କୃଷିଜ ଓ ବନ୍ୟ ଔଷଧିଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦଶ ପ୍ରକାର ବୋଲି ସ୍ମରଣ କରାଯାଏ।
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The completion formula (‘smṛtā… caturdaśa’) emphasizes fidelity to received knowledge—an ethic of transmission crucial for agrarian and ritual continuity.
Sarga/created-order cataloguing; it supports the broader purāṇic goal of mapping the world’s kinds and functions.
Naming obscure seeds points to the hidden abundance of creation—reality is richer than what is commonly cultivated or remembered.