Shloka 45

इन्द्रद्युम्नोपाख्यानम्

Indradyumna Upākhyāna: On Kīrti, Smṛti, and Restoration

Devanagari script

स्वैराचाराश्न पुरुषा योषितश्न विशाम्पते । अन्योन्यं न सहिष्यन्ति युगान्ते पर्युपस्थिते,महाराज! युगान्तकाल आनेपर पुरुष और स्त्रियाँ स्वेच्छाचारी होकर एक-दूसरेके कार्य और विचारको नहीं सहेंगे

Transliteration

svairācārāś ca puruṣā yoṣitaś ca viśāmpate | anyonyaṁ na sahiṣyanti yugānte paryupasthite, mahārāja |

Translation

மார்க்கண்டேயர் கூறினார்—மக்களைக் காக்கும் அரசே! யுகாந்தம் அணுகும்போது ஆண்களும் பெண்களும் தன்னிச்சையாக நடப்பார்கள்; பெருமன்னா, அவர்கள் ஒருவரின் செயலும் ஒருவரின் எண்ணமும் மற்றொருவரால் பொறுக்கப்படாது.

Word by Word

स्वैराचाराःthose of self-willed conduct; libertines

चand

पुरुषाःmen

योषितःwomen

चand

विशाम्पतेO lord of the people

अन्योन्यम्one another

नnot

सहिष्यन्तिwill endure/tolerate

युगान्तेat the end of the age

पर्युपस्थितेwhen (it) has arrived/come upon (them)

महाराजO great king

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Mahārāja (the king addressed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As the yuga declines, unchecked self-will (svairācāra) erodes forbearance (kṣamā) and mutual respect, leading to social and domestic conflict; the implied ethical counsel is restraint, patience, and adherence to dharma to preserve harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya is describing to the king the approaching ‘yugānta’ conditions—prophetic signs of moral and social deterioration—highlighting how relationships between men and women become marked by intolerance and discord.