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Shloka 29

Adhyaya 47Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation

निर्वृत्तं वर्तमानञ्च तेर्’थं जानन्ति वै पुनः ।

भूतादिकानां भूतानां षष्ठः सर्ग स उच्यते ॥

nirvṛttaṃ vartamānañca ter'thaṃ jānanti vai punaḥ / bhūtādikānāṃ bhūtānāṃ ṣaṣṭhaḥ sarga sa ucyate

గతించిన మరియు వర్తమాన విషయాల అర్థాన్ని వారు మళ్లీ తెలుసుకుంటారు. దీనిని భూతాది (పంచభూతాల)తో మొదలయ్యే జీవుల ఆరవ సృష్టి అని పిలుస్తారు.

nirvṛttamthe past; what has ceased
nirvṛttam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootnirvṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; (अर्थे) ‘समाप्त/अतीत’ इति भाववाचक
vartamānamthe present; what is ongoing
vartamānam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvartamāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
arthammeaning; import
artham:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootartha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
jānantiknow; understand
jānanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootjñā (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निश्चय/खल्वर्थक (emphatic particle)
punaḥagain; further
punaḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again)
bhūtādikānāmof the beings-and-others (bhūta etc.)
bhūtādikānām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūta-ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; समास: भूत + आदिक (तत्पुरुष: ‘भूताः आदयः येषाम्/भूतादयः’)
bhūtānāmof beings
bhūtānām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
ṣaṣṭhaḥsixth
ṣaṣṭhaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
sargaḥcreation; category of creation
sargaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootsarga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
saḥthat
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
ucyateis said; is called
ucyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)
Cosmological narration within the Markandeya Purana’s teaching context (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

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CosmologyCognition/time (past & present)Pañcalakṣaṇa: Sarga

FAQs

Knowledge (jñāna) is presented as a feature of certain created beings—awareness of temporal states (past/present). This elevates cognition as a cosmic function and implies ethical responsibility tied to knowing consequences over time.

Still within Sarga: it names a ‘sixth creation’ associated with bhūtādi-beings, continuing the Purāṇic cosmological catalog.

Past/present discrimination can symbolize the awakening of buddhi (determinative intellect) in evolution, marking a transition from mere elements to self-reflective life.