Shloka 36

Adhyāya 188: Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account of Yuga-Decline and the Restoration Motif

Kali-yuga to Kalki

Devanagari script

जम्मतुश्च॒ यथाकाममनुज्ञाप्य परस्परम्‌ । ततो मनुर्महाराज यथोक्तं मत्स्यकेन ह,शत्रुदमन! वे दोनों एक-दूसरेसे विदा लेकर इच्छानुसार वहाँसे चले गये। महाराज! तदनन्तर मनु मत्स्यभगवान्‌के कथनानुसार सम्पूर्ण बीज लेकर एक सुन्दर नौकाद्वारा उत्ताल तरंगोंसे भरे हुए महासागरमें तैरने लगे

Transliteration

jagmatūś ca yathākāmam anujñāpya parasparam | tato manur mahārāja yathoktaṁ matsyakena ha śatrudamana |

Translation

ทั้งสองต่างอนุญาตแก่กันและกันแล้วลาจากไปตามปรารถนา ครั้นแล้ว ข้าแต่มหาราชผู้ปราบศัตรู มนูได้กระทำตามที่พญามัจฉาตรัสไว้ทุกประการ คือรวบรวมเมล็ดพันธุ์ทั้งปวง แล้วลงสู่เรืออันงามเป็นมงคล ลอยไปบนมหาสมุทรใหญ่ที่พองด้วยคลื่นสูงตระหง่าน

Word by Word

• जग्मतुः: the two went
• जग्मतुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्ण भूत), प्रथम, द्विवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• कामम्: desire; as one wishes
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनुज्ञाप्य: having taken leave / having permitted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययीभाव-प्राय), कर्तरि

• परस्परम्: mutually, from each other
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• उक्तम्: said, spoken
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्), नपुं, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मत्स्यकेन: by Matsyaka (the fish)
• मत्स्यकेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Manu
• Matsya (the Fish)
• boat (naukā)
• great ocean (mahāsāgara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic responsiveness to wise/divine counsel: Manu follows the Fish’s instruction precisely, emphasizing disciplined obedience and foresight in safeguarding the future (symbolized by preserving seeds).

What is happening in the narrative?

After mutually taking leave, Manu proceeds as instructed by the divine Fish: he gathers all seeds and embarks in a boat to ride out the vast, wave-tossed ocean, preparing for the impending deluge.