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Shloka 31

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

प्रथमो महतः सर्गो विज्ञेयो ब्रह्मणस्तु सः ।

तन्मात्राणां द्वितीयस्तु भूतसर्गः स उच्यते ॥

prathamo mahataḥ sargo vijñeyo brahmaṇastu saḥ / tanmātrāṇāṃ dvitīyastu bhūtasargaḥ sa ucyate

การสร้างครั้งแรกคือ มหัต (หลักการอันยิ่งใหญ่) ซึ่งพึงเข้าใจว่าเป็นของพระพรหม ครั้งที่สองเป็นของ ตันมาตระ; เรียกว่าการสร้างธาตุ (ภูตสัคคะ)

prathamaḥfirst
prathamaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprathama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
mahataḥof Mahat (the Great principle)
mahataḥ:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (सांख्ये ‘महत्’), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
sargaḥcreation
sargaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootsarga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
vijñeyaḥis to be understood (as)
vijñeyaḥ:
Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootvi-jñā (धातु) + ya (कृत्)
Formय-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive: ‘to be known’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
brahmaṇaḥof Brahman; of Brahmā
brahmaṇaḥ:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
tubut; indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (adversative/emphatic particle)
saḥthat
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
tanmātrāṇāmof the tanmātras (subtle elements)
tanmātrāṇām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Roottanmātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: तत् + मात्रा (तत्पुरुष: ‘तस्य मात्रा’ → subtle element)
dvitīyaḥsecond
dvitīyaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विशेषार्थक (particle)
bhūtasargaḥcreation of the elements/beings
bhūtasargaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūta-sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: भूतानां सर्गः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
saḥthat
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
ucyateis said; is called
ucyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive)
Cosmological narration within the Markandeya Purana’s teaching context (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Brahmā
CosmologySāṃkhya categories (mahat, tanmātra, bhūta)Pañcalakṣaṇa: Sarga

FAQs

Creation is presented as a graded unfolding from intelligence (mahat) to subtle potentials (tanmātras) and then to elemental manifestation—encouraging a worldview where mind/intellect is primary in the chain of experience.

Directly Sarga: it enumerates foundational stages of cosmic emanation (prākṛta evolution).

Mahat signifies cosmic discernment; tanmātras are archetypal sensory potentials. The sequence can be read inwardly as the descent from pure knowing into sense-structured reality.