Shloka 36

Karma, Preta-gati, and the Continuity of Phala

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

कृतकृत्या: पुनर्वर्णा यदि वृत्तं न विद्यते । संकरस्त्वत्र नागेन्द्र बलवान्‌ प्रसमीक्षित:

Transliteration

kṛtakṛtyāḥ punarvarṇā yadi vṛttaṃ na vidyate | saṅkarastvatra nāgendra balavān prasamīkṣitaḥ ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Kung matapos maganap nang wasto ang lahat ay wala pa ring malinaw na salaysay ng nangyari, dito—O panginoon ng mga ahas—dapat pag-isipang mabuti ang makapangyarihang salik ng pagkalito at paghahalo (saṅkara) na kayang baluktutin ang mga pangyayari at ang pag-unawa.”

Word by Word

• कृतकृत्याः: having accomplished their purpose / successful
• कृतकृत्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतकृत्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• वर्णाः: classes / castes
• वर्णाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• वृत्तम्: conduct / proper behavior
• वृत्तम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• विद्यते: exists / is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• संकरः: intermixture / confusion
• संकरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• नागेन्द्र: O lord of serpents
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• बलवान्: powerful
• बलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रसमीक्षितः: has been well observed / has been clearly seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-सम्-ईक्ष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Nāgendra (lord of serpents)