Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 63, Shloka 14

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

मन्दारविद्याधरजा सखी मम विभावरी । कलावती चाप्यपरा सुता पारस्य वै मुनेः ॥

Transliteration

mandāravidyādharajā sakhī mama vibhāvarī / kalāvatī cāpy aparā sutā pārasya vai muneḥ

Translation

“Ang kaibigan ko ay si Vibhāvarī, isinilang sa angkan ng Vidyādhara ng Mandāra. Ang isa pang kaibigan ay si Kalāvatī, tunay na anak na babae ng rishi na si Pāra.”

Word by Word

• मन्दारविद्याधरजा: (one) born of the Vidyādharas’ Mandāra (nymph/maiden)
• मन्दारविद्याधरजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दार + विद्याधर + जा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जा’ from √जन् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘विद्याधराणां मन्दारः’ इति/‘mandāra of the Vidyādharas’) + ‘जा’ = ‘born of’

• सखी: friend
• सखी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विभावरी: Vibhāvarī (name)
• विभावरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभावरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कलावती: Kalāvatī (name)
• कलावती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (निपात/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘also/even’)

• अपरā: another
• अपरā: Visheshana (विशेषण/attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पारस्य: of Pāra
• पारस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speakers

• Maiden (Manoramā)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Companionship
• Mixed celestial and sage lineages
• Social context of the episode

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The story underscores how actions and consequences spread across social circles; companions become stakeholders in one another’s fate—an ethical reminder about shared accountability.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita flavor through naming of persons and descent; serves as narrative scaffolding for the curse episode.

What is the esoteric significance?

The pairing of Vidyādhara and muni lineages hints at a meeting of ‘power/skill’ and ‘ascetic merit’; imbalance or disrespect toward tapas will become the trigger for downfall.