Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 22, Shloka 26

Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation

Sanskrit

ततस्तथा महाक्रन्दः पौराणां भवनेष्वभूत् ।

यथैव तस्य नृपतेः स्वगेहे समवर्तत ॥

Transliteration

tatas tathā mahākrandaḥ paurāṇāṃ bhavaneṣv abhūt /

yathaiva tasya nṛpateḥ svagehe samavartata

Translation

Rồi một tiếng than khóc lớn cũng dấy lên trong nhà cửa dân chúng trong thành—y như đã xảy ra trong chính cung thất của nhà vua.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (thereupon/then)

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• mahā-krandaḥ: a great wailing
• mahā-krandaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kranda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahān krandaḥ)

• paurāṇām: of the townspeople
• paurāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• bhavaneṣu: in the houses
• bhavaneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन

• abhūt: arose/occurred
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √भू

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (indeed/just)

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nṛpateḥ: of the king
• nṛpateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• sva-gehe: in (his) own house
• sva-gehe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + geha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (svaṃ geham)

• samavartata: took place/occurred
• samavartata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; √वृत् with सम्- (to occur/come about)

Speakers

• Narrator voice

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Social ripple of royal misfortune
• Communal mourning
• Kingship and public life

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

A ruler’s fortune and misfortune reverberate through society; the verse underscores the interdependence between king and subjects, a common Purāṇic political ethic.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Falls under exemplary royal narrative (vaṃśānucarita-style), not cosmogenesis or manvantara chronology.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘city wailing’ mirrors inner psychology: when the ‘king’ (mind/ego) is struck, all ‘citizens’ (senses and sub-minds) become disturbed.