Shloka 18

Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation

Sanskrit

तस्य चाकथयत् प्रीत्या यन्मुनिर्भृगुनन्दनः ।

तत्ते प्रकथयिष्यामः शृणु त्वं द्विजसत्तम ॥

Transliteration

tasya cākathayat prītyā yan munir bhṛgunandanaḥ | tat te prakathayiṣyāmaḥ śṛṇu tvaṃ dvijasattama ||

Translation

Và điều vị hiền triết ấy—niềm hoan hỷ của dòng Bhṛgu—đã nói với ông bằng lòng ân cần, nay chúng tôi sẽ thuật lại cho ngài. Xin lắng nghe, hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng nhị sinh.

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• akathayat: told
• akathayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• prītyā: with affection
• prītyā: Hetu/Instrument (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• yat: what
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun (object of akathayat)

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhṛgu-nandanaḥ: Bhṛgu’s son
• bhṛgu-nandanaḥ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (bhṛgoḥ nandanaḥ)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic form

• prakathayiṣyāmaḥ: we shall narrate
• prakathayiṣyāmaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+kath (धातु)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); 2nd person pronoun

• dvija-sattama: O best of the twice-born
• dvija-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः (श्रेष्ठो द्विजः)

Speakers

• Narrator voice (within birds’ discourse) addressing Jaimini

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Faithful recitation (anukīrtana)
• Lineage of sages (Bhṛgu-vaṃśa)
• Affective pedagogy (prīti)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

True teaching is not only accurate but benevolent: prīti (goodwill) is presented as a legitimate tone for transmitting sacred knowledge, countering harshness or pride.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Paramparā-introduction: it establishes the r̥ṣi-chain through which pañcalakṣaṇa content will be delivered.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Bhṛgu’s descendant’ evokes tapas and fiery insight associated with Bhṛgu’s line; the suggestion is that the coming doctrine is ‘ripened’ by ascetic heat and then softened by compassion.