Shloka 7

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

Sanskrit

प्रवृत्ते च निवृत्ते च भवतां ज्ञानकर्मणि ।

मतिमस्तमलां मन्ये यथा नान्यस्य कस्यचित् ॥

Transliteration

pravṛtte ca nivṛtte ca bhavatāṃ jñānakarmaṇi | matim as-tamalāṃ manye yathā nānyasya kasyacit ||

Translation

Trong cả con đường nhập thế (pravṛtti) lẫn xuất ly (nivṛtti), trong tri thức và hành động của ngài, ta xem sự hiểu biết của ngài là thanh tịnh không vết nhơ, khác hẳn mọi người khác.

Word by Word

• प्रवृत्ते: in (the state of) activity
• प्रवृत्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + वृत्त (वृत् धातु; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative; 'in engagement/activity'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• निवृत्ते: in (the state of) withdrawal
• निवृत्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि + वृत्त (वृत् धातु; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative; 'in withdrawal/cessation'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• भवताम्: of you
• भवताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; genitive plural (honorific)

• ज्ञान-कर्मणि: in knowledge and action
• ज्ञान-कर्मणि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular; द्वन्द्व: 'ज्ञानं च कर्म च'

• मतिम्: understanding, intellect
• मतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; accusative singular

• मस्त-मलाम्: free from (destroyed) impurity
• मस्त-मलाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'यस्याः मस्तं (नष्टं) मलम्' = whose impurity is destroyed; qualifies 'मतिम्'

• मन्ये: I consider
• मन्ये: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यथा: as
• यथा: सम्बन्ध (Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/just as)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• अन्यस्य: of another
• अन्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; genitive singular

• कस्यचित्: of anyone (else)
• कस्यचित्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; indefinite pronoun; genitive singular

Speakers

• Inquirer (Jaimini in the common frame) addressing revered Brahmins/sages

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Pravṛtti-Nivṛtti
• Karma and Jñāna
• Authority of teachers

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The ideal teacher is competent in both paths: disciplined action aligned with dharma and inner renunciation aligned with insight. Purāṇic teaching often harmonizes these rather than opposing them.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Methodological framing: the requested cosmology and genealogy are to be taught by authorities who embody both ritual action (karma) and contemplative understanding (jñāna), strengthening the reliability of sarga/manvantara/vaṃśa accounts.

What is the esoteric significance?

Pravṛtti and nivṛtti can be read as outward and inward movements of prāṇa and mind; ‘stainless intellect’ implies sattva-pradhāna buddhi capable of reflecting truth without distortion.