Shloka 32

Adhyaya 47 — Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation

Sanskrit

वैकारिकस्तृतीयस्तु सर्गश्चैन्द्रियकः स्मृतः ।

इत्येष प्राकृतः सर्गः सम्भूतो बुद्धैपूर्वकः ॥

Transliteration

vaikārikastṛtīyastu sargaścaindriyakaḥ smṛtaḥ / ityeṣa prākṛtaḥ sargaḥ saṃbhūto buddhaipūrvakaḥ

Translation

Sự sáng tạo thứ ba được gọi là vaikārika, cũng được ghi nhớ như sự sáng tạo của các căn (indriya). Vì thế, sự sáng tạo thuộc Prakṛti (prākṛta) này phát sinh với buddhi (trí tuệ) làm yếu tố tiên khởi.

Word by Word

• vaikārikaḥ: pertaining to modification (vaikārika)
• vaikārikaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaikārika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tṛtīyaḥ: third
• tṛtīyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक (particle)

• sargaḥ: creation
• sargaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• aindriyakaḥ: sensory; pertaining to the senses
• aindriyakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aindriyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• smṛtaḥ: is remembered; is called
• smṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे ‘स्मृतः’ = ‘is remembered/called’ (predicate)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative/closing particle)

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• prākṛtaḥ: natural; primordial (prakṛti-based)
• prākṛtaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prākṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sargaḥ: creation
• sargaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saṃbhūtaḥ: arisen; produced
• saṃbhūtaḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-bhū (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• buddhaiḥ: by the wise; by the enlightened
• buddhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘बुद्ध’ = ज्ञानी/विद्वान् (wise ones)

• pūrvakaḥ: preceded by
• pūrvakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘पूर्वक’ = preceded by

Speakers

• Cosmological narration within the Markandeya Purana’s teaching context (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Senses and evolution
• Sāṃkhya influence
• Pañcalakṣaṇa: Sarga

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Sense-life is not ultimate; it is downstream of buddhi. Ethically, cultivation of buddhi (discernment) should govern indriyas, rather than allowing senses to dominate.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: it completes the triad of prākṛta creations (subtle principles culminating in sensory faculties).

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Buddhi first’ indicates that awareness/ordering intelligence is the template; senses are instruments shaped by that template—supporting an inward reading where mastery begins at buddhi.