Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 50, Shloka 65

Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)

Sanskrit

यत्र मैत्री गृहे बालवृद्धयोषिन्नरेषु च ।

तथा स्वजनवर्गेषु गृहं तच्चापि वर्जय ॥

Transliteration

yatra maitrī gṛhe bālavṛddhayoṣinnareṣu ca | tathā svajanavargeṣu gṛhaṃ tac cāpi varjaya ||

Translation

Lại nữa, hãy tránh ngôi nhà nơi trong gia thất có tình thân ái—giữa trẻ nhỏ, người già, phụ nữ và đàn ông—và cũng vậy trong chính tộc hệ, bà con của mình.

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), relative adverb (देशवाचक)

• maitrī: friendliness
• maitrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• bāla-vṛddha-yoṣit-nareṣu: among children, elders, women, and men
• bāla-vṛddha-yoṣit-nareṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛddha (प्रातिपदिक) + yoṣit (प्रातिपदिक) + nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन); dvandva list 'children, elders, women, and men'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb

• sva-jana-vargeṣu: among one’s own relatives/groups
• sva-jana-vargeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक) + varga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa 'in the groups of one’s own people/kinsmen'

• gṛham: house
• gṛham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle

• varjaya: avoid
• varjaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛj (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यम/2nd person), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speakers

• Unspecified in input; direct address to Yakṣa

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Domestic harmony
• Social dharma
• Non-violence in relationships
• Household auspiciousness

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is not only ritual correctness but also relational health. A home characterized by maitrī across vulnerable and powerful members alike is presented as protected and not to be preyed upon.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ethical counsel (ācāra) embedded in Purāṇic discourse; outside the strict five-topic framework.

What is the esoteric significance?

Maitrī is a sattvic field-condition: it reduces conflict-generated ‘openings’ (randhra) in the subtle environment of the home, making it inhospitable to disruptive entities.