Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 63, Shloka 14

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

मन्दारविद्याधरजा सखी मम विभावरी । कलावती चाप्यपरा सुता पारस्य वै मुनेः ॥

Transliteration

mandāravidyādharajā sakhī mama vibhāvarī / kalāvatī cāpy aparā sutā pārasya vai muneḥ

Translation

“我的友人名为毗婆婆梨（Vibhāvarī），出自曼陀罗的持明族（Vidyādhara）之系。另一位友人名为迦罗伐底（Kalāvatī），确为圣仙帕罗（Pāra）之女。”

Word by Word

• मन्दारविद्याधरजा: (one) born of the Vidyādharas’ Mandāra (nymph/maiden)
• मन्दारविद्याधरजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दार + विद्याधर + जा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जा’ from √जन् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘विद्याधराणां मन्दारः’ इति/‘mandāra of the Vidyādharas’) + ‘जा’ = ‘born of’

• सखी: friend
• सखी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विभावरी: Vibhāvarī (name)
• विभावरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभावरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कलावती: Kalāvatī (name)
• कलावती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (निपात/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘also/even’)

• अपरā: another
• अपरā: Visheshana (विशेषण/attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पारस्य: of Pāra
• पारस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speakers

• Maiden (Manoramā)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Companionship
• Mixed celestial and sage lineages
• Social context of the episode

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The story underscores how actions and consequences spread across social circles; companions become stakeholders in one another’s fate—an ethical reminder about shared accountability.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita flavor through naming of persons and descent; serves as narrative scaffolding for the curse episode.

What is the esoteric significance?

The pairing of Vidyādhara and muni lineages hints at a meeting of ‘power/skill’ and ‘ascetic merit’; imbalance or disrespect toward tapas will become the trigger for downfall.