मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-10, verse-40
उत्क्रान्तिकालादारभ्य स्मृतिलोपो न मेऽभवत् ।
यावदब्दं गतं चैव जन्मनां स्मृतिमागतम् ॥४०॥
यावदब्दं गतं चैव जन्मनां स्मृतिमागतम् ॥४०॥
40. utkrāntikālādārabhya smṛtilopo na me'bhavat .
yāvadabdaṃ gataṃ caiva janmanāṃ smṛtimāgatam.
yāvadabdaṃ gataṃ caiva janmanāṃ smṛtimāgatam.
40.
utkrāntikālāt ārabhya smṛtilopaḥ na me abhavat
yāvat abdam gatam ca eva janmanām smṛtim āgatam
yāvat abdam gatam ca eva janmanām smṛtim āgatam
40.
From the moment of my passing (utkrānti), there was no loss of memory (smṛti) for me. And indeed, as a year passed, the recollection of my past lives (janman) returned.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्क्रान्तिकालात् (utkrāntikālāt) - from the moment of my passing (utkrānti) (from the time of departure, from the moment of passing away)
- आरभ्य (ārabhya) - having begun, starting from, beginning with
- स्मृतिलोपः (smṛtilopaḥ) - loss of memory
- न (na) - not, no
- मे (me) - for me (my, to me, for me)
- अभवत् (abhavat) - occurred, happened (was, became, occurred, happened)
- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, by the time that (as long as, until, as much as)
- अब्दम् (abdam) - a year (accusative of duration) (year)
- गतम् (gatam) - passed (referring to the year) (gone, passed, arrived)
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, even (indeed, just, only, truly)
- जन्मनाम् (janmanām) - of past births (janman) / past lives (of births, of existences, of lives)
- स्मृतिम् (smṛtim) - memory (memory, recollection)
- आगतम् (āgatam) - returned (referring to memory/recollection) (came, arrived, returned)
Words meanings and morphology
उत्क्रान्तिकालात् (utkrāntikālāt) - from the moment of my passing (utkrānti) (from the time of departure, from the moment of passing away)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of utkrāntikāla
utkrāntikāla - time (kāla) of departure/passing away (utkrānti)
Compound: 'utkrānti' + 'kāla'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (utkrānti+kāla)
- utkrānti – departure, going forth, passing away, death (utkrānti)
noun (feminine)
From 'ut' + root 'kram' (to step) + suffix 'ti'.
Prefix: ut
Root: kram (class 1) - kāla – time, period, death
noun (masculine)
आरभ्य (ārabhya) - having begun, starting from, beginning with
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From 'ā' + root 'rabh' (to begin, to take hold) + suffix 'ya'.
Prefix: ā
Root: rabh (class 1)
स्मृतिलोपः (smṛtilopaḥ) - loss of memory
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛtilopa
smṛtilopa - loss (lopa) of memory (smṛti)
Compound: 'smṛti' + 'lopa'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (smṛti+lopa)
- smṛti – memory (smṛti), recollection, tradition
noun (feminine)
From root 'smṛ' (to remember) + suffix 'ti'.
Root: smṛ (class 1) - lopa – loss, disappearance, elision, omission
noun (masculine)
From root 'lup' (to cut, destroy) + suffix 'a'.
Root: lup (class 6)
Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
मे (me) - for me (my, to me, for me)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of aham
aham - I
1st person singular pronoun.
अभवत् (abhavat) - occurred, happened (was, became, occurred, happened)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Imperfect tense, active voice.
3rd person singular, active.
Root: bhū (class 1)
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, by the time that (as long as, until, as much as)
(indeclinable)
अब्दम् (abdam) - a year (accusative of duration) (year)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of abda
abda - year, cloud
Note: Accusative of duration 'for a year'.
गतम् (gatam) - passed (referring to the year) (gone, passed, arrived)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gata
gata - gone, passed, reached, arrived
Past Passive Participle
From root 'gam' (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Used as a predicate adjective, 'a year having passed'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
एव (eva) - indeed, even (indeed, just, only, truly)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
जन्मनाम् (janmanām) - of past births (janman) / past lives (of births, of existences, of lives)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of janman
janman - birth (janman), existence, life, origin
From root 'jan' (to be born) + suffix 'man'.
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'smṛtim'.
स्मृतिम् (smṛtim) - memory (memory, recollection)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of smṛti
smṛti - memory (smṛti), recollection, tradition
From root 'smṛ' (to remember) + suffix 'ti'.
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Functions as the object of 'āgatam' or adverbially 'to memory'.
आगतम् (āgatam) - returned (referring to memory/recollection) (came, arrived, returned)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata
āgata - come, arrived, returned, come near, attained
Past Passive Participle
From 'ā' + root 'gam' (to go).
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Used here effectively in an active sense: 'it returned'.