मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-106, verse-36
यदेतत्पलितं मूर्ध्नि तद्विजानीत नागराः ।
दूतभूतमनार्यस्य मृत्योरत्युग्रकर्मणः ॥३६॥
दूतभूतमनार्यस्य मृत्योरत्युग्रकर्मणः ॥३६॥
36. yadetatpalitaṃ mūrdhni tadvijānīta nāgarāḥ .
dūtabhūtamanāryasya mṛtyoratyugrakarmaṇaḥ.
dūtabhūtamanāryasya mṛtyoratyugrakarmaṇaḥ.
36.
yat etat palitam mūrdhni tat vijānīta nāgarāḥ
dūtabhūtam anāryasya mṛtyoḥ ati-ugra-karmaṇaḥ
dūtabhūtam anāryasya mṛtyoḥ ati-ugra-karmaṇaḥ
36.
O citizens, know this greying (hair) on my head to be a messenger of ignoble Death (mṛtyu), whose actions are exceedingly terrible.
Words meanings summery:
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- यत् (yat) - whatever (greying) (that which, whatever)
- एतत् (etat) - this (greying hair) (this, this one)
- पलितम् (palitam) - the greying of hair (on the head) (grey hair, greyness)
- मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on my head (on the head, in the highest part)
- तत् (tat) - that (greying hair) (that)
- विजानीत (vijānīta) - you (citizens) should know (know, understand, perceive)
- नागराः (nāgarāḥ) - addressing the city dwellers (O citizens, O townsmen)
- दूतभूतम् (dūtabhūtam) - serving as a messenger (of death) (having become a messenger, serving as a messenger)
- अनार्यस्य (anāryasya) - of the merciless (Death) (of the ignoble, of the uncultured, of the non-Aryan, of the cruel)
- मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of Death (mṛtyu) (of death, of the god of death)
- अति-उग्र-कर्मणः (ati-ugra-karmaṇaḥ) - of Death whose actions are extremely terrible (of him whose actions are exceedingly terrible, of the very fierce-acting one)
Words meanings and morphology
यत् (yat) - whatever (greying) (that which, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whatever, that which
एतत् (etat) - this (greying hair) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one, that
Note: Qualifies palitam.
पलितम् (palitam) - the greying of hair (on the head) (grey hair, greyness)
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of palita
palita - grey, hoary, grey hair
Past Passive Participle
derived from root pal (to become grey) with kta suffix, used as a noun
Root: pal (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on my head (on the head, in the highest part)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan
mūrdhan - head, skull, summit, top, highest point
Note: Location of the greying hair.
तत् (tat) - that (greying hair) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
Note: Refers to palitam.
विजानीत (vijānīta) - you (citizens) should know (know, understand, perceive)
(verb)
2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vijñā
imperative
imperative mood form of root jñā (to know) with upasarga vi, 2nd person plural
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
नागराः (nāgarāḥ) - addressing the city dwellers (O citizens, O townsmen)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, plural of nāgara
nāgara - urban, city-dweller, citizen, clever
derived from nagara (city)
Note: Those being addressed.
दूतभूतम् (dūtabhūtam) - serving as a messenger (of death) (having become a messenger, serving as a messenger)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dūtabhūta
dūtabhūta - become a messenger, acting as an envoy
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dūta+bhūta)
- dūta – messenger, envoy, ambassador
noun (masculine)
derived from root dū (to burn) or dūta (to send)
Root: dū (class 1) - bhūta – become, been, existing, a being, an element, ghost
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
derived from root bhū (to be) with kta suffix
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Predicative nominative to tat palitam.
अनार्यस्य (anāryasya) - of the merciless (Death) (of the ignoble, of the uncultured, of the non-Aryan, of the cruel)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of anārya
anārya - not noble, ignoble, ignominious, uncultured, wicked, hostile, cruel
negative compound with na + ārya
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+ārya)
- na – not
indeclinable
negative particle - ārya – noble, honorable, civilized, a respectable person
adjective (masculine)
मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of Death (mṛtyu) (of death, of the god of death)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, dying, the god of death (Yama)
derived from root mṛ (to die)
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Governed by dūtabhūtam.
अति-उग्र-कर्मणः (ati-ugra-karmaṇaḥ) - of Death whose actions are extremely terrible (of him whose actions are exceedingly terrible, of the very fierce-acting one)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of atyugrakarman
atyugrakarman - whose actions are extremely fierce/terrible
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ati+ugra+karman)
- ati – over, beyond, exceedingly, very
indeclinable
prefix - ugra – fierce, terrible, mighty, powerful
adjective (masculine) - karman – action, deed, work, duty (karma)
noun (neuter)
derived from root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies mṛtyoḥ.