मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-106, verse-39
श्रुत्वा च ते तु नृपतेर्वचो व्याकुलचेतसः ।
दिनं लग्नं च होराश्च न विदुः शास्त्रदृष्टयः ॥३९॥
दिनं लग्नं च होराश्च न विदुः शास्त्रदृष्टयः ॥३९॥
39. śrutvā ca te tu nṛpatervaco vyākulacetasaḥ .
dinaṃ lagnaṃ ca horāśca na viduḥ śāstradṛṣṭayaḥ.
dinaṃ lagnaṃ ca horāśca na viduḥ śāstradṛṣṭayaḥ.
39.
śrutvā ca te tu nṛpateḥ vacaḥ vyākulacetasaḥ
dinam lagnam ca horāḥ ca na viduḥ śāstradṛṣṭayaḥ
dinam lagnam ca horāḥ ca na viduḥ śāstradṛṣṭayaḥ
39.
However, upon hearing the king's words, those astrologers (śāstradṛṣṭayaḥ), whose minds were agitated, could not determine the auspicious day, moment (lagna), or specific hours.
Words meanings summery:
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- श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened
- च (ca) - and, also
- ते (te) - they
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king
- वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, command
- व्याकुलचेतसः (vyākulacetasaḥ) - with agitated minds, whose minds are disturbed
- दिनम् (dinam) - day
- लग्नम् (lagnam) - auspicious moment (lagna) (auspicious moment, ascendant (in astrology), joined)
- च (ca) - and, also
- होराः (horāḥ) - hours
- च (ca) - and, also
- न (na) - not, no
- विदुः (viduḥ) - they knew, they found, they understood
- शास्त्रदृष्टयः (śāstradṛṣṭayaḥ) - those whose vision is through scriptures, having scriptural insight
Words meanings and morphology
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Absolutive from root śru
Root: śru (class 5)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛpati
nṛpati - king, monarch
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)
- nṛ – man
noun (masculine) - pati – lord, master
noun (masculine)
वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, command
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas
vacas - word, speech, saying
Root: vac (class 2)
व्याकुलचेतसः (vyākulacetasaḥ) - with agitated minds, whose minds are disturbed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vyākulacetas
vyākulacetas - agitated in mind, distressed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyākula+cetas)
- vyākula – agitated, confused, disturbed
adjective (masculine)
from root kul with prefixes vi and ā
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: kul (class 1) - cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect
noun (neuter)
दिनम् (dinam) - day
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dina
dina - day
लग्नम् (lagnam) - auspicious moment (lagna) (auspicious moment, ascendant (in astrology), joined)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of lagna
lagna - auspicious moment, ascendant, fixed, joined
Past Passive Participle
from root lag (to attach, join)
Root: lag (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
होराः (horāḥ) - hours
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of horā
horā - hour, any short division of time, a diagram of the ascendant
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विदुः (viduḥ) - they knew, they found, they understood
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
शास्त्रदृष्टयः (śāstradṛṣṭayaḥ) - those whose vision is through scriptures, having scriptural insight
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śāstradṛṣṭi
śāstradṛṣṭi - one whose sight or knowledge is from sacred books
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śāstra+dṛṣṭi)
- śāstra – scripture, treatise, science
noun (neuter) - dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, insight
noun (feminine)
from root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)