मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-109, verse-18
आत्मनो हितमन्विच्छन्बाधते योऽपरं नरः ।
कर्तव्या मूढविज्ञाने दया तत्र दयालुभिः ॥१८॥
कर्तव्या मूढविज्ञाने दया तत्र दयालुभिः ॥१८॥
18. ātmano hitamanvicchanbādhate yo'paraṃ naraḥ .
kartavyā mūḍhavijñāne dayā tatra dayālubhiḥ.
kartavyā mūḍhavijñāne dayā tatra dayālubhiḥ.
18.
ātmanaḥ hitam anvicchan bādhate yaḥ aparam naraḥ
kartavyā mūḍhavijñāne dayā tatra dayālubhiḥ
kartavyā mūḍhavijñāne dayā tatra dayālubhiḥ
18.
A person who, desiring his own welfare (ātman), harms another, should be shown compassion by compassionate individuals, for his understanding is deluded.
Words meanings summery:
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- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, one's own
- हितम् (hitam) - welfare, good, benefit
- अन्विच्छन् (anvicchan) - desiring, seeking, looking for
- बाधते (bādhate) - harms, oppresses, afflicts
- यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
- अपरम् (aparam) - another, other
- नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
- कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - should be done, ought to be shown
- मूढविज्ञाने (mūḍhavijñāne) - to one whose understanding is deluded
- दया (dayā) - compassion, pity, mercy
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, then
- दयालुभिः (dayālubhiḥ) - by compassionate people
Words meanings and morphology
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, one's own
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, living principle (ātman)
हितम् (hitam) - welfare, good, benefit
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of hita
hita - good, beneficial, advantageous, welfare, benefit
Past Passive Participle
From root dhā with prefix hi (to place, put, do good)
Root: dhā (class 3)
अन्विच्छन् (anvicchan) - desiring, seeking, looking for
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anvicchat
anvicchat - seeking, desiring, searching
Present Active Participle
From root iṣ (to seek) with upasarga anu and śatṛ suffix
Prefix: anu
Root: iṣ (class 4)
बाधते (bādhate) - harms, oppresses, afflicts
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bādh
Root: bādh (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whoever
अपरम् (aparam) - another, other
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of apara
apara - another, other, later, subsequent
नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being
कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - should be done, ought to be shown
(gerundive)
मूढविज्ञाने (mūḍhavijñāne) - to one whose understanding is deluded
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of mūḍhavijñāna
mūḍhavijñāna - deluded understanding, one with bewildered knowledge
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mūḍha+vijñāna)
- mūḍha – deluded, bewildered, foolish
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root muh
Root: muh (class 4) - vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, discernment
noun (neuter)
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: agrees with an implied pronoun for 'that person'
दया (dayā) - compassion, pity, mercy
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dayā
dayā - compassion, pity, mercy, sympathy
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, then
(indeclinable)
दयालुभिः (dayālubhiḥ) - by compassionate people
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dayālu
dayālu - compassionate, merciful, sympathetic
Derived from dayā
Note: used as a noun here, 'by merciful ones'