मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-11, verse-20
भ्रष्टज्ञानो बालभावं ततो जन्तुः प्रपद्यते ।
ततः कौमारकावस्थां यौवनं वृद्धतामपि ॥२०॥
ततः कौमारकावस्थां यौवनं वृद्धतामपि ॥२०॥
20. bhraṣṭajñāno bālabhāvaṃ tato jantuḥ prapadyate .
tataḥ kaumārakāvasthāṃ yauvanaṃ vṛddhatāmapi.
tataḥ kaumārakāvasthāṃ yauvanaṃ vṛddhatāmapi.
20.
bhraṣṭa-jñānaḥ bāla-bhāvam tataḥ jantuḥ prapadyate
tataḥ kaumārakāvasthām yauvanam vṛddhatām api
tataḥ kaumārakāvasthām yauvanam vṛddhatām api
20.
Having lost true knowledge, that being then enters the state of childhood. Subsequently, it experiences adolescence, youth, and old age.
Words meanings summery:
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- भ्रष्ट-ज्ञानः (bhraṣṭa-jñānaḥ) - having lost true knowledge (one whose knowledge is lost, deprived of knowledge)
- बाल-भावम् (bāla-bhāvam) - the stage of childhood (state of childhood, childishness)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)
- जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - the living being (human) (creature, being, man, animal)
- प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - he enters (the state of childhood) (he attains, enters, reaches, takes refuge in)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)
- कौमारकावस्थाम् (kaumārakāvasthām) - the stage of adolescence (the state of youth, adolescence)
- यौवनम् (yauvanam) - the stage of youth/adulthood (youth, adolescence, prime of life)
- वृद्धताम् (vṛddhatām) - the stage of old age (old age, decrepitude)
- अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
Words meanings and morphology
भ्रष्ट-ज्ञानः (bhraṣṭa-jñānaḥ) - having lost true knowledge (one whose knowledge is lost, deprived of knowledge)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭa-jñāna
bhraṣṭa-jñāna - one whose knowledge is lost
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhraṣṭa+jñāna)
- bhraṣṭa – fallen, lost, decayed, ruined
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From √bhraṃś (to fall)
Root: bhraṃś (class 1) - jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
noun (neuter)
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Refers to 'jantuḥ'.
बाल-भावम् (bāla-bhāvam) - the stage of childhood (state of childhood, childishness)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla-bhāva
bāla-bhāva - childhood, state of a child
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (bāla+bhāva)
- bāla – child, young boy, ignorant
noun (masculine) - bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature, feeling
noun (masculine)
From √bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Object of 'prapadyate'.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)
(indeclinable)
जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - the living being (human) (creature, being, man, animal)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu
jantu - living being, creature, man, animal
From √jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Subject of 'prapadyate'.
प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - he enters (the state of childhood) (he attains, enters, reaches, takes refuge in)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prapad
From pra-√pad
Prefix: pra
Root: pad (class 4)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)
(indeclinable)
कौमारकावस्थाम् (kaumārakāvasthām) - the stage of adolescence (the state of youth, adolescence)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kaumārakāvasthā
kaumārakāvasthā - state of youth, adolescence
Tatpuruṣa compound of kaumāraka (youthful) and avasthā (state).
Compound type : tatpurusha (kaumārakā+avasthā)
- kaumārakā – youthful, pertaining to a youth (feminine form)
adjective (feminine)
From kumāra (young boy/youth) - avasthā – state, condition, period of life, stage
noun (feminine)
From ava-√sthā (to stand)
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Object of an implied verb.
यौवनम् (yauvanam) - the stage of youth/adulthood (youth, adolescence, prime of life)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yauvana
yauvana - youth, period of youth, prime of life, puberty
From yuvan (young)
Note: Object of an implied verb.
वृद्धताम् (vṛddhatām) - the stage of old age (old age, decrepitude)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhatā
vṛddhatā - old age, seniority, state of being grown up
From vṛddha + suffix -tā (feminine noun forming suffix)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Object of an implied verb.
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)