मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-11, verse-27
नारकांश्चैव संप्रेक्ष्य महद्दुः खमवाप्यते ।
एतां गतिमहं गन्तेत्यहर्निशमनिर्वृतः ॥२७॥
एतां गतिमहं गन्तेत्यहर्निशमनिर्वृतः ॥२७॥
27. nārakāṃścaiva saṃprekṣya mahadduḥ khamavāpyate .
etāṃ gatimahaṃ gantetyaharniśamanirvṛtaḥ.
etāṃ gatimahaṃ gantetyaharniśamanirvṛtaḥ.
27.
nārakān ca eva samprekṣya mahat duḥkham avāpyate
etām gatim aham gantā iti aharniśam anirvṛtaḥ
etām gatim aham gantā iti aharniśam anirvṛtaḥ
27.
And indeed, by observing those in hell, one experiences great suffering, constantly discontent day and night with the thought, "I will attain this fate."
Words meanings summery:
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- नारकान् (nārakān) - those in hell, hellish beings
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, having observed closely, perceiving
- महत् (mahat) - great, large, immense
- दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, misery
- अवाप्यते (avāpyate) - is obtained, is experienced, is achieved
- एताम् (etām) - this
- गतिम् (gatim) - fate, state, destination, path
- अहम् (aham) - I
- गन्ता (gantā) - one who will go, I will attain
- इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)
- अहर्निशम् (aharniśam) - day and night, constantly
- अनिर्वृतः (anirvṛtaḥ) - discontent, unhappy, not tranquil
Words meanings and morphology
नारकान् (nārakān) - those in hell, hellish beings
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nāraka
nāraka - hellish, infernal; an inhabitant of hell
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, having observed closely, perceiving
(indeclinable)
absolutive
From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra', and suffix '-ya'
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
महत् (mahat) - great, large, immense
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable
Note: agrees with duḥkham
दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, misery
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha
duḥkha - suffering, misery, pain, sorrow, unhappiness
Note: Subject of the passive verb avāpyate
अवाप्यते (avāpyate) - is obtained, is experienced, is achieved
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ap
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)
एताम् (etām) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of etad
etad - this
Note: agrees with gatim
गतिम् (gatim) - fate, state, destination, path
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gati
gati - going, motion, path, course, destiny, state, condition
verbal noun
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
गन्ता (gantā) - one who will go, I will attain
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gantṛ
gantṛ - one who goes, one who will go, agent of going
future agent noun
From root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-tṛ'
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agent noun in agreement with 'aham'
इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)
(indeclinable)
अहर्निशम् (aharniśam) - day and night, constantly
(indeclinable)
Compound type : dvandva (ahas+niśā)
- ahas – day
noun (neuter) - niśā – night
noun (feminine)
अनिर्वृतः (anirvṛtaḥ) - discontent, unhappy, not tranquil
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anirvṛta
anirvṛta - not tranquil, restless, unhappy, discontented
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+nirvṛta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - nirvṛta – tranquil, content, happy, finished
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
from root 'vṛt' with prefix 'nir'
Prefix: nir
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Refers to the implied subject, 'one' (e.g., the speaker)