मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-111, verse-14
अयाचत स राज्यार्धं पितृपैतामहोचितम् ।
ते चोचुर्वैश्यपुत्रस्त्वं कथं भोक्ष्यसि मेदिनीम् ॥१४॥
ते चोचुर्वैश्यपुत्रस्त्वं कथं भोक्ष्यसि मेदिनीम् ॥१४॥
14. ayācata sa rājyārdhaṃ pitṛpaitāmahocitam .
te cocurvaiśyaputrastvaṃ kathaṃ bhokṣyasi medinīm.
te cocurvaiśyaputrastvaṃ kathaṃ bhokṣyasi medinīm.
14.
ayācata saḥ rājyārdham pitṛpaitāmahocitam te ca
ūcuḥ vaiśyaputraḥ tvam katham bhokṣyasi medinīm
ūcuḥ vaiśyaputraḥ tvam katham bhokṣyasi medinīm
14.
He requested half of the kingdom, which was rightfully due to him from his father and grandfather. But they said, "You are the son of a Vaiśya (vaiśyaputra); how can you rule the earth?"
Words meanings summery:
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- अयाचत (ayācata) - requested, asked for
- सः (saḥ) - Bhalanda (he, that)
- राज्यार्धम् (rājyārdham) - half of the kingdom
- पितृपैतामहोचितम् (pitṛpaitāmahocitam) - appropriate (due) by father's and grandfather's right
- ते (te) - the paternal uncle's sons (they, those)
- च (ca) - and, also
- ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke
- वैश्यपुत्रः (vaiśyaputraḥ) - son of a Vaiśya
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?
- भोक्ष्यसि (bhokṣyasi) - you will enjoy, you will rule
- मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth, land, kingdom
Words meanings and morphology
अयाचत (ayācata) - requested, asked for
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of yāc
Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular
Imperfect form of √yāc
Root: yāc (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - Bhalanda (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that (pronoun), he, she, it
राज्यार्धम् (rājyārdham) - half of the kingdom
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājyārdha
rājyārdha - half of a kingdom
Compound type : tatpurusha (rājya+ardha)
- rājya – kingdom, reign, dominion
noun (neuter)
Root: rāj (class 1) - ardha – half, part
noun (neuter)
पितृपैतामहोचितम् (pitṛpaitāmahocitam) - appropriate (due) by father's and grandfather's right
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pitṛpaitāmahocita
pitṛpaitāmahocita - appropriate or inherited from father and grandfather
Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛpaitāmaha+ucita)
- pitṛpaitāmaha – from father and grandfather, ancestral
adjective (masculine)
Derived from pitṛ and pitāmaha - ucita – proper, fit, suitable, due
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From √vac (to speak, but here often used in sense of suitability)
Root: vac (class 2)
ते (te) - the paternal uncle's sons (they, those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that (pronoun), he, she, it
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect tense, 3rd person plural
Irregular perfect form of √vac
Root: vac (class 2)
वैश्यपुत्रः (vaiśyaputraḥ) - son of a Vaiśya
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśyaputra
vaiśyaputra - son of a Vaiśya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
Compound type : tatpurusha (vaiśya+putra)
- vaiśya – member of the third of the four traditional social classes, merchant, farmer
noun (masculine) - putra – son, child
noun (masculine)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?
(indeclinable)
भोक्ष्यसि (bhokṣyasi) - you will enjoy, you will rule
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhuj
Future tense, 2nd person singular
Future form of √bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth, land, kingdom
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī
medinī - the earth, land