मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-111, verse-19
अहं न कृतवान्राज्यं नासामर्थ्ययुतः पुरा ।
वैश्यतां तु पुरस्कृत्य तथैवाज्ञाकरः पितुः ॥१९॥
वैश्यतां तु पुरस्कृत्य तथैवाज्ञाकरः पितुः ॥१९॥
19. ahaṃ na kṛtavānrājyaṃ nāsāmarthyayutaḥ purā .
vaiśyatāṃ tu puraskṛtya tathaivājñākaraḥ pituḥ.
vaiśyatāṃ tu puraskṛtya tathaivājñākaraḥ pituḥ.
19.
aham na kṛtavān rājyam na asāmarthyayutaḥ purā
vaiśyatām tu puraskṛtya tathā eva ājñākaraḥ pituḥ
vaiśyatām tu puraskṛtya tathā eva ājñākaraḥ pituḥ
19.
I have not ruled the kingdom, nor was I incapable before. But, having adopted the status of a merchant (vaiśya), I was indeed obedient to my father.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहम् (aham) - I
- न (na) - not
- कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - I did, I performed, I ruled
- राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, dominion, rule
- न (na) - not
- असामर्थ्ययुतः (asāmarthyayutaḥ) - endowed with incapability, incapable
- पुरा (purā) - formerly, before, in olden times
- वैश्यताम् (vaiśyatām) - the state of a vaiśya, the condition of a merchant/commoner
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed before, having honored, having adopted
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, and
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
- आज्ञाकरः (ājñākaraḥ) - obedient, doing command, servant
- पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father, to the father
Words meanings and morphology
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
negation particle
कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - I did, I performed, I ruled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat
kṛtavat - one who has done, done, performed
Past Active Participle
from root kṛ (class 8) with suffix -tavat
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Functions as a finite verb in combination with 'aham'.
राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, dominion, rule
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, rule, sovereignty
Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Object of 'kṛtavān'.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
negation particle
असामर्थ्ययुतः (asāmarthyayutaḥ) - endowed with incapability, incapable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asāmarthyayuta
asāmarthyayuta - endowed with incapability, incapable
compound of a-sāmarthya (incapability) and yuta (joined, endowed)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asāmarthya+yuta)
- asāmarthya – incapability, inability
noun (neuter)
Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'sāmarthya' (capability). - yuta – joined, endowed with, possessed of
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root yuj (class 7) with suffix -ta
Root: yuj (class 7)
पुरा (purā) - formerly, before, in olden times
(indeclinable)
adverb
वैश्यताम् (vaiśyatām) - the state of a vaiśya, the condition of a merchant/commoner
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vaiśyatā
vaiśyatā - the state of being a vaiśya
from vaiśya (member of the merchant/farmer class) + -tā (suffix for state/condition)
Note: Object of 'puraskṛtya'.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed before, having honored, having adopted
(indeclinable)
absolutive
from root kṛ (class 8) with prefix puras- and suffix -ya (labhya)
Prefix: puras
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, and
(indeclinable)
conjunction
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
emphasis particle
आज्ञाकरः (ājñākaraḥ) - obedient, doing command, servant
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ājñākara
ājñākara - obedient, executing orders, servant
compound of ājñā (command) and kara (doer)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ājñā+kara)
- ājñā – command, order, permission
noun (feminine)
from jñā (to know) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: jñā (class 9) - kara – doer, maker, hand
noun (masculine)
kṛt suffix
from root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Predicate nominative, 'I was (an) obedient (person)'.
पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father, to the father
(noun)
masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
Note: Governed by 'ājñākaraḥ'.