मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-113, verse-23
मुशलं तस्य बलिनः सौनन्दं प्रोच्यते जनैः ।
तथा बलाबलं चैव तं वदन्ति विचक्षणाः ॥२३॥
तथा बलाबलं चैव तं वदन्ति विचक्षणाः ॥२३॥
23. muśalaṃ tasya balinaḥ saunandaṃ procyate janaiḥ .
tathā balābalaṃ caiva taṃ vadanti vicakṣaṇāḥ.
tathā balābalaṃ caiva taṃ vadanti vicakṣaṇāḥ.
23.
muśalam tasya balinaḥ saunandam procyate janaiḥ
tathā balābalam ca eva tam vadanti vicakṣaṇāḥ
tathā balābalam ca eva tam vadanti vicakṣaṇāḥ
23.
His club, that of the powerful one, is called Saunanda by people. Likewise, the discerning individuals refer to him as 'strength and weakness' (balābalam).
Words meanings summery:
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- मुशलम् (muśalam) - club, mace
- तस्य (tasya) - Referring to the fierce, club-wielding person. (of him, his)
- बलिनः (balinaḥ) - Referring to the fierce, club-wielding person. (of the powerful, of the mighty one)
- सौनन्दम् (saunandam) - The proper name of the club. (named Saunanda)
- प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is called, is declared
- जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people, by men
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, in that manner
- बलाबलम् (balābalam) - An epithet for the fierce individual, referring to his combined attributes of power and vulnerability. (strength and weakness, power, might)
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - Emphatic particle (indeed, only, certainly)
- तम् (tam) - Referring to the fierce individual. (him, that)
- वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they call, they speak
- विचक्षणाः (vicakṣaṇāḥ) - discerning ones, wise ones, experts
Words meanings and morphology
मुशलम् (muśalam) - club, mace
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of muśala
muśala - club, mace, pestle
तस्य (tasya) - Referring to the fierce, club-wielding person. (of him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
बलिनः (balinaḥ) - Referring to the fierce, club-wielding person. (of the powerful, of the mighty one)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of balin
balin - powerful, mighty, strong
bala (strength) + in suffix
सौनन्दम् (saunandam) - The proper name of the club. (named Saunanda)
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saunanda
saunanda - having great joy; a proper name (here, of a club)
From su (good) + nanda (joy)
Prefix: su
Root: nand (class 1)
प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is called, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of procyate
From pra + vac (to speak); passive voice
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Formed from pra + root vac (to speak) in passive voice, middle ending.
जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people, by men
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of jana
jana - person, man, people, creature
From root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, in that manner
(indeclinable)
बलाबलम् (balābalam) - An epithet for the fierce individual, referring to his combined attributes of power and vulnerability. (strength and weakness, power, might)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of balābala
balābala - strength and weakness (a dvandva compound), power, might, a powerful one
Compound type : dvandva (bala+abala)
- bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter) - abala – weak, powerless, weakness
adjective (neuter)
Negation of bala with a prefix
Prefix: a
Note: Accusative form used as direct object of vadanti.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - Emphatic particle (indeed, only, certainly)
(indeclinable)
तम् (tam) - Referring to the fierce individual. (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they call, they speak
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vadanti
Root: vad (class 1)
विचक्षणाः (vicakṣaṇāḥ) - discerning ones, wise ones, experts
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vicakṣaṇa
vicakṣaṇa - discerning, wise, clever, experienced, expert
From vi + root cakṣ (to see, perceive) + ana suffix
Prefix: vi
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
Note: Functions as a noun here.