मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-114, verse-43

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विश्ववेद्युवाच ।
राज्ये स्थितः पूजयेथा ज्येष्ठं भूपार्हणैर्धनैः ।
कनिष्ठज्येष्ठता केयं राज्यं प्रार्थयतां नृणाम् ॥४३॥

43. viśvavedyuvāca .
rājye sthitaḥ pūjayethā jyeṣṭhaṃ bhūpārhaṇairdhanaiḥ .
kaniṣṭhajyeṣṭhatā keyaṃ rājyaṃ prārthayatāṃ nṛṇām.

43. viśvavedyaḥ uvāca rājye sthitaḥ
pūjayethāḥ jyeṣṭham bhūpārhaṇaiḥ
dhanaiḥ kaniṣṭhajyeṣṭhatā kā
iyam rājyam prārthayatām nr̥ṇām

43. Viśvavedya said: 'When you are established in the kingdom, you should honor your elder brother with wealth and gifts suitable for a king. What is this distinction of juniority and seniority for men who aspire to a kingdom?'

Words meanings summery:

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विश्ववेद्यः (viśvavedyaḥ) - Viśvavedya (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom, in the reign

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - when established (in the kingdom) (situated, standing, established)

पूजयेथाः (pūjayethāḥ) - you should honor (you should worship/honor)

ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - the elder (brother/king) (the eldest, the senior)

भूपार्हणैः (bhūpārhaṇaiḥ) - with royal gifts/offerings, with gifts suitable for a king

धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - with wealth, with riches

कनिष्ठज्येष्ठता (kaniṣṭhajyeṣṭhatā) - distinction of juniority and seniority (the state of being younger/older, juniority-seniority)

का (kā) - what, which

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom

प्रार्थयताम् (prārthayatām) - of those desiring, for those who seek

न्र्̥णाम् (nr̥ṇām) - of men, among men

Words meanings and morphology

विश्ववेद्यः (viśvavedyaḥ) - Viśvavedya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvavedya

viśvavedya - known to all, or a proper name

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśva+vedya)

viśva – all, whole, universe
adjective/noun
vedya – to be known, knowable
adjective
Gerundive
from root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form.

राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom, in the reign

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, reign, government

from rājan (king)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - when established (in the kingdom) (situated, standing, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'you' (the younger king).

पूजयेथाः (pūjayethāḥ) - you should honor (you should worship/honor)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative/potential (vidhiliṅ) of pūj

optative/potential mood

2nd person singular optative/potential active, Ātmanepada

Root: pūj (class 10)

ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - the elder (brother/king) (the eldest, the senior)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, senior, principal, best, chief

superlative of vr̥ddha (old) or praśasya (excellent)

Note: Object of pūjayethāḥ.

भूपार्हणैः (bhūpārhaṇaiḥ) - with royal gifts/offerings, with gifts suitable for a king

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhūpārhaṇa

bhūpārhaṇa - royal gift, offering suitable for a king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūpa+arhaṇa)

bhūpa – king, ruler (literally 'earth protector')
noun (masculine)
arhaṇa – deserving, worth, offering, gift, reverence
noun (neuter)
from root arh (to deserve)
Root: arh (class 1)

धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - with wealth, with riches

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, money, property

from root dhā (to place, hold, give)

Root: dhā (class 3)

कनिष्ठज्येष्ठता (kaniṣṭhajyeṣṭhatā) - distinction of juniority and seniority (the state of being younger/older, juniority-seniority)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaniṣṭhajyeṣṭhatā

kaniṣṭhajyeṣṭhatā - juniority and seniority, the state of being youngest and eldest

compound of kaniṣṭha and jyeṣṭha + tā (abstract suffix)

Compound type : dvandva (kaniṣṭha+jyeṣṭha+tā)

kaniṣṭha – youngest, junior, smallest, inferior
adjective
superlative of yuvan (young)
jyeṣṭha – eldest, senior, principal, best, chief
adjective
superlative of vr̥ddha (old) or praśasya (excellent)
tā – suffix for abstract noun, state of being
suffix (feminine)
Forms feminine abstract nouns

का (kā) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Refers to kaniṣṭhajyeṣṭhatā.

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to kaniṣṭhajyeṣṭhatā.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, reign, government

from rājan (king)

Note: Object of prārthayatām.