मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-114, verse-45
तेषां पुरोहितांश्चैव आत्मनः शान्तिकादिषु ।
नियोजयामास ततः खनित्रस्याभिचारके ॥४५॥
नियोजयामास ततः खनित्रस्याभिचारके ॥४५॥
45. teṣāṃ purohitāṃścaiva ātmanaḥ śāntikādiṣu .
niyojayāmāsa tataḥ khanitrasyābhicārake.
niyojayāmāsa tataḥ khanitrasyābhicārake.
45.
teṣām purohitān ca eva ātmanaḥ śāntikādiṣu
niyojayāmāsa tataḥ khanitrasya abhicārake
niyojayāmāsa tataḥ khanitrasya abhicārake
45.
Then, he engaged his own priests for rites of pacification (śāntika) and similar ceremonies, and for offensive magic (abhicāra) against the excavator (enemy).
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them
- पुरोहितान् (purohitān) - priests
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself, for his own (ātman)
- शान्तिकादिषु (śāntikādiṣu) - in pacifying rites and others, in peace rites and so on
- नियोजयामास (niyojayāmāsa) - he employed, he appointed
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from there
- खनित्रस्य (khanitrasya) - of the enemy (figuratively as 'excavator') (of the excavator, of the digging tool)
- अभिचारके (abhicārake) - in offensive rites, in destructive magic
Words meanings and morphology
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
पुरोहितान् (purohitān) - priests
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of purohita
purohita - family priest, minister, chief priest
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself, for his own (ātman)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
शान्तिकादिषु (śāntikādiṣu) - in pacifying rites and others, in peace rites and so on
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of śāntikādi
śāntikādi - pacifying rites, etc., beginning with pacification
Compound type : tatpurusha (śāntika+ādi)
- śāntika – related to peace, pacifying, a pacifying rite
adjective (neuter) - ādi – beginning, starting with, etc.
noun (masculine)
नियोजयामास (niyojayāmāsa) - he employed, he appointed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of niyojaya
Causative perfect (periphrastic)
Periphrastic perfect formation with 'āmāsa' from the causative stem 'niyojaya'
Prefix: ni
Root: yuj (class 7)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from there
(indeclinable)
खनित्रस्य (khanitrasya) - of the enemy (figuratively as 'excavator') (of the excavator, of the digging tool)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of khanitra
khanitra - a digging tool, spade, pickaxe; an excavator (person)
Root: khan (class 1)
अभिचारके (abhicārake) - in offensive rites, in destructive magic
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of abhicāra
abhicāra - offensive magic, sorcery, incantation for hostile purposes
Prefix: abhi
Root: car (class 1)