मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-115, verse-6

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यथा चानुष्ठितं तेन भ्रातॄणां भेदकारि वै ।
मन्त्रिणा तेन दुष्टेन यच्चक्रुश्च पुरोहिताः ॥६॥

6. yathā cānuṣṭhitaṃ tena bhrātṝṇāṃ bhedakāri vai .
mantriṇā tena duṣṭena yaccakruśca purohitāḥ.

6. yathā ca anuṣṭhitam tena bhrātṝṇām bhedakāri vai
mantriṇā tena duṣṭena yat cakruḥ ca purohitāḥ

6. And how that wicked minister acted, truly causing a rift among the brothers, and also what the priests did.

Words meanings summery:

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यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how, in the manner that)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

अनुष्ठितम् (anuṣṭhitam) - carried out, acted (performed, carried out, executed, acted upon)

तेन (tena) - by him (by him, by that, by it)

भ्रातॄणाम् (bhrātṝṇām) - among the brothers (of the brothers, among the brothers)

भेदकारि (bhedakāri) - causing a division (causing division, creating discord, splitting)

वै (vai) - truly (indeed, truly, certainly, verily)

मन्त्रिणा (mantriṇā) - by the minister (by the minister, counselor)

तेन (tena) - by that (by him, by that)

दुष्टेन (duṣṭena) - by the wicked (by the wicked, by the corrupted, by the evil)

यत् (yat) - what (what, which, that)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did (they did, they made, they performed)

च (ca) - and also (and, also, moreover)

पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - priests (priests, family priests, chaplains)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अनुष्ठितम् (anuṣṭhitam) - carried out, acted (performed, carried out, executed, acted upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuṣṭhita

anuṣṭhita - performed, carried out, executed, acted upon

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with upasarga anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Also possible as accusative singular.

तेन (tena) - by him (by him, by that, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the minister.

भ्रातॄणाम् (bhrātṝṇām) - among the brothers (of the brothers, among the brothers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

भेदकारि (bhedakāri) - causing a division (causing division, creating discord, splitting)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhedakārin

bhedakārin - causing division, creating discord

Agent Noun

Derived from bheda (division) and kārin (maker/doer, from root kṛ).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bheda+kārin)

bheda – division, split, difference, separation
noun (masculine)
From root bhid (to split).
Root: bhid (class 7)
kārin – doing, making, causing, doer, maker
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from root kṛ (to do/make) with suffix -in.
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Also possible as accusative singular.

वै (vai) - truly (indeed, truly, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

मन्त्रिणा (mantriṇā) - by the minister (by the minister, counselor)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

तेन (tena) - by that (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it