मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-117, verse-9
अन्ये मृगाः पलायन्ते महाभीत्या विलोक्य माम् ।
कथमात्मप्रदानं त्वं मृत्यवे कर्तुमिच्छसि ॥९॥
कथमात्मप्रदानं त्वं मृत्यवे कर्तुमिच्छसि ॥९॥
9. anye mṛgāḥ palāyante mahābhītyā vilokya mām .
kathamātmapradānaṃ tvaṃ mṛtyave kartumicchasi.
kathamātmapradānaṃ tvaṃ mṛtyave kartumicchasi.
9.
anye mṛgāḥ palāyante mahābhītyā vilokya mām
katham ātmapradānam tvam mṛtyave kartum icchasi
katham ātmapradānam tvam mṛtyave kartum icchasi
9.
Other deer flee in great fear when they see me. How then do you wish to offer yourself (ātman) to death?
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- अन्ये (anye) - other, various
- मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals
- पलायन्ते (palāyante) - they flee, they run away
- महाभीत्या (mahābhītyā) - with great fear, due to great fear
- विलोक्य (vilokya) - having seen, seeing, perceiving
- माम् (mām) - me
- कथम् (katham) - Expresses rhetorical question: "How is it possible?" or "Why?" (how, why)
- आत्मप्रदानम् (ātmapradānam) - self-offering, giving oneself up (ātman)
- त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to the deer. (you)
- मृत्यवे (mṛtyave) - to death, for death
- कर्तुम् (kartum) - To make the offering. (to do, to make, to perform, to offer)
- इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish
Words meanings and morphology
अन्ये (anye) - other, various
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Agrees with 'mṛgāḥ'.
मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga
mṛga - deer, wild animal
Note: Subject of 'palāyante'.
पलायन्ते (palāyante) - they flee, they run away
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of palāyate
Present Middle
From root √lā (to give, take, go) with prefix 'parā' and secondary conjugation `āy`.
Prefix: parā
Root: lā (class 1)
Note: Formed from `parā-ā-√i` (to go back).
महाभीत्या (mahābhītyā) - with great fear, due to great fear
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of mahābhīti
mahābhīti - great fear, intense dread
Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'bhīti' (fear)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhīti)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - bhīti – fear, dread
noun (feminine)
From root √bhī (to fear)
Root: bhī (class 3)
Note: Expresses cause or manner.
विलोक्य (vilokya) - having seen, seeing, perceiving
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root √lok (to see) with prefix 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: lok (class 10)
माम् (mām) - me
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: Object of 'vilokya'.
कथम् (katham) - Expresses rhetorical question: "How is it possible?" or "Why?" (how, why)
(indeclinable)
आत्मप्रदानम् (ātmapradānam) - self-offering, giving oneself up (ātman)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmapradāna
ātmapradāna - self-offering, giving oneself up, offering one's own (ātman)
Compound of 'ātman' (self) and 'pradāna' (giving).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+pradāna)
- ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
noun (masculine) - pradāna – giving, offering, presentation
noun (neuter)
From root √dā (to give) with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Object of 'kartum'.
त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to the deer. (you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Subject of 'icchasi'.
मृत्यवे (mṛtyave) - to death, for death
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, Yama (god of death)
From root √mṛ (to die)
Root: mṛ (class 1)
Note: Expresses purpose or recipient.
कर्तुम् (kartum) - To make the offering. (to do, to make, to perform, to offer)
(infinitive)
इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of icchati
Present Active
From root √iṣ (to wish, desire). Root takes reduplication `iccha` in present.
Root: iṣ (class 6)