मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-119, verse-24
क्षत्रियो यः क्षतात्त्राणं वध्यमानस्य दुर्मदैः ।
करोति तस्य तन्नाम वृथैवान्ये हि बिभ्रति ॥२४॥
करोति तस्य तन्नाम वृथैवान्ये हि बिभ्रति ॥२४॥
24. kṣatriyo yaḥ kṣatāttrāṇaṃ vadhyamānasya durmadaiḥ .
karoti tasya tannāma vṛthaivānye hi bibhrati.
karoti tasya tannāma vṛthaivānye hi bibhrati.
24.
kṣatriyaḥ yaḥ kṣatāt trāṇam vadhyamānasya durmadaiḥ
karoti tasya tat nāma vṛthā eva anye hi bibhrati
karoti tasya tat nāma vṛthā eva anye hi bibhrati
24.
Indeed, a kṣatriya is one who provides protection from harm to those being oppressed by the arrogant. Others who merely bear that name (kṣatriya) do so in vain.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a member of the warrior class
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- क्षतात् (kṣatāt) - from injury, from harm, from wound
- त्राणम् (trāṇam) - protection, rescue, shelter
- वध्यमानस्य (vadhyamānasya) - of one being slain, of one being killed, of one being oppressed
- दुर्मदैः (durmadaiḥ) - by the arrogant, by the evil-minded, by the proud
- करोति (karoti) - does, makes, performs
- तस्य (tasya) - his, of that
- तत् (tat) - that
- नाम (nāma) - name, appellation
- वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
- अन्ये (anye) - others
- हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because, for
- बिभ्रति (bibhrati) - they bear, they carry, they maintain
Words meanings and morphology
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a member of the warrior class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the ruling or warrior class, a protector, a sovereign
Derived from kṣatra (rule, dominion)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
क्षतात् (kṣatāt) - from injury, from harm, from wound
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kṣata
kṣata - injured, wounded, harmed; an injury, a wound
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kṣan (to injure, wound)
Root: kṣan (class 8)
त्राणम् (trāṇam) - protection, rescue, shelter
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of trāṇa
trāṇa - protection, shelter, defense, rescue
Derived from root trā (to protect)
Root: trā (class 2)
वध्यमानस्य (vadhyamānasya) - of one being slain, of one being killed, of one being oppressed
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vadhyamāna
vadhyamāna - being slain, being killed, being oppressed
Present Passive Participle
Derived from root vadh (to strike, kill), passive stem vadhyate
Root: vadh (class 1)
दुर्मदैः (durmadaiḥ) - by the arrogant, by the evil-minded, by the proud
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of durmada
durmada - arrogant, proud, evil-minded, intoxicated with pride
Prefix: dur
Root: mad (class 4)
Note: used here as a noun 'by the arrogant ones'
करोति (karoti) - does, makes, performs
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तस्य (tasya) - his, of that
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: refers to 'nāma' (name)
नाम (nāma) - name, appellation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman
nāman - name, appellation, designation
वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
(indeclinable)
अन्ये (anye) - others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different, another
Note: refers to 'other kṣatriyas'
हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because, for
(indeclinable)
बिभ्रति (bibhrati) - they bear, they carry, they maintain
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhṛ
reduplicated root
Root: bhṛ (class 3)