मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-12, verse-1
पितोवाच ।
साधु वत्स त्वयाख्यातं संसारगहनं परम् ।
ज्ञानप्रदानसम्भूतं समाश्रित्य महाफलम् ॥१॥
साधु वत्स त्वयाख्यातं संसारगहनं परम् ।
ज्ञानप्रदानसम्भूतं समाश्रित्य महाफलम् ॥१॥
1. pitovāca .
sādhu vatsa tvayākhyātaṃ saṃsāragahanaṃ param .
jñānapradānasambhūtaṃ samāśritya mahāphalam.
sādhu vatsa tvayākhyātaṃ saṃsāragahanaṃ param .
jñānapradānasambhūtaṃ samāśritya mahāphalam.
1.
pitā uvāca sādhu vatsa tvayā ākhyātam saṃsāragahanam
param jñānapradānasambhūtam samāśritya mahāphalam
param jñānapradānasambhūtam samāśritya mahāphalam
1.
The father said: 'Well done, dear son! You have indeed accurately described the profound wilderness of transmigration (saṃsāra). (Understand that) by resorting (to the path of knowledge), one attains the great reward that arises from the bestowal of knowledge (jñāna).'
Words meanings summery:
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- पिता (pitā) - father
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- साधु (sādhu) - well done! (as an exclamation of approval) (good, excellent, well done)
- वत्स (vatsa) - dear son, child, calf
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - described, narrated, told
- संसारगहनम् (saṁsāragahanam) - the deep thicket of transmigration, the profound wilderness of worldly existence
- परम् (param) - indeed, very much (adverbially modifying 'ākhyātam') (supremely, exceedingly, excellent, supreme)
- ज्ञानप्रदानसम्भूतम् (jñānapradānasambhūtam) - born of the bestowal of knowledge, arisen from the gift of knowledge
- समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - by resorting (to the path of knowledge) (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having attained)
- महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - great fruit, great result, great reward
Words meanings and morphology
पिता (pitā) - father
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
Note: Subject of `uvāca`.
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect Active
Irregular perfect form from root vac.
Root: vac (class 2)
साधु (sādhu) - well done! (as an exclamation of approval) (good, excellent, well done)
(indeclinable)
From root sādh (to accomplish) + u (kṛt suffix).
Root: sādh (class 5)
वत्स (vatsa) - dear son, child, calf
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa
vatsa - calf, child, dear son (term of endearment)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Second person pronoun.
Note: Agent of passive participle `ākhyātam`.
आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - described, narrated, told
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta
ākhyāta - told, described, announced (past passive participle)
Past Passive Participle
From root khyā (to tell) with prefix ā + kta (suffix for PPP).
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Used here like an adjective agreeing with `saṃsāragahanam`.
संसारगहनम् (saṁsāragahanam) - the deep thicket of transmigration, the profound wilderness of worldly existence
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsāragahana
saṁsāragahana - the profound thicket/wilderness of transmigration (saṃsāra)
Compound: saṃsāra (transmigration) + gahana (deep, dense, thicket, wilderness).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+gahana)
- saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
noun (masculine)
From root sṛ (to flow, move) with prefix sam (together) and suffix ghañ (action noun).
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛ (class 1) - gahana – deep, dense, impervious, thicket, wilderness, abyss
noun (neuter)
Note: Subject of the first clause, described by `ākhyātam`.
परम् (param) - indeed, very much (adverbially modifying 'ākhyātam') (supremely, exceedingly, excellent, supreme)
(indeclinable)
ज्ञानप्रदानसम्भूतम् (jñānapradānasambhūtam) - born of the bestowal of knowledge, arisen from the gift of knowledge
(participle)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jñānapradānasambhūta
jñānapradānasambhūta - born from the giving of knowledge (jñāna), arisen from the offering of knowledge
Past Passive Participle
Compound: jñāna (knowledge) + pradāna (giving) + sambhūta (born/arisen from).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+pradāna+sambhūta)
- jñāna – knowledge, wisdom (jñāna)
noun (neuter)
From root jñā (to know) + ana (kṛt suffix).
Root: jñā (class 9) - pradāna – giving, offering, bestowal
noun (neuter)
From root dā (to give) with prefix pra + ana (kṛt suffix).
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3) - sambhūta – born, arisen, produced (past passive participle)
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be, become) with prefix sam + kta (suffix for PPP).
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Adjective to `mahāphalam`.
समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - by resorting (to the path of knowledge) (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having attained)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root śri (to resort to, seek refuge) with prefixes sam + ā + lyaP (suffix for absolutive with prefixes).
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: śri (class 1)
महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - great fruit, great result, great reward
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāphala
mahāphala - great fruit, great result, great reward, immense benefit
Compound: mahā (great) + phala (fruit/result).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+phala)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (neuter) - phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
noun (neuter)
Note: Object of implied verb 'attains' or 'seeks'.