मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-12, verse-19
तावद् यावदशेषं वै तत्पापं हि क्षयं गतम् ।
अप्रतिष्ठञ्च नरकं शृणुष्व गदतो मम ॥१९॥
अप्रतिष्ठञ्च नरकं शृणुष्व गदतो मम ॥१९॥
19. tāvad yāvadaśeṣaṃ vai tatpāpaṃ hi kṣayaṃ gatam .
apratiṣṭhañca narakaṃ śṛṇuṣva gadato mama.
apratiṣṭhañca narakaṃ śṛṇuṣva gadato mama.
19.
tāvat yāvat aśeṣam vai tatpāpam hi kṣayam gatam
apratiṣṭham ca narakam śṛṇuṣva gadataḥ mama
apratiṣṭham ca narakam śṛṇuṣva gadataḥ mama
19.
This continues until that sin (pāpa) is indeed completely exhausted. Now, listen to me as I describe the impermanent hell (naraka).
Words meanings summery:
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- तावत् (tāvat) - this continues until (so long, so much, up to that extent)
- यावत् (yāvat) - until (as long as, as much as, until)
- अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - completely (without remainder, completely, entirely)
- वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, certainly)
- तत्पापम् (tatpāpam) - that sin (pāpa) (that sin, that evil deed)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
- क्षयम् (kṣayam) - exhausted, consumed (destruction, decay, loss, end)
- गतम् (gatam) - reached (destruction), finished, consumed (gone, reached, attained, passed)
- अप्रतिष्ठम् (apratiṣṭham) - impermanent (unstable, not fixed, without foundation, impermanent)
- च (ca) - and, also
- नरकम् (narakam) - hell (naraka) (hell, infernal region)
- शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen (listen, hear)
- गदतः (gadataḥ) - of me speaking (describing) (of one speaking, from one speaking)
- मम (mama) - my, of me
Words meanings and morphology
तावत् (tāvat) - this continues until (so long, so much, up to that extent)
(indeclinable)
Derived from `tad` with `vati` suffix.
यावत् (yāvat) - until (as long as, as much as, until)
(indeclinable)
Derived from `yad` with `vati` suffix.
अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - completely (without remainder, completely, entirely)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aśeṣa
aśeṣa - without remainder, entire, complete, all
Negative compound `na` + `śeṣa` (remainder).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - śeṣa – remainder, rest, surplus
noun (masculine)
From root `śiṣ` (to leave a remainder)
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
Note: Functions adverbially here. Also could be nominative singular neuter.
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, certainly)
(indeclinable)
तत्पापम् (tatpāpam) - that sin (pāpa) (that sin, that evil deed)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tatpāpa
tatpāpa - that sin, that evil
Compound of `tad` (that) and `pāpa` (sin).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (tad+pāpa)
- tad – that, those
pronoun (neuter) - pāpa – sin, evil, wicked deed
noun (neuter)
Note: Could also be accusative singular neuter.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
क्षयम् (kṣayam) - exhausted, consumed (destruction, decay, loss, end)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya
kṣaya - destruction, decay, loss, end, waste
From root `kṣi` (to perish, to destroy).
Root: kṣi (class 5)
Note: Often used with `gam` (to go) to mean 'to be destroyed' or 'to come to an end'.
गतम् (gatam) - reached (destruction), finished, consumed (gone, reached, attained, passed)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gata
gata - gone, arrived, attained, reached, passed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `gam` by adding `ta` suffix.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Also could be accusative singular neuter.
अप्रतिष्ठम् (apratiṣṭham) - impermanent (unstable, not fixed, without foundation, impermanent)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of apratiṣṭha
apratiṣṭha - unstable, not fixed, without foundation, transient, impermanent
Negative compound `na` + `pratiṣṭha` (fixed, established).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratiṣṭha)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - pratiṣṭha – established, fixed, founded, support
adjective (masculine)
From `prati` + `sthā` (to stand).
Prefix: prati
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Modifies `narakam`. Also could be nominative singular neuter.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नरकम् (narakam) - hell (naraka) (hell, infernal region)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of naraka
naraka - hell, infernal region, underworld
Note: Also could be nominative singular neuter.
शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen (listen, hear)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Middle voice imperative, 2nd person singular. `śṛṇu` is the stem, `ṣva` is the imperative middle ending.
Root: śru (class 5)
गदतः (gadataḥ) - of me speaking (describing) (of one speaking, from one speaking)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of gadat
gadat - speaking, telling
Present Active Participle
From root `gad` (to speak) + `śatṛ` suffix.
Root: gad (class 1)
Note: Could also be neuter singular genitive, or masculine/neuter singular ablative. Modifies `mama`.
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we