मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-121, verse-18
प्रभूता एव तोषाय शूरस्याल्परणे क्रियाः ।
कस्य नाल्पेषु सामर्थ्यं नरेन्द्रादिषु जायते ॥१८॥
कस्य नाल्पेषु सामर्थ्यं नरेन्द्रादिषु जायते ॥१८॥
18. prabhūtā eva toṣāya śūrasyālparaṇe kriyāḥ .
kasya nālpeṣu sāmarthyaṃ narendrādiṣu jāyate.
kasya nālpeṣu sāmarthyaṃ narendrādiṣu jāyate.
18.
prabhūtāḥ eva toṣāya śūrasya alparaṇe kriyāḥ
kasya na alpeṣu sāmarthyam narendrādiṣu jāyate
kasya na alpeṣu sāmarthyam narendrādiṣu jāyate
18.
Indeed, for a hero, even abundant actions in a minor combat are satisfying. For whose power does not manifest itself against insignificant kings and others?
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रभूताः (prabhūtāḥ) - abundant, numerous, manifested
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- तोषाय (toṣāya) - for satisfaction, for pleasure
- शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of a hero, of the brave
- अल्परणे (alparaṇe) - in a small battle, in minor combat
- क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds, activities
- कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom
- न (na) - not, no
- अल्पेषु (alpeṣu) - among the small, among the few, among the insignificant
- सामर्थ्यम् (sāmarthyam) - power, strength, ability, capability
- नरेन्द्रादिषु (narendrādiṣu) - among kings and others, among those like kings
- जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, manifests
Words meanings and morphology
प्रभूताः (prabhūtāḥ) - abundant, numerous, manifested
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of prabhūta
prabhūta - abundant, numerous, manifested, born, produced
Past Passive Participle
Derived from pra-√bhū (to be, to exist, to appear)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
तोषाय (toṣāya) - for satisfaction, for pleasure
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of toṣa
toṣa - satisfaction, pleasure, contentment
शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of a hero, of the brave
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śūra
śūra - hero, brave, valiant
अल्परणे (alparaṇe) - in a small battle, in minor combat
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of alparaṇa
alparaṇa - small battle, minor combat
Compound type : karmadhāraya (alpa+raṇa)
- alpa – small, little, few
adjective (masculine) - raṇa – battle, war, conflict
noun (masculine)
क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds, activities
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kriyā
kriyā - action, deed, activity, rite
कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, which, what
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अल्पेषु (alpeṣu) - among the small, among the few, among the insignificant
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of alpa
alpa - small, little, few, insignificant
सामर्थ्यम् (sāmarthyam) - power, strength, ability, capability
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sāmarthya
sāmarthya - power, strength, ability, capability
नरेन्द्रादिषु (narendrādiṣu) - among kings and others, among those like kings
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of narendrādi
narendrādi - kings and so on, beginning with kings
Compound type : karmadhāraya (narendra+ādi)
- narendra – king, ruler of men
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
noun (masculine)
जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Root: jan (class 4)