मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-121, verse-37

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न चापि रूपमात्रेऽहं लोभमस्य गता पितः ।
शौर्यविक्रमधैर्याणि हरन्त्यस्य मनो मम ॥३७॥

37. na cāpi rūpamātre'haṃ lobhamasya gatā pitaḥ .
śauryavikramadhairyāṇi harantyasya mano mama.

37. na ca api rūpa-mātre aham lobham asya gatā pitaḥ
śaurya-vikrama-dhairyāṇi haranti asya manaḥ mama

37. O father, I am not merely attracted to his physical form. His heroism, valor, and steadfastness captivate my mind.

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not, no

च (ca) - and, also

अपि (api) - also, even, too

रूप-मात्रे (rūpa-mātre) - in mere form, only in appearance

अहम् (aham) - I

लोभम् (lobham) - attachment, longing (greed, desire, covetousness, attachment)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

गता (gatā) - felt, conceived (in the sense of 'gone into' a state) (gone, obtained, reached (feminine))

पितः (pitaḥ) - O father!

शौर्य-विक्रम-धैर्याणि (śaurya-vikrama-dhairyāṇi) - heroism, valor, and steadfastness

हरन्ति (haranti) - they captivate, steal away (they steal, they carry away, they captivate)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

मनः (manaḥ) - my mind/heart/attention (mind, heart, spirit)

मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic, 'even'.

रूप-मात्रे (rūpa-mātre) - in mere form, only in appearance

(indeclinable)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rūpa+mātra)

rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
noun (neuter)
mātra – only, mere, merely, size, measure
adjective (neuter)

Note: Locative singular used adverbially.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Speaker is female, inferred from 'gatā'.

लोभम् (lobham) - attachment, longing (greed, desire, covetousness, attachment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, desire, covetousness, attachment, longing

Derived from root lubh (to covet)

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'gatā'.

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Possessive, 'his (form)' and 'his (mind)'.

गता (gatā) - felt, conceived (in the sense of 'gone into' a state) (gone, obtained, reached (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, obtained, having gone

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicates for 'aham' (feminine speaker).

पितः (pitaḥ) - O father!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Addressed to father.

शौर्य-विक्रम-धैर्याणि (śaurya-vikrama-dhairyāṇi) - heroism, valor, and steadfastness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śaurya-vikrama-dhairya

śaurya-vikrama-dhairya - heroism, valor, and steadfastness

Compound type : dvandva (śaurya+vikrama+dhairya)

śaurya – heroism, valor, bravery
noun (neuter)
abstract noun from śūra (hero)
vikrama – valor, prowess, courage, step
noun (masculine)
Derived from vi-kram
Prefix: vi
Root: kram (class 1)
dhairya – steadfastness, patience, courage, firmness
noun (neuter)
abstract noun from dhīra (firm)

Note: Subject of 'haranti'.

हरन्ति (haranti) - they captivate, steal away (they steal, they carry away, they captivate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Present tense, 3rd person plural

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Possessive, 'his (mind)'.

मनः (manaḥ) - my mind/heart/attention (mind, heart, spirit)