मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-122, verse-25
राजोवाच ।
पापाय ब्रह्मचर्यं ते यदिदं धार्यते त्वया ।
तस्मात्त्वं मोचयात्मानं मम पौत्रं च दर्शय ॥२५॥
पापाय ब्रह्मचर्यं ते यदिदं धार्यते त्वया ।
तस्मात्त्वं मोचयात्मानं मम पौत्रं च दर्शय ॥२५॥
25. rājovāca .
pāpāya brahmacaryaṃ te yadidaṃ dhāryate tvayā .
tasmāttvaṃ mocayātmānaṃ mama pautraṃ ca darśaya.
pāpāya brahmacaryaṃ te yadidaṃ dhāryate tvayā .
tasmāttvaṃ mocayātmānaṃ mama pautraṃ ca darśaya.
25.
rājan uvāca | pāpāya brahmacaryam te yat idam dhāryate
tvayā | tasmāt tvam mocaya ātmānam mama pautram ca darśaya
tvayā | tasmāt tvam mocaya ātmānam mama pautram ca darśaya
25.
The King said: "This practice of celibacy (brahmacarya) which is observed by you leads to sin for you. Therefore, free your own self (ātman) and show me my grandson."
Words meanings summery:
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- राजन् (rājan) - The father of Avikṣit. (king)
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- पापाय (pāpāya) - for sin, to sin, leading to sin
- ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - Avikṣit's vow of celibacy. (celibacy, student life)
- ते (te) - For you (Avikṣit). (to you, for you, by you (enclitic dative/genitive/instrumental))
- यत् (yat) - which, what
- इदम् (idam) - this
- धार्यते (dhāryate) - is maintained, is practiced, is held
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
- त्वम् (tvam) - Avikṣit (you)
- मोचय (mocaya) - free, release, cause to be free
- आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul (ātman)
- मम (mama) - my, of me
- पौत्रम् (pautram) - grandson
- च (ca) - and
- दर्शय (darśaya) - show, cause to see
Words meanings and morphology
राजन् (rājan) - The father of Avikṣit. (king)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac
Perfect Active
root vac, Perfect, 3rd person singular
Root: vac (class 2)
पापाय (pāpāya) - for sin, to sin, leading to sin
(noun)
Dative, neuter, singular of pāpa
pāpa - sin, evil, vice; bad, wicked
Note: Dative of purpose.
ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - Avikṣit's vow of celibacy. (celibacy, student life)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmacarya
brahmacarya - celibacy, chaste life, religious student life, study of the Vedas
compound: brahman (sacred knowledge) + carya (conduct)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+carya)
- brahman – Vedic text, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality (brahman)
noun (neuter) - carya – conduct, practice, movement
noun (neuter)
root car (to move, conduct) + ya suffix
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'dhāryate'.
ते (te) - For you (Avikṣit). (to you, for you, by you (enclitic dative/genitive/instrumental))
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Enclitic form. The celibacy is 'for you' or 'to you'.
यत् (yat) - which, what
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
Note: Refers to 'brahmacaryam'.
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Refers to 'brahmacaryam'.
धार्यते (dhāryate) - is maintained, is practiced, is held
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dhṛ
Present Passive
root dhṛ (to hold), Present, 3rd person singular, Passive voice
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Agent in passive construction.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Used as an indeclinable 'therefore'.
त्वम् (tvam) - Avikṣit (you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Subject of 'mocaya' and 'darśaya'.
मोचय (mocaya) - free, release, cause to be free
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of muc
Causative Imperative Active
root muc (to release), Causative stem mocaya-, Imperative, 2nd person singular
Root: muc (class 6)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul (ātman)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
Note: Object of 'mocaya'.
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: Qualifies 'pautram'.
पौत्रम् (pautram) - grandson
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pautra
pautra - grandson
derivative of putra (son)
Note: Object of 'darśaya'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects two imperatives.
दर्शय (darśaya) - show, cause to see
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś
Causative Imperative Active
root dṛś (to see), Causative stem darśaya-, Imperative, 2nd person singular
Root: dṛś (class 1)