मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-123, verse-1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
कदाचिद्राजपुत्रोऽसौ मृगयामचरद्वने ।
मृगान्विध्यन्वराहांश्च शार्दूलादींश्च दंष्ट्रिणः ॥१॥
कदाचिद्राजपुत्रोऽसौ मृगयामचरद्वने ।
मृगान्विध्यन्वराहांश्च शार्दूलादींश्च दंष्ट्रिणः ॥१॥
1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
kadācidrājaputro'sau mṛgayāmacaradvane .
mṛgānvidhyanvarāhāṃśca śārdūlādīṃśca daṃṣṭriṇaḥ.
kadācidrājaputro'sau mṛgayāmacaradvane .
mṛgānvidhyanvarāhāṃśca śārdūlādīṃśca daṃṣṭriṇaḥ.
1.
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca kadācit rājaputraḥ asau mṛgayām acarat
vane mṛgān vidhyan varāhān ca śārdūlaādīn ca daṃṣṭriṇaḥ
vane mṛgān vidhyan varāhān ca śārdūlaādīn ca daṃṣṭriṇaḥ
1.
Markandeya said: One day, that prince was hunting in the forest, striking down deer, wild boars, and other tusked beasts like tigers.
Words meanings summery:
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- मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Markandeya (a sage)
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time
- राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - prince (king's son)
- असौ (asau) - that (one yonder)
- मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - hunting, chase
- अचरत् (acarat) - he roamed, he hunted, he practiced
- वने (vane) - in the forest
- मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer (plural)
- विध्यन् (vidhyan) - striking, piercing, hitting (present participle)
- वराहान् (varāhān) - wild boars (plural)
- च (ca) - and
- शार्दूलआदीन् (śārdūlaādīn) - tigers and others, etc.
- च (ca) - and
- दंष्ट्रिणः (daṁṣṭriṇaḥ) - tusked animals, fanged animals
Words meanings and morphology
मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Markandeya (a sage)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya
mārkaṇḍeya - Name of a celebrated sage.
Descendant of Mṛkaṇḍu.
Note: Subject of `uvāca`.
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Perfect tense
3rd person singular Perfect active of `√vac`.
Root: vac (class 2)
कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time
(indeclinable)
Compound of `kadā` (when) and `cit` (emphatic/indefinite particle).
राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - prince (king's son)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājaputra
rājaputra - prince, son of a king
Compound `rājan-putra`.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)
- rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine) - putra – son, child
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of `acarat`.
असौ (asau) - that (one yonder)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that (demonstrative pronoun, referring to something remote or already mentioned)
Note: Qualifies `rājaputraḥ`.
मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - hunting, chase
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛgayā
mṛgayā - hunting, chase, game
Derived from `√mṛg` (to hunt) + `ā` suffix.
Root: mṛg (class 1)
Note: Object of `acarat` in the sense of 'engaged in hunting'.
अचरत् (acarat) - he roamed, he hunted, he practiced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of car
Imperfect tense
3rd person singular Imperfect active of `√car` with augment `a-`.
Root: car (class 1)
वने (vane) - in the forest
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove
Note: Indicates location.
मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer (plural)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga
mṛga - deer, animal, wild beast
Note: Object of `vidhyan`.
विध्यन् (vidhyan) - striking, piercing, hitting (present participle)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidh
vidh - to pierce, to strike, to hit, to shoot
Present Active Participle
From `√vyadh` (to pierce, strike) with present participle suffix `śatṛ`. `vyadh` becomes `vidh` in present stem forms.
Root: vyadh (class 4)
Note: Describes the action of the prince while hunting.
वराहान् (varāhān) - wild boars (plural)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of varāha
varāha - wild boar, pig
Note: Object of `vidhyan`.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects `mṛgān` and `varāhān`.
शार्दूलआदीन् (śārdūlaādīn) - tigers and others, etc.
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śārdūlādi
śārdūlādi - beginning with tigers, tigers and the like, etc.
Compound `śārdūla-ādi`. `ādi` means 'beginning with' or 'etc.'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śārdūla+ādi)
- śārdūla – tiger
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
noun (masculine)
Note: Object of `vidhyan`.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects `varāhān` and `śārdūlādīn`.
दंष्ट्रिणः (daṁṣṭriṇaḥ) - tusked animals, fanged animals
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of daṃṣṭrin
daṁṣṭrin - tusked, fanged, having large teeth; (noun) a tusked or fanged animal, wild animal
From `daṃṣṭrā` (tusk) + `in` suffix.
Note: Qualifies the list of animals (`mṛgān varāhān śārdūlādīn`), implying they are tusked/fanged beasts.