मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-126, verse-14
गाथाश्चाप्यत्र गायन्ति मरुत्तचरिताश्रयाः ।
सातत्येनर्षयः सर्वे कुर्वन्तोऽध्ययनं यथा ॥१४॥
सातत्येनर्षयः सर्वे कुर्वन्तोऽध्ययनं यथा ॥१४॥
14. gāthāścāpyatra gāyanti maruttacaritāśrayāḥ .
sātatyenarṣayaḥ sarve kurvanto'dhyayanaṃ yathā.
sātatyenarṣayaḥ sarve kurvanto'dhyayanaṃ yathā.
14.
gāthāḥ ca api atra gāyanti maruttacaritāśrayāḥ
sātat_yena ṛṣayaḥ sarve kurvantaḥ adhyayanaṃ yathā
sātat_yena ṛṣayaḥ sarve kurvantaḥ adhyayanaṃ yathā
14.
And here, all the sages (ṛṣi) continuously sing verses (gāthā) about the exploits of Marutta, just as they perform their studies.
Words meanings summery:
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- गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses, songs, ancient legends
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- अत्र (atra) - here, in this place
- गायन्ति (gāyanti) - they sing, they praise
- मरुत्तचरिताश्रयाः (maruttacaritāśrayāḥ) - dependent on Marutta's deeds, relating to Marutta's story
- सातत्_येन (sātat_yena) - continuously, constantly
- ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers
- सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
- कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - Engaged in, or performing their studies. (doing, performing, making)
- अध्ययनं (adhyayanaṁ) - study, learning, recitation
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
Words meanings and morphology
गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses, songs, ancient legends
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of gāthā
gāthā - verse, song, ancient legend, ballad
From root gai (to sing).
Root: gai (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - here, in this place
(indeclinable)
From pronominal stem a + tral (locative suffix).
गायन्ति (gāyanti) - they sing, they praise
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of gai
Root: gai (class 1)
मरुत्तचरिताश्रयाः (maruttacaritāśrayāḥ) - dependent on Marutta's deeds, relating to Marutta's story
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of maruttacaritāśraya
maruttacaritāśraya - relying on or based on Marutta's actions or history
Compound of Marutta (proper noun) + carita (deed/story) + āśraya (dependent/based on).
Compound type : tatpurusha (marutta+carita+āśraya)
- marutta – name of a king
proper noun (masculine) - carita – deed, conduct, history, story
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
From root car (to move, act) + kta (suffix for PPP).
Root: car (class 1) - āśraya – resort, refuge, support, dependence
noun (masculine)
From ā-śrī (to resort to, lean upon) + a (suffix).
Prefix: ā
Root: śrī (class 1)
Note: Agrees with ṛṣayaḥ.
सातत्_येन (sātat_yena) - continuously, constantly
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sātatya
sātatya - continuity, constancy, permanence
From satata (continuous) + ṣyañ (taddhita suffix). Instrumental singular used adverbially.
Note: Functions as an adverb.
ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic hymn composer
सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Agrees with ṛṣayaḥ.
कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - Engaged in, or performing their studies. (doing, performing, making)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat
kurvat - doing, performing, making
Present Active Participle
From root kṛ (to do, make) + śatṛ (suffix for present active participle).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with ṛṣayaḥ.
अध्ययनं (adhyayanaṁ) - study, learning, recitation
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of adhyayana
adhyayana - study, learning, reading, recitation
From adhi-i (to go over, study) + lyuṭ (suffix for action noun).
Prefix: adhi
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Object of the participle kurvantaḥ.
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
(indeclinable)
From pronominal stem ya + thāl (adverbial suffix).