मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-126, verse-34

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क्लेशाय महते पृथ्वी स्वधर्मपरिपालने ।
सम्यक्पालयतः पृथ्वीं स्वधर्मं च महीपते ॥३४॥

34. kleśāya mahate pṛthvī svadharmaparipālane .
samyakpālayataḥ pṛthvīṃ svadharmaṃ ca mahīpate.

34. kleśāya mahate pṛthvī svadharma-paripālane
samyak pālayataḥ pṛthvīṃ svadharmaṃ ca mahīpate

34. Great hardship (kleśa) is found in governing the earth and in the observance of one's own natural law (dharma). O King, for one who properly protects the earth and his own natural law (dharma)...

Words meanings summery:

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क्लेशाय (kleśāya) - for hardship (for trouble, for distress, for suffering)

महते (mahate) - for great (for great, for mighty)

पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - governing the earth (earth, ground, land)

स्वधर्म-परिपालने (svadharma-paripālane) - in the observance of one's own natural law (dharma) (in the protection/observance of one's own dharma)

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, rightly, fully)

पालयतः (pālayataḥ) - of one who properly protects (of one who protects, of guarding)

पृथ्वीं (pṛthvīṁ) - the earth (the earth (accusative))

स्वधर्मं (svadharmaṁ) - his own natural law (dharma) (one's own dharma/duty)

च (ca) - and

महीपते (mahīpate) - O King (O King, O lord of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

क्लेशाय (kleśāya) - for hardship (for trouble, for distress, for suffering)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kleśa

kleśa - pain, affliction, distress, suffering, hardship

From root √kliś (to suffer).

Root: kliś (class 4)

महते (mahate) - for great (for great, for mighty)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with kleśa.

पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - governing the earth (earth, ground, land)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthvī

pṛthvī - earth, world, ground

Note: In context, pṛthvī here implies the duty of ruling the earth.

स्वधर्म-परिपालने (svadharma-paripālane) - in the observance of one's own natural law (dharma) (in the protection/observance of one's own dharma)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svadharma-paripālana

svadharma-paripālana - protection/observance of one's own dharma

Tatpuruṣa compound: svadharma (one's own dharma) + paripālana (protection/observance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svadharma+paripālana)

svadharma – one's own duty, intrinsic nature, natural law
noun (masculine)
Compound: sva (own) + dharma.
paripālana – protection, maintenance, observance, guarding
noun (neuter)
From root √pāl (to protect) with prefix pari.
Prefix: pari
Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Locative of context/situation.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, rightly, fully)

(indeclinable)

From samyac (conjoined, correct).

Root: añc (class 1)

पालयतः (pālayataḥ) - of one who properly protects (of one who protects, of guarding)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pālayat

pālayat - protecting, guarding, ruling

Present Active Participle

From causative of root √pāl (to protect).

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: The genitive implies "for him who protects" or "of him who protects".

पृथ्वीं (pṛthvīṁ) - the earth (the earth (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthvī

pṛthvī - earth, world, ground

स्वधर्मं (svadharmaṁ) - his own natural law (dharma) (one's own dharma/duty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own duty, intrinsic nature, natural law

Compound: sva (own) + dharma.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

sva – one's own, self
pronoun (masculine)
dharma – righteousness, duty, law, constitution, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
From root √dhṛ (to uphold).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of pālayataḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects pṛthvīṃ and svadharmaṃ.

महीपते (mahīpate) - O King (O King, O lord of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, ruler, lord of the earth

Compound: mahī + pati (earth + lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)