मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-128, verse-8
जलाशयास्तथाप्येतैः सर्व एव हि दूषिताः ।
तदेत्कारणं किञ्चिन्न वक्तव्यं त्वया पितः ।
न निवारयितव्योऽहं ब्रह्मघ्नान्प्रतिपन्नगान् ॥८॥
तदेत्कारणं किञ्चिन्न वक्तव्यं त्वया पितः ।
न निवारयितव्योऽहं ब्रह्मघ्नान्प्रतिपन्नगान् ॥८॥
8. jalāśayāstathāpyetaiḥ sarva eva hi dūṣitāḥ .
tadetkāraṇaṃ kiñcinna vaktavyaṃ tvayā pitaḥ .
na nivārayitavyo'haṃ brahmaghnānpratipannagān.
tadetkāraṇaṃ kiñcinna vaktavyaṃ tvayā pitaḥ .
na nivārayitavyo'haṃ brahmaghnānpratipannagān.
8.
jalāśayāḥ tathā api etaiḥ sarve eva
hi dūṣitāḥ tat etat kāraṇaṃ kiñcit na
vaktavyaṃ tvayā pitaḥ na nivārayitavyaḥ
ahaṃ brahmaghnān pratipannagān
hi dūṣitāḥ tat etat kāraṇaṃ kiñcit na
vaktavyaṃ tvayā pitaḥ na nivārayitavyaḥ
ahaṃ brahmaghnān pratipannagān
8.
Nevertheless, all the water bodies have indeed been contaminated by these (serpents). Therefore, O father, you should not offer any reason [to dissuade me]. I should not be prevented from [punishing] these Brahmin-killers who have transformed into serpents.
Words meanings summery:
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- जलाशयाः (jalāśayāḥ) - water reservoirs, lakes, ponds
- तथा (tathā) - nevertheless (in that manner, so, thus)
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these (serpents) (by these)
- सर्वे (sarve) - all, whole
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- दूषिताः (dūṣitāḥ) - contaminated, polluted, defiled
- तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore)
- एतत् (etat) - this
- कारणं (kāraṇaṁ) - reason, cause, motive
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any [reason] (anything, something, a little)
- न (na) - not, no
- वक्तव्यं (vaktavyaṁ) - should be spoken, ought to be said
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- पितः (pitaḥ) - O father
- न (na) - not, no
- निवारयितव्यः (nivārayitavyaḥ) - should be stopped, ought to be prevented
- अहं (ahaṁ) - I
- ब्रह्मघ्नान् (brahmaghnān) - Brahmin-killers, slayers of Brahmins
- प्रतिपन्नगान् (pratipannagān) - who have become serpents, transformed into serpents
Words meanings and morphology
जलाशयाः (jalāśayāḥ) - water reservoirs, lakes, ponds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jalāśaya
jalāśaya - water reservoir, lake, pond
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+āśaya)
- jala – water
noun (neuter) - āśaya – receptacle, reservoir, abode, intention
noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - nevertheless (in that manner, so, thus)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these (serpents) (by these)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
सर्वे (sarve) - all, whole
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, whole, every
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
दूषिताः (dūṣitāḥ) - contaminated, polluted, defiled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dūṣita
dūṣita - contaminated, polluted, defiled, corrupted
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dūṣ (to spoil, pollute) + kta suffix.
Root: dūṣ (class 4)
तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
कारणं (kāraṇaṁ) - reason, cause, motive
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - reason, cause, motive, instrument
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any [reason] (anything, something, a little)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here as an indefinite pronoun/adjective.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
वक्तव्यं (vaktavyaṁ) - should be spoken, ought to be said
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktavya
vaktavya - to be spoken, to be said, to be told
Gerundive
Derived from root vac (to speak) + tavya suffix, indicating obligation.
Root: vac (class 2)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
पितः (pitaḥ) - O father
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
निवारयितव्यः (nivārayitavyaḥ) - should be stopped, ought to be prevented
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nivārayitavya
nivārayitavya - to be stopped, to be prevented, to be hindered
Gerundive
Derived from ni + vṛ (to stop) in causative stem + tavya suffix, indicating obligation.
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛ (class 5)
अहं (ahaṁ) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I
ब्रह्मघ्नान् (brahmaghnān) - Brahmin-killers, slayers of Brahmins
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of brahmaghan
brahmaghan - Brahmin-killer, slayer of Brahmins
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahma+ghan)
- brahman – Brahmin, sacred knowledge, the ultimate reality (brahman)
noun (neuter/masculine) - ghan – killer, slayer
noun (masculine)
Derived from root han (to strike, kill).
Root: han (class 2)
प्रतिपन्नगान् (pratipannagān) - who have become serpents, transformed into serpents
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pratipannaga
pratipannaga - one who has become a serpent, transformed into a serpent
Compound type : karmadhāraya (pratipanna+naga)
- pratipanna – become, fallen into, obtained, attained
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from prati + pad (to go towards, obtain) + kta suffix.
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4) - naga – serpent, mountain, tree
noun (masculine)