मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-129, verse-12

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सति वित्ते महायज्ञाः कर्तव्या एव भूभृता ।
दातव्यं चात्र किं चित्रं सीदतामीश्वरो गतिः ॥१२॥

12. sati vitte mahāyajñāḥ kartavyā eva bhūbhṛtā .
dātavyaṃ cātra kiṃ citraṃ sīdatāmīśvaro gatiḥ.

12. sati vitte mahāyajñāḥ kartavyāḥ eva bhūbhṛtā |
dātavyam ca atra kim citram sīdatām īśvaraḥ gatiḥ

12. vitte sati,
bhūbhṛtā mahāyajñāḥ eva kartavyāḥ atra sīdatām dātavyam kim citram? īśvaraḥ gatiḥ

12. When wealth is available, great Vedic rituals (yajña) must indeed be performed by kings. And what wonder is there in giving to the distressed? The Lord is their refuge.

Words meanings summery:

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सति (sati) - being, existing

वित्ते (vitte) - in wealth, when there is wealth

महायज्ञाः (mahāyajñāḥ) - great Vedic rituals, great sacrifices

कर्तव्याः (kartavyāḥ) - ought to be done, should be performed

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

भूभृता (bhūbhṛtā) - by a king, by one who supports the earth

दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - that which should be given, a gift

च (ca) - and, also

अत्र (atra) - here, in this, in this matter

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what kind of?

चित्रम् (citram) - wonder, strange, amazing, picture

सीदताम् (sīdatām) - of those who are distressed/suffering

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord, master, God, controller

गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, way, movement, course, destination

Words meanings and morphology

सति (sati) - being, existing

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, good, real

present active participle

From root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

वित्ते (vitte) - in wealth, when there is wealth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, possessions, found, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vid' (to find, to know, to possess) with suffix '-ta'

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

महायज्ञाः (mahāyajñāḥ) - great Vedic rituals, great sacrifices

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāyajña

mahāyajña - great Vedic ritual, great sacrifice

Compound of mahā (great) and yajña (Vedic ritual)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yajña)

mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective
yajña – Vedic ritual, offering, worship, sacrifice
noun (masculine)
From root 'yaj' (to worship, offer) with suffix -na.
Root: yaj (class 1)

कर्तव्याः (kartavyāḥ) - ought to be done, should be performed

(gerundive)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

भूभृता (bhūbhṛtā) - by a king, by one who supports the earth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūbhṛt

bhūbhṛt - king, ruler, mountain (literally 'earth-bearer')

Compound of bhū (earth) and bhṛt (bearing, supporting)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (bhū+bhṛt)

bhū – earth, ground
noun (feminine)
bhṛt – bearing, supporting, maintaining
participle (masculine)
suffix kvip from root bhṛ
Derived from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) with Kvip suffix.
Root: bhṛ (class 1)

दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - that which should be given, a gift

(gerundive)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this, in this matter

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what kind of?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

चित्रम् (citram) - wonder, strange, amazing, picture