मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-132, verse-15

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नियतमतिरदोषः काननाखण्डलोका निपतितफलभक्षः सर्वभूतेषु मैत्रः ।
प्रभवति मयि पुत्रे हिंसितो येन तातः पिशितरुधिरतृप्तास्तस्य सन्त्वद्य गृध्राः ॥१५॥

15. niyatamatiradoṣaḥ kānanākhaṇḍalokā nipatitaphalabhakṣaḥ sarvabhūteṣu maitraḥ .
prabhavati mayi putre hiṃsito yena tātaḥ piśitarudhiratṛptāstasya santvadya gṛdhrāḥ.

15. niyata-matiḥ adroṣaḥ kānana-akhaṇḍa-lokā
nipatita-phala-bhakṣaḥ sarva-bhūteṣu maitraḥ
prabhavati mayi putre hiṃsitaḥ yena tātaḥ
piśita-rudhira-tṛptāḥ tasya santu adya gṛdhrāḥ

15. May the vultures today be satisfied with the flesh and blood of the person who harmed me, his son, by killing my father – a man whose mind was disciplined, without malice, who lived entirely in the forest, who ate only fallen fruits, and was friendly to all beings.

Words meanings summery:

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नियत-मतिः (niyata-matiḥ) - of disciplined mind, with controlled thoughts

अद्रोषः (adroṣaḥ) - without malice, without anger, faultless

कानन-अखण्ड-लोका (kānana-akhaṇḍa-lokā) - one whose world is the entire forest; one who dwells completely in the forest

निपतित-फल-भक्षः (nipatita-phala-bhakṣaḥ) - one who eats fallen fruits

सर्व-भूतेषु (sarva-bhūteṣu) - among all beings, towards all creatures

मैत्रः (maitraḥ) - friendly, benevolent

प्रभवति (prabhavati) - here, meaning 'affects' or 'is imposed on' (in context of the curse). (affects, arises, becomes powerful)

मयि (mayi) - on me, in me

पुत्रे (putre) - in me, the son (refers to the speaker) (on the son, in the son)

हिंसितः (hiṁsitaḥ) - killed, injured, harmed

येन (yena) - by the person who (by whom, by which)

तातः (tātaḥ) - my father (father, respected one)

पिशित-रुधिर-तृप्ताः (piśita-rudhira-tṛptāḥ) - satisfied with flesh and blood

तस्य (tasya) - of that person (who killed the father) (his, of him)

सन्तु (santu) - let them be, may they be

अद्य (adya) - today, now

गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures, greedy ones

Words meanings and morphology

नियत-मतिः (niyata-matiḥ) - of disciplined mind, with controlled thoughts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata-mati

niyata-mati - one whose mind is controlled, disciplined

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niyata+mati)

niyata – controlled, restrained
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from ni + yam
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
mati – mind, thought, intellect
noun (feminine)
Root: man (class 4)

अद्रोषः (adroṣaḥ) - without malice, without anger, faultless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adroṣa

adroṣa - without malice, free from anger or fault

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (negative) and droṣa

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+droṣa)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
droṣa – malice, hatred, anger
noun (masculine)
from druh 'to injure'
Root: druh (class 4)

कानन-अखण्ड-लोका (kānana-akhaṇḍa-lokā) - one whose world is the entire forest; one who dwells completely in the forest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kānana-akhaṇḍa-loka

kānana-akhaṇḍa-loka - one whose world is the entire forest

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kānana+akhaṇḍa+loka)

kānana – forest, grove
noun (neuter)
akhaṇḍa – unbroken, entire, complete
adjective
nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (negative) and khaṇḍa
loka – world, people, domain
noun (masculine)

Note: The ending 'ā' (लोका) in the provided Devanagari is grammatically unusual for a masculine nominative singular adjective, which would typically be 'lokaḥ' (लोकः) to match other adjectives in the verse.

निपतित-फल-भक्षः (nipatita-phala-bhakṣaḥ) - one who eats fallen fruits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nipatita-phala-bhakṣa

nipatita-phala-bhakṣa - one who consumes fallen fruits

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nipatita+phala+bhakṣa)

nipatita – fallen, dropped
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from ni + pat
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)
phala – fruit, result
noun (neuter)
bhakṣa – eater, consumer
noun (masculine)
from bhakṣ 'to eat'
Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

सर्व-भूतेषु (sarva-bhūteṣu) - among all beings, towards all creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarva-bhūta

sarva-bhūta - all beings, all creatures

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta)

sarva – all, every
pronoun
bhūta – being, creature, element
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from bhū 'to be, to become'
Root: bhū (class 1)

मैत्रः (maitraḥ) - friendly, benevolent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maitra

maitra - friendly, benevolent, amicable

derived from mitra (friend)

प्रभवति (prabhavati) - here, meaning 'affects' or 'is imposed on' (in context of the curse). (affects, arises, becomes powerful)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prabhū

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active from pra + bhū

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

मयि (mayi) - on me, in me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

पुत्रे (putre) - in me, the son (refers to the speaker) (on the son, in the son)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

हिंसितः (hiṁsitaḥ) - killed, injured, harmed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hiṃsita

hiṁsita - killed, injured, harmed

Past Passive Participle

from hiṃs 'to injure, kill'

Root: hiṃs (class 1)

येन (yena) - by the person who (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तातः (tātaḥ) - my father (father, respected one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, respected elder

पिशित-रुधिर-तृप्ताः (piśita-rudhira-tṛptāḥ) - satisfied with flesh and blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of piśita-rudhira-tṛpta

piśita-rudhira-tṛpta - satisfied with flesh and blood

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (piśita+rudhira+tṛpta)

piśita – flesh, meat
noun (neuter)
rudhira – blood
noun (neuter)
tṛpta – satisfied, contented
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from tṛp 'to satisfy, to be pleased'
Root: tṛp (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - of that person (who killed the father) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सन्तु (santu) - let them be, may they be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative Active

3rd person plural imperative active from as

Root: as (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)