मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-134, verse-16
पुष्करे दानजं पुण्यं श्रवणादस्य जायते ।
सर्ववेदाधिकफलं समाप्त्या चाधिगच्छति ॥१६॥
सर्ववेदाधिकफलं समाप्त्या चाधिगच्छति ॥१६॥
16. puṣkare dānajaṃ puṇyaṃ śravaṇādasya jāyate .
sarvavedādhikaphalaṃ samāptyā cādhigacchati.
sarvavedādhikaphalaṃ samāptyā cādhigacchati.
16.
puṣkare dānajam puṇyam śravaṇāt asya jāyate
sarvavedādhikaphalam samāptyā ca adhigacchati
sarvavedādhikaphalam samāptyā ca adhigacchati
16.
The merit (puṇya) generated by charity (dāna) at Puṣkara arises from hearing this [Purāṇa]. And by its completion, one attains a result superior to all the Vedas.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुष्करे (puṣkare) - in Puṣkara
- दानजम् (dānajam) - born from charity, resulting from giving
- पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, good deed
- श्रवणात् (śravaṇāt) - from hearing, by hearing
- अस्य (asya) - of this Purāṇa (of this)
- जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, happens
- सर्ववेदाधिकफलम् (sarvavedādhikaphalam) - fruit superior to all the Vedas
- समाप्त्या (samāptyā) - by completion, by finishing
- च (ca) - and, also
- अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - obtains, attains, comprehends
Words meanings and morphology
पुष्करे (puṣkare) - in Puṣkara
(proper noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of puṣkara
puṣkara - lotus; a sacred lake or pilgrimage site, especially Puṣkara in Rajasthan
दानजम् (dānajam) - born from charity, resulting from giving
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dānaja
dānaja - born from giving (dāna)
Compound ending in -ja (born)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dāna+ja)
- dāna – giving, charity, donation
noun (neuter) - ja – born, produced from
adjective (neuter)
Suffix -ja from √jan (to be born)
Root: √jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with puṇyam.
पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, good deed
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya
puṇya - auspicious, virtuous, pure; merit, virtue, good deed (puṇya)
Note: Subject of jāyate.
श्रवणात् (śravaṇāt) - from hearing, by hearing
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of śravaṇa
śravaṇa - hearing, the act of hearing; ear
From √śru (to hear)
Root: √śru (class 5)
अस्य (asya) - of this Purāṇa (of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
Genitive singular neuter of idam
जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, happens
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Present tense
Class 4 verb, jāya- stem
Root: √jan (class 4)
सर्ववेदाधिकफलम् (sarvavedādhikaphalam) - fruit superior to all the Vedas
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvavedādhikaphala
sarvavedādhikaphala - the result or fruit that is superior to that of all the Vedas
Compound noun
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvaveda+adhikaphala)
- sarvaveda – all the Vedas
noun (masculine) - adhikaphala – superior fruit, greater result
noun (neuter)
Note: Object of adhigacchati.
समाप्त्या (samāptyā) - by completion, by finishing
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of samāpti
samāpti - completion, conclusion, termination
From sam + √āp (to obtain, reach)
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: √āp (class 5)
Note: Denotes the means or cause.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - obtains, attains, comprehends
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of adhigam
Present tense
From adhi + √gam (to go)
Prefix: adhi
Root: √gam (class 1)