मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-14, verse-16
पुण्यापुण्ये हि पुरुषः पर्यायेण समश्नते ।
भुञ्जतश्च क्षयं याति पापं पुण्यमथापि वा ॥१६॥
भुञ्जतश्च क्षयं याति पापं पुण्यमथापि वा ॥१६॥
16. puṇyāpuṇye hi puruṣaḥ paryāyeṇa samaśnate .
bhuñjataśca kṣayaṃ yāti pāpaṃ puṇyamathāpi vā.
bhuñjataśca kṣayaṃ yāti pāpaṃ puṇyamathāpi vā.
16.
puṇya apuṇye hi puruṣaḥ paryāyeṇa samaśnute |
bhuñjataḥ ca kṣayam yāti pāpam puṇyam atha api vā
bhuñjataḥ ca kṣayam yāti pāpam puṇyam atha api vā
16.
Indeed, a person (puruṣa) alternately experiences both merits (puṇya) and demerits (apuṇya). And through experiencing, either the demerit or the merit reaches its exhaustion.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुण्यापुण्ये (puṇyāpuṇye) - merits and demerits
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because
- पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
- पर्यायेण (paryāyeṇa) - by turns, alternately
- समश्नुते (samaśnute) - experiences, partakes of, enjoys
- भुञ्जतः (bhuñjataḥ) - while experiencing, of one who experiences
- च (ca) - and
- क्षयम् (kṣayam) - exhaustion, decay, destruction
- याति (yāti) - it goes, reaches, obtains
- पापम् (pāpam) - demerit, sin, evil
- पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, good deed (puṇya)
- अथ (atha) - then, moreover, and
- अपि (api) - also, even
- वा (vā) - or
Words meanings and morphology
पुण्यापुण्ये (puṇyāpuṇye) - merits and demerits
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, dual of puṇyāpuṇya
puṇyāpuṇya - merit and demerit, good and bad deeds
Compound type : dvandva (puṇya+apuṇya)
- puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed, righteous
noun (neuter) - apuṇya – demerit, sin, vice, unrighteous
noun (neuter)
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because
(indeclinable)
पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - person, human being, man, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
पर्यायेण (paryāyeṇa) - by turns, alternately
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of paryāya
paryāya - turn, course, alternation, succession
समश्नुते (samaśnute) - experiences, partakes of, enjoys
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of aś
Prefix: sam
Root: aś (class 5)
भुञ्जतः (bhuñjataḥ) - while experiencing, of one who experiences
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhuñjat
bhuñjat - experiencing, enjoying, eating (present active participle)
Present Active Participle
Derived from root bhuj- (to enjoy, eat) in present active sense.
Root: bhuj (class 7)
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'while experiencing' or 'by one who experiences'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
क्षयम् (kṣayam) - exhaustion, decay, destruction
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya
kṣaya - decay, destruction, exhaustion, loss, end
याति (yāti) - it goes, reaches, obtains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Root: yā (class 2)
पापम् (pāpam) - demerit, sin, evil
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa
pāpa - sin, demerit, evil, wicked
पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, good deed (puṇya)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya
puṇya - merit, virtue, good deed, righteous
अथ (atha) - then, moreover, and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)