मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-14, verse-34
प्रभूतमथवा स्वल्पं विक्रियाकारि चेतसः ।
तावता तस्य पुण्यं वा पापं वाप्यथ चेतरत् ॥३४॥
तावता तस्य पुण्यं वा पापं वाप्यथ चेतरत् ॥३४॥
34. prabhūtamathavā svalpaṃ vikriyākāri cetasaḥ .
tāvatā tasya puṇyaṃ vā pāpaṃ vāpyatha cetarat.
tāvatā tasya puṇyaṃ vā pāpaṃ vāpyatha cetarat.
34.
prabhūtam athavā svalpam vikriyā-kāri cetasaḥ
tāvatā tasya puṇyam vā pāpam vā api atha ca itarat
tāvatā tasya puṇyam vā pāpam vā api atha ca itarat
34.
Whatever suffering or happiness a person (puruṣa) experiences, be it much or little, which causes an agitation or change in the mind (cetas) – by that very amount is his merit (puṇya) or sin (pāpa), or indeed, the other (neutral) result.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रभूतम् (prabhūtam) - abundant, much, ample
- अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively
- स्वल्पम् (svalpam) - little, small, slight
- विक्रिया-कारि (vikriyā-kāri) - causing an agitation or modification in the mind (cetas) (causing transformation, bringing about change or agitation)
- चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, of the intellect
- तावता (tāvatā) - by that much, to that extent, thus
- तस्य (tasya) - of him, his
- पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, righteousness
- वा (vā) - or
- पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong deed
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon
- च (ca) - and, also
- इतरत् (itarat) - the third category of karmic results, i.e., neutral or non-binding action (the other, the other one)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रभूतम् (prabhūtam) - abundant, much, ample
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prabhūta
prabhūta - much, abundant, numerous, manifested
Past Passive Participle
From pra + √bhū (to be, become) with kta suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively
(indeclinable)
Compound of atha and vā.
स्वल्पम् (svalpam) - little, small, slight
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svalpa
svalpa - little, small, few, slight
Compound of su (good, well, very) and alpa (small).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (su+alpa)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable
Prefix indicating goodness or intensity. - alpa – little, small, few
adjective
विक्रिया-कारि (vikriyā-kāri) - causing an agitation or modification in the mind (cetas) (causing transformation, bringing about change or agitation)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vikriyā-kārin
vikriyā-kārin - causing change, causing transformation, causing disturbance
Agent noun derived from vikriyā and √kṛ.
Compound of vikriyā (change, transformation) and kārin (maker, doer, causing).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vikriyā+kārin)
- vikriyā – change, alteration, transformation, agitation
noun (feminine)
From vi + √kṛ (to do, make).
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛ (class 8) - kārin – doing, making, causing, producer
adjective
Agent noun
Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with ṇini suffix.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, of the intellect
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas
cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart
From root √cit (to perceive, observe).
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Relates to 'vikriyā-kāri', i.e., 'causing change of the mind'.
तावता (tāvatā) - by that much, to that extent, thus
(indeclinable)
From tad (that) + vat suffix.
Note: Corresponds to 'yad yat' (whatever...by that much).
तस्य (tasya) - of him, his
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Shows possession, 'his merit/sin'.
पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, righteousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya
puṇya - virtue, merit (puṇya), righteous action; virtuous, meritorious
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong deed
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa
pāpa - sin, evil, vice, wrong deed; sinful, evil (pāpa)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
Particle.
अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon
(indeclinable)
Particle introducing a new topic or clause.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
इतरत् (itarat) - the third category of karmic results, i.e., neutral or non-binding action (the other, the other one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of itara
itara - other, different, the other
Demonstrative pronoun.