मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-14, verse-56
एकसार्थप्रयातं ये निः स्वमर्थार्थिनं नरम् ।
अपास्य स्वान्नमश्नन्ति त इमे श्लेष्मभोजिनः ॥५६॥
अपास्य स्वान्नमश्नन्ति त इमे श्लेष्मभोजिनः ॥५६॥
56. ekasārthaprayātaṃ ye niḥ svamarthārthinaṃ naram .
apāsya svānnamaśnanti ta ime śleṣmabhojinaḥ.
apāsya svānnamaśnanti ta ime śleṣmabhojinaḥ.
56.
ekasārthaprayātam ye niḥsvam arthārthinam naram
apāsya svam annam aśnanti te ime śleṣmabhojinaḥ
apāsya svam annam aśnanti te ime śleṣmabhojinaḥ
56.
Those who abandon a poor man, a seeker of sustenance traveling in the same group with them, and then eat their own food, they become eaters of phlegm.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकसार्थप्रयातम् (ekasārthaprayātam) - traveling with a single caravan/group
- ये (ye) - those who
- निःस्वम् (niḥsvam) - a poor man, a destitute person
- अर्थार्थिनम् (arthārthinam) - one seeking wealth or sustenance, a seeker of food/resources
- नरम् (naram) - a man
- अपास्य (apāsya) - having abandoned, having rejected, having cast aside
- स्वम् (svam) - own, their own
- अन्नम् (annam) - food
- अश्नन्ति (aśnanti) - they eat
- ते (te) - they, those
- इमे (ime) - these
- श्लेष्मभोजिनः (śleṣmabhojinaḥ) - eaters of phlegm
Words meanings and morphology
एकसार्थप्रयातम् (ekasārthaprayātam) - traveling with a single caravan/group
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ekasārthaprayāta
ekasārthaprayāta - one who has gone with a single caravan/group
Past Passive Participle (from pra-yā) combined with noun
Compound of 'eka' (one), 'sārtha' (caravan, group) and 'prayāta' (gone forth).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+sārtha+prayāta)
- eka – one, single
numeral adjective (masculine) - sārtha – caravan, company, group, multitude
noun (masculine) - prayāta – gone forth, departed, traveled
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From pra + root yā (to go).
Prefix: pra
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'naram'.
ये (ye) - those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
निःस्वम् (niḥsvam) - a poor man, a destitute person
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of niḥsva
niḥsva - poor, destitute, having no property
Compound of 'nis' (without) + 'sva' (one's own property/self).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+sva)
- nis – without, out, away
indeclinable - sva – one's own, property, wealth
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'naram'.
अर्थार्थिनम् (arthārthinam) - one seeking wealth or sustenance, a seeker of food/resources
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of arthārthin
arthārthin - seeking wealth, seeking a purpose, seeking food/resources
Compound of 'artha' (object, purpose, wealth, food) + 'arthin' (seeker, desirous of).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+arthin)
- artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth, resource, food
noun (masculine) - arthin – seeker, desirous of, petitioner
adjective (masculine)
From root arth (to seek, ask for).
Root: arth (class 10)
Note: Modifies 'naram'.
नरम् (naram) - a man
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person
अपास्य (apāsya) - having abandoned, having rejected, having cast aside
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
From prefix 'apa' + root 'as' (to throw) + suffix 'lyaP'.
Prefix: apa
Root: as (class 4)
स्वम् (svam) - own, their own
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sva
sva - one's own, own, belonging to oneself
अन्नम् (annam) - food
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain, rice
Past Passive Participle (from ad to eat) but generally used as noun
From root 'ad' (to eat).
Root: ad (class 2)
अश्नन्ति (aśnanti) - they eat
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of aś
Present active third plural
From root 'aś', class 9 (sometimes also related to root 'ad').
Root: aś (class 9)
ते (te) - they, those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to 'ye'.
इमे (ime) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this, these
Note: Emphatic.
श्लेष्मभोजिनः (śleṣmabhojinaḥ) - eaters of phlegm
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śleṣmabhojin
śleṣmabhojin - an eater of phlegm
Compound of 'śleṣman' (phlegm) + 'bhojin' (eater).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śleṣman+bhojin)
- śleṣman – phlegm, mucus
noun (masculine) - bhojin – eater, enjoyer
noun (masculine)
Derived from root bhuj (to eat, enjoy).
Root: bhuj (class 7)