मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-14, verse-57
गोबाह्मणाग्नयः स्पृष्टा यैरुच्छिष्टैर्नरेश्वर ।
तेषामेतेऽग्निकुम्भेषु लेलिह्यन्त्याहिताः कराः ॥५७॥
तेषामेतेऽग्निकुम्भेषु लेलिह्यन्त्याहिताः कराः ॥५७॥
57. gobāhmaṇāgnayaḥ spṛṣṭā yairucchiṣṭairnareśvara .
teṣāmete'gnikumbheṣu lelihyantyāhitāḥ karāḥ.
teṣāmete'gnikumbheṣu lelihyantyāhitāḥ karāḥ.
57.
gobrahmaṇāgnayaḥ spṛṣṭāḥ yaiḥ ucchiṣṭaiḥ nareśvara
teṣām ete agnikumbheṣu lelihyanti āhitāḥ karāḥ
teṣām ete agnikumbheṣu lelihyanti āhitāḥ karāḥ
57.
O king, for those by whom cows, Brahmins, and sacred fires were touched with hands still soiled by food remnants, these very hands, when placed into fiery vessels, will be licking intensely (in torment).
Words meanings summery:
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- गोब्रह्मणाग्नयः (gobrahmaṇāgnayaḥ) - cows, Brahmins, and fires
- स्पृष्टाः (spṛṣṭāḥ) - touched, contaminated
- यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom, by which
- उच्छिष्टैः (ucchiṣṭaiḥ) - by hands soiled by food remnants (by those who have eaten, by the impure (with food remnants), by food remnants)
- नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O lord of men, O king
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those, their
- एते (ete) - these
- अग्निकुम्भेषु (agnikumbheṣu) - in pots of fire, in fiery vessels
- लेलिह्यन्ति (lelihyanti) - they lick intensely/repeatedly
- आहिताः (āhitāḥ) - placed, offered
- कराः (karāḥ) - hands
Words meanings and morphology
गोब्रह्मणाग्नयः (gobrahmaṇāgnayaḥ) - cows, Brahmins, and fires
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gobrahmaṇāgni
gobrahmaṇāgni - cows, Brahmins, and fires
Dvandva compound of 'go' (cow), 'brāhmaṇa' (Brahmin), and 'agni' (fire).
Compound type : dvandva (go+brāhmaṇa+agni)
- go – cow, bull, earth, ray
noun (feminine) - brāhmaṇa – a Brahmin, a priest, relating to Brahman
noun (masculine) - agni – fire, god of fire
noun (masculine)
स्पृष्टाः (spṛṣṭāḥ) - touched, contaminated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of spṛṣṭa
spṛṣṭa - touched, contacted, affected
Past Passive Participle
From root 'spṛś' (to touch).
Root: spṛś (class 6)
यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom, by which
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Refers to the people.
उच्छिष्टैः (ucchiṣṭaiḥ) - by hands soiled by food remnants (by those who have eaten, by the impure (with food remnants), by food remnants)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ucchiṣṭa
ucchiṣṭa - leftover food, impure from eating, soiled by food remnants
Past Passive Participle
From prefix 'ut' + root 'śiṣ' (to leave as a remainder).
Prefix: ut
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O lord of men, O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nareśvara
nareśvara - lord of men, king
Compound of 'nara' (man) + 'īśvara' (lord).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+īśvara)
- nara – man, person
noun (masculine) - īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
noun (masculine)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to 'yaiḥ'.
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this, these
Note: Refers to 'karāḥ'.
अग्निकुम्भेषु (agnikumbheṣu) - in pots of fire, in fiery vessels
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of agnikumbha
agnikumbha - a pot/receptacle for fire, a fiery vessel (e.g., in hell)
Compound of 'agni' (fire) + 'kumbha' (pot, jar).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+kumbha)
- agni – fire, god of fire
noun (masculine) - kumbha – pot, jar, pitcher
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to vessels in which hands are placed as punishment.
लेलिह्यन्ति (lelihyanti) - they lick intensely/repeatedly
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of lih
Intensive/frequentative present active third plural
Reduplicated stem from root 'lih' (to lick), forms intensive `lelihyate` (middle) or `leliḍhi` (active). Here `lelihyanti` is intensive present active 3rd plural.
Root: lih (class 2)
Note: Refers to 'karāḥ'.
आहिताः (āhitāḥ) - placed, offered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āhita
āhita - placed, deposited, offered (e.g., fire)
Past Passive Participle
From prefix 'ā' + root 'dhā' (to place, put, hold).
Prefix: ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
कराः (karāḥ) - hands
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kara
kara - hand, ray, elephant's trunk, tax
From root 'kṛ' (to do, make), in the sense of 'instrument of action'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of 'lelihyanti'.