मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-14, verse-72
सुकृतं ये प्रयच्छन्ति यावज्जन्म कृतं नराः ।
ते पिष्यन्ते शिलापेषैर्यथैते पापकर्मिणः ॥७२॥
ते पिष्यन्ते शिलापेषैर्यथैते पापकर्मिणः ॥७२॥
72. sukṛtaṃ ye prayacchanti yāvajjanma kṛtaṃ narāḥ .
te piṣyante śilāpeṣairyathaite pāpakarmiṇaḥ.
te piṣyante śilāpeṣairyathaite pāpakarmiṇaḥ.
72.
sukṛtam ye prayacchanti yāvat janma kṛtam narāḥ
te piṣyante śilāpeṣaiḥ yathā ete pāpakarmaṇaḥ
te piṣyante śilāpeṣaiḥ yathā ete pāpakarmaṇaḥ
72.
Those men who squander the merit (sukṛta) they have accumulated throughout their lives are crushed by grinding stones, just like these evil-doers (pāpakarmaṇah).
Words meanings summery:
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- सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, virtue, merit
- ये (ye) - those who
- प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - here, interpreted as squandering or abandoning one's accumulated merit, leading to punishment. (they give away, squander, abandon)
- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, throughout
- जन्म (janma) - birth, life
- कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, accumulated
- नराः (narāḥ) - men, human beings
- ते (te) - they
- पिष्यन्ते (piṣyante) - are crushed, are ground
- शिलापेषैः (śilāpeṣaiḥ) - by stone grinders, by millstones
- यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as
- एते (ete) - these
- पापकर्मणः (pāpakarmaṇaḥ) - sinners, evil-doers
Words meanings and morphology
सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, virtue, merit
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sukṛta
sukṛta - well-done, virtuous, good deed, merit, virtue
Past Passive Participle
Compound of su (good) and kṛta (done).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - kṛta – done, made, performed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ये (ye) - those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - here, interpreted as squandering or abandoning one's accumulated merit, leading to punishment. (they give away, squander, abandon)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prayacch
Form of √dā with pra. The root √dā takes 'yacch' as a substitute in the present tense when prefixed (like in pra-dā).
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, throughout
(indeclinable)
जन्म (janma) - birth, life
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, origin, existence, life
From root jan (to be born, produce).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Acts as an adverbial accusative here (throughout life).
कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, accumulated
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed, accumulated
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies 'sukṛtam'.
नराः (narāḥ) - men, human beings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, person, human being
From root nṛ (man).
Root: nṛ
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Refers back to 'ye narāḥ'.
पिष्यन्ते (piṣyante) - are crushed, are ground
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of piṣ
Root: piṣ (class 7)
शिलापेषैः (śilāpeṣaiḥ) - by stone grinders, by millstones
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śilāpeṣa
śilāpeṣa - stone grinding, grinding stone, millstone
Compound of śilā (stone) and peṣa (grinding).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+peṣa)
- śilā – stone, rock
noun (feminine) - peṣa – grinding, crushing, pulverizing
noun (masculine)
From root piṣ (to crush, grind) + a.
Root: piṣ (class 7)
यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as
(indeclinable)
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)
पापकर्मणः (pāpakarmaṇaḥ) - sinners, evil-doers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pāpakarman
pāpakarman - one who performs evil deeds, sinner, evil-doer
Compound of pāpa (sin) and karman (deed).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāpa+karman)
- pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
noun (neuter) - karman – deed, action, work, ritual, fate (karma)
noun (neuter)
From root kṛ (to do, make) + man.
Root: kṛ (class 8)