मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-14, verse-83
पतितप्रतिग्रहादानाद्यजनान्नित्यसेवनात् ।
पाषाणमध्यकीटत्वं नरः सततमश्नुते ॥८३॥
पाषाणमध्यकीटत्वं नरः सततमश्नुते ॥८३॥
83. patitapratigrahādānādyajanānnityasevanāt .
pāṣāṇamadhyakīṭatvaṃ naraḥ satatamaśnute.
pāṣāṇamadhyakīṭatvaṃ naraḥ satatamaśnute.
83.
patitapratigrahādānāt yajanāt nityasevanāt
pāṣāṇamadhyakīṭatvam naraḥ satatam aśnute
pāṣāṇamadhyakīṭatvam naraḥ satatam aśnute
83.
A person who accepts gifts from outcasts, officiates sacrifices for them, or constantly serves them, perpetually attains the state of being an insect trapped inside a stone.
Words meanings summery:
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- पतितप्रतिग्रहादानात् (patitapratigrahādānāt) - from accepting gifts from fallen ones, from receiving alms from outcasts
- यजनात् (yajanāt) - from sacrificing, from officiating a sacrifice
- नित्यसेवनात् (nityasevanāt) - from constant service, from always serving
- पाषाणमध्यकीटत्वम् (pāṣāṇamadhyakīṭatvam) - the state of being an insect in the middle of a stone
- नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person
- सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually, always
- अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, experiences, enjoys
Words meanings and morphology
पतितप्रतिग्रहादानात् (patitapratigrahādānāt) - from accepting gifts from fallen ones, from receiving alms from outcasts
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of patitapratigrahādāna
patitapratigrahādāna - accepting gifts from outcasts/fallen ones
Compound type : tatpurusha (patita+pratigraha+ādāna)
- patita – fallen, outcast, degraded
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From √pat (to fall) + kta suffix
Root: pat (class 1) - pratigraha – acceptance, receipt, gift
noun (masculine)
From prati + √grah
Prefix: prati
Root: grah (class 9) - ādāna – taking, receiving, acceptance
noun (neuter)
From ā + √dā
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
यजनात् (yajanāt) - from sacrificing, from officiating a sacrifice
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of yajana
yajana - sacrificing, performing a sacrifice, worship
From √yaj (to sacrifice) + ana suffix
Root: yaj (class 1)
नित्यसेवनात् (nityasevanāt) - from constant service, from always serving
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of nityasevana
nityasevana - constant service, perpetual devotion
Compound type : tatpurusha (nitya+sevana)
- nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual
adjective - sevana – serving, worship, practice
noun (neuter)
From √sev (to serve) + ana suffix
Root: sev (class 1)
Note: All three ablatives refer to the actions causing the consequence.
पाषाणमध्यकीटत्वम् (pāṣāṇamadhyakīṭatvam) - the state of being an insect in the middle of a stone
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pāṣāṇamadhyakīṭatva
pāṣāṇamadhyakīṭatva - the state of being an insect within a stone
Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṣāṇa+madhya+kīṭa+tva)
- pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
noun (masculine) - madhya – middle, center
noun (neuter) - kīṭa – insect, worm
noun (masculine) - tva – suffix denoting state or nature
indeclinable (neuter)
Note: Object of aśnute.
नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Note: Subject of aśnute.
सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually, always
(indeclinable)
From saṃ + √tat (to spread, extend)
Prefix: sam
Root: tat (class 1)
Note: Adverb modifying aśnute.
अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, experiences, enjoys
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of aś
From √aś (to pervade, attain)
Root: aś (class 5)