मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-14, verse-85
वृकैर्भयङ्करैः पृष्ठं नित्यमस्योपभुज्यते ।
पृष्ठमांसं नृपैतेन यतो लोकस्य भक्षितम् ॥८५॥
पृष्ठमांसं नृपैतेन यतो लोकस्य भक्षितम् ॥८५॥
85. vṛkairbhayaṅkaraiḥ pṛṣṭhaṃ nityamasyopabhujyate .
pṛṣṭhamāṃsaṃ nṛpaitena yato lokasya bhakṣitam.
pṛṣṭhamāṃsaṃ nṛpaitena yato lokasya bhakṣitam.
85.
vṛkaiḥ bhayaṅkaraiḥ pṛṣṭham nityam asya upabhujyate
pṛṣṭhamāṃsam nṛpa etena yataḥ lokasya bhakṣitam
pṛṣṭhamāṃsam nṛpa etena yataḥ lokasya bhakṣitam
85.
O king, his back is constantly devoured by terrifying wolves because he had consumed the flesh (wealth) of the people.
Words meanings summery:
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- वृकैः (vṛkaiḥ) - by wolves
- भयङ्करैः (bhayaṅkaraiḥ) - by terrible ones, by frightening ones
- पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - back, rear
- नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually
- अस्य (asya) - of this (person/thing), his
- उपभुज्यते (upabhujyate) - is eaten, is enjoyed, is consumed
- पृष्ठमांसम् (pṛṣṭhamāṁsam) - metaphorically, the wealth/resources of the people (back-flesh, flesh of the back)
- नृप (nṛpa) - O king!
- एतेन (etena) - Refers to the person described in the previous half-verse. (by this (person))
- यतः (yataḥ) - from which, because, since
- लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people, of the world
- भक्षितम् (bhakṣitam) - eaten, devoured
Words meanings and morphology
वृकैः (vṛkaiḥ) - by wolves
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛka
vṛka - wolf
Note: Agent in the passive sentence.
भयङ्करैः (bhayaṅkaraiḥ) - by terrible ones, by frightening ones
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhayaṅkara
bhayaṅkara - terrible, frightening, dreadful
Compound: bhaya (fear) + kara (making/causing)
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+kara)
- bhaya – fear, dread
noun (neuter) - kara – making, causing, doing
adjective
Agent Noun suffix
From √kṛ (to do) + a suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies vṛkaiḥ.
पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - back, rear
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha
pṛṣṭha - back, rear, surface, page
Note: Subject of passive verb upabhujyate.
नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb modifying upabhujyate.
अस्य (asya) - of this (person/thing), his
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this person/thing
Note: Possessive, 'his back'.
उपभुज्यते (upabhujyate) - is eaten, is enjoyed, is consumed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upabhuj
From upa + √bhuj
Prefix: upa
Root: bhuj (class 7)
पृष्ठमांसम् (pṛṣṭhamāṁsam) - metaphorically, the wealth/resources of the people (back-flesh, flesh of the back)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭhamāṃsa
pṛṣṭhamāṁsa - flesh of the back
Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛṣṭha+māṃsa)
- pṛṣṭha – back, rear
noun (neuter) - māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter)
Note: Object of 'bhakṣitam' (implied past action).
नृप (nṛpa) - O king!
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, protector of men
Compound: nṛ (man) + pa (protector/drinker)
Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)
- nṛ – man, human being
noun (masculine) - pa – protector, ruler, drinker
adjective
Agent Noun suffix
From √pā (to protect/drink) + a suffix
Root: pā (class 1)
एतेन (etena) - Refers to the person described in the previous half-verse. (by this (person))
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, that (near)
Note: Agent of bhakṣitam.
यतः (yataḥ) - from which, because, since
(indeclinable)
Ablative of ya (relative pronoun)
लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people, of the world
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, people, community
Note: Possessive, 'of the people'.
भक्षितम् (bhakṣitam) - eaten, devoured
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhakṣita
bhakṣita - eaten, devoured, consumed
Past Passive Participle
From √bhakṣ (to eat) + kta suffix
Root: bhakṣ (class 1)