मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-15, verse-15
नरकात् सोऽपि विभ्रष्टः क्रौञ्चयोनौ प्रजायते ।
शूद्रश्च ब्राह्मणरिं गत्वा कृमियोनौ प्रजायते ॥१५॥
शूद्रश्च ब्राह्मणरिं गत्वा कृमियोनौ प्रजायते ॥१५॥
15. narakāt so'pi vibhraṣṭaḥ krauñcayonau prajāyate .
śūdraśca brāhmaṇariṃ gatvā kṛmiyonau prajāyate.
śūdraśca brāhmaṇariṃ gatvā kṛmiyonau prajāyate.
15.
narakaat saḥ api vibhraṣṭaḥ krauñcayonau prajāyate
śūdraḥ ca brāhmaṇarim gatvā kṛmiyonau prajāyate
śūdraḥ ca brāhmaṇarim gatvā kṛmiyonau prajāyate
15.
(Whoever disrespects an elder brother or one who is like a father,) he too, being degraded, is reborn in the species of a crane. And a śūdra, having sexual relations with a Brahmin woman, is reborn in the species of a worm.
Words meanings summery:
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- नरकअत् (narakaat) - from hell
- सः (saḥ) - that person (referred to in the previous verse) (he, that)
- अपि (api) - too, also (also, even, too)
- विभ्रष्टः (vibhraṣṭaḥ) - degraded (due to his actions) (fallen, degraded, cast down)
- क्रौञ्चयोनौ (krauñcayonau) - in the species of a crane, in the womb of a crane
- प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises
- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a man of the śūdra caste
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- ब्राह्मणरिम् (brāhmaṇarim) - a Brahmin woman
- गत्वा (gatvā) - having sexual relations with (having gone, having approached)
- कृमियोनौ (kṛmiyonau) - in the species of a worm, in the womb of a worm
- प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises
Words meanings and morphology
नरकअत् (narakaat) - from hell
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of naraka
naraka - hell, underworld, infernal region
सः (saḥ) - that person (referred to in the previous verse) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - he, she, it, that (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: masculine nominative singular of 'tad'.
अपि (api) - too, also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
विभ्रष्टः (vibhraṣṭaḥ) - degraded (due to his actions) (fallen, degraded, cast down)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhraṣṭa
vibhraṣṭa - fallen, degraded, corrupted, deprived of
Past Passive Participle
From root bhraṃś (to fall, decline) with prefix vi- and kta suffix.
Prefix: vi
Root: bhraṃś (class 1)
क्रौञ्चयोनौ (krauñcayonau) - in the species of a crane, in the womb of a crane
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of krauñcayoni
krauñcayoni - species of a crane, womb/origin of a crane
Tatpuruṣa compound: krauñca (crane) + yoni (womb, origin, species).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (krauñca+yoni)
- krauñca – crane, heron
noun (masculine) - yoni – womb, origin, source, species, rebirth
noun (feminine)
Root: yu
प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prajan
root jan with prefix pra-, 4th class
Middle voice, present tense
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a man of the śūdra caste
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth varṇa (social class)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
ब्राह्मणरिम् (brāhmaṇarim) - a Brahmin woman
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇari
brāhmaṇari - a Brahmin woman, a woman of Brahmin caste
Less common than 'brāhmaṇī'. Assumed as a feminine i-stem noun.
Note: Often means 'Brahmin woman'; accusative singular of an i-stem feminine noun.
गत्वा (gatvā) - having sexual relations with (having gone, having approached)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from verbal root gam (to go, approach) with ktvā suffix.
Root: gam (class 1)
कृमियोनौ (kṛmiyonau) - in the species of a worm, in the womb of a worm
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kṛmiyoni
kṛmiyoni - species of a worm, womb/origin of a worm
Tatpuruṣa compound: kṛmi (worm) + yoni (womb, origin, species).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kṛmi+yoni)
- kṛmi – worm, insect, vermin
noun (masculine)
Root: kṛm - yoni – womb, origin, source, species, rebirth
noun (feminine)
Root: yu
प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prajan
root jan with prefix pra-, 4th class
Middle voice, present tense
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)