मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-16, verse-47
तेजः परं तेजसैव तपसा च तपस्तथा ।
प्रशाम्यतेऽमरास्तस्माच्छृणुध्वं वचनं मम ॥४७॥
प्रशाम्यतेऽमरास्तस्माच्छृणुध्वं वचनं मम ॥४७॥
47. tejaḥ paraṃ tejasaiva tapasā ca tapastathā .
praśāmyate'marāstasmācchṛṇudhvaṃ vacanaṃ mama.
praśāmyate'marāstasmācchṛṇudhvaṃ vacanaṃ mama.
47.
tejaḥ param tejasā eva tapasā ca tapaḥ tathā
praśāmyate amarāḥ tasmāt śṛṇudhvam vacanam mama
praśāmyate amarāḥ tasmāt śṛṇudhvam vacanam mama
47.
Supreme power (tejas) is subdued by power (tejas) itself, and similarly, austerity (tapas) is overcome by austerity (tapas). Therefore, O immortals (amara), listen to my words.
Words meanings summery:
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- तेजः (tejaḥ) - power, inherent strength (effulgence, splendor, power, energy)
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest (supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent)
- तेजसा (tejasā) - by power, by inherent strength (by effulgence, by power, by splendor)
- एव (eva) - by itself, indeed (only, indeed, just, precisely)
- तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism (tapas) (by austerity, by penance)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, penance)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)
- प्रशाम्यते (praśāmyate) - is subdued (is pacified, is calmed, is subdued)
- अमराः (amarāḥ) - O immortals (amara), O gods (immortals, gods)
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)
- शृणुध्वम् (śṛṇudhvam) - listen (you all) (listen (plural imperative))
- वचनम् (vacanam) - words, advice (word, speech, command)
- मम (mama) - my (my, mine)
Words meanings and morphology
तेजः (tejaḥ) - power, inherent strength (effulgence, splendor, power, energy)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - effulgence, splendor, power, energy, vitality, sharpness
Root: tij (class 6)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest (supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, subsequent, hostile, highest, supreme, ultimate
Note: Adjective modifying 'tejaḥ'.
तेजसा (tejasā) - by power, by inherent strength (by effulgence, by power, by splendor)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - effulgence, splendor, power, energy, vitality, sharpness
Root: tij (class 6)
एव (eva) - by itself, indeed (only, indeed, just, precisely)
(indeclinable)
तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism (tapas) (by austerity, by penance)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, heat, religious fervor
Root: tap (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, penance)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, heat, religious fervor
Root: tap (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)
(indeclinable)
प्रशाम्यते (praśāmyate) - is subdued (is pacified, is calmed, is subdued)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of praśam
Prefix: pra
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: 3rd singular present middle.
अमराः (amarāḥ) - O immortals (amara), O gods (immortals, gods)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, plural of amara
amara - immortal, god, deity
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - mara – dying, mortal
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
From √mṛ 'to die', suffix '-a'.
Root: mṛ (class 1)
Note: Visarga for vocative plural.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)
(indeclinable)
Ablative singular of 'tad'.
Note: Adverbial usage of ablative of 'tad'.
शृणुध्वम् (śṛṇudhvam) - listen (you all) (listen (plural imperative))
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: 2nd plural imperative active.
वचनम् (vacanam) - words, advice (word, speech, command)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - speaking, speech, word, utterance, command
Action noun
From √vac 'to speak', suffix '-ana'.
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Object of 'śṛṇudhvam'.
मम (mama) - my (my, mine)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Genitive singular of 'asmad'.
Note: Possessive.