मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-16, verse-61
नास्ति स्त्रीणां पृथग्यज्ञो न श्राद्धं नाप्युपोषितम् ।
भर्तृशुश्रूषयैवैतान् लोकानिष्टान् व्रजन्ति हि ॥६१॥
भर्तृशुश्रूषयैवैतान् लोकानिष्टान् व्रजन्ति हि ॥६१॥
61. nāsti strīṇāṃ pṛthagyajño na śrāddhaṃ nāpyupoṣitam .
bhartṛśuśrūṣayaivaitān lokāniṣṭān vrajanti hi.
bhartṛśuśrūṣayaivaitān lokāniṣṭān vrajanti hi.
61.
na asti strīṇām pṛthak yajñaḥ na śrāddham na api upoṣitam
bhartṛśuśrūṣayā eva etān lokān iṣṭān vrajanti hi
bhartṛśuśrūṣayā eva etān lokān iṣṭān vrajanti hi
61.
strīṇām pṛthak yajñaḥ na asti,
śrāddham na,
api upoṣitam na.
hi bhartṛśuśrūṣayā eva etān iṣṭān lokān vrajanti.
śrāddham na,
api upoṣitam na.
hi bhartṛśuśrūṣayā eva etān iṣṭān lokān vrajanti.
61.
For women, there is no separate Vedic ritual (yajña), no funeral rite (śrāddha), nor any (separate) fasting (upoṣitam). Indeed, by serving their husbands alone, they attain these desired realms.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate, distinct, apart
- यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, ceremony, offering
- न (na) - not, no
- श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - a funeral rite, an offering to ancestors
- न (na) - not, no
- अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
- उपोषितम् (upoṣitam) - fasting, (a vow of) abstinence
- भर्तृशुश्रूषया (bhartṛśuśrūṣayā) - by service to her husband
- एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, just
- एतान् (etān) - these (masculine plural)
- लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, planes of existence
- इष्टान् (iṣṭān) - desired, beloved, cherished
- व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go, they move, they attain
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (Parasmaipada)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Null subject implied (the things being denied).
स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, wife, female
Note: Indicates possession or relation: 'for women'.
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate, distinct, apart
(indeclinable)
यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, ceremony, offering
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, worship, devotion, offering, sacrifice
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Subject of asti.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - a funeral rite, an offering to ancestors
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śrāddha
śrāddha - funeral rite, ceremony for the deceased, offering to ancestors, faith, reverence
From śraddhā (faith)
Note: Another subject of asti (implied).
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
(indeclinable)
उपोषितम् (upoṣitam) - fasting, (a vow of) abstinence
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of upoṣita
upoṣita - fasted, having fasted, abstained from food
Past Passive Participle
From upa + vas (to dwell), here with meaning of fasting, as in 'dwelling near' (a deity, in a vrata).
Prefix: upa
Root: vas (class 4)
Note: Another subject of asti (implied).
भर्तृशुश्रूषया (bhartṛśuśrūṣayā) - by service to her husband
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhartṛśuśrūṣā
bhartṛśuśrūṣā - service to husband, obedience to husband
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhartṛ+śuśrūṣā)
- bhartṛ – husband, maintainer, supporter, lord
noun (masculine)
agent noun
From root bhṛ (to bear, support)
Root: bhṛ (class 1) - śuśrūṣā – service, obedience, desire to hear, desire to serve
noun (feminine)
desiderative noun
From desiderative of root śru (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Denotes the means by which women achieve the desired realms.
एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes bhartṛśuśrūṣayā.
एतान् (etān) - these (masculine plural)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Qualifies lokān.
लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, planes of existence
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, region, realm, people
From root lok (to see, perceive)
Root: lok (class 1)
Note: Object of vrajanti.
इष्टान् (iṣṭān) - desired, beloved, cherished
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of iṣṭa
iṣṭa - desired, longed for, beloved, dear, worshipped
Past Passive Participle
From root iṣ (to desire, wish)
Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: Qualifies lokān.
व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go, they move, they attain
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vraj
Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice (Parasmaipada)
Root: vraj (class 1)
Note: The implied subject is strīṇām.
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because
(indeclinable)