मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-16, verse-66
जानाम्येतन्न नारीणां काचित् पतिसमा गतिः ।
तत्प्रीतिश्चोपकाराय इह लोके परत्र च ॥६६॥
तत्प्रीतिश्चोपकाराय इह लोके परत्र च ॥६६॥
66. jānāmyetanna nārīṇāṃ kācit patisamā gatiḥ .
tatprītiścopakārāya iha loke paratra ca.
tatprītiścopakārāya iha loke paratra ca.
66.
jānāmi etat na nārīṇām kācit patisamā gatiḥ
tatprītiḥ ca upakārāya iha loke paratra ca
tatprītiḥ ca upakārāya iha loke paratra ca
66.
I know this: for women, there is no refuge or path (gati) comparable to their husband. And her affection for him is indeed beneficial in this world and in the next.
Words meanings summery:
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- जानामि (jānāmi) - I know (I know, I understand)
- एतत् (etat) - this (fact) (this, this fact)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - for women (of women)
- काचित् (kācit) - any (in negation, 'no') (some, any, a certain (feminine))
- पतिसमा (patisamā) - comparable to their husband (equal to husband, comparable to husband)
- गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge or path (path, way, refuge, resort, movement)
- तत्प्रीतिः (tatprītiḥ) - her affection (for the husband) (her affection, that affection)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- उपकाराय (upakārāya) - is beneficial (for benefit, for assistance)
- इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)
- लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world)
- परत्र (paratra) - in the next world (in the next world, elsewhere)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
Words meanings and morphology
जानामि (jānāmi) - I know (I know, I understand)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
एतत् (etat) - this (fact) (this, this fact)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
Note: Can also be nominative.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - for women (of women)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of nārī
nārī - woman, wife
Note: Used with a dative sense 'for women'.
काचित् (kācit) - any (in negation, 'no') (some, any, a certain (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kācit
kācit - someone, anyone, some, any
Compound of interrogative pronoun kā and indeclinable cit
Compound type : avyayībhāva (kā+cit)
- ka – who, what, which
pronoun (masculine) - cit – a particle giving indefinite sense: some, any, a certain
indeclinable
Note: Combined with 'na' means 'no one, no (feminine)'.
पतिसमा (patisamā) - comparable to their husband (equal to husband, comparable to husband)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of patisama
patisama - equal to husband, like husband
Tatpurusha compound of pati and sama
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pati+sama)
- pati – husband, master, lord
noun (masculine) - sama – equal, similar, like
adjective (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'gatiḥ'.
गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge or path (path, way, refuge, resort, movement)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gati
gati - going, path, way, refuge, destination, state
verbal noun
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
तत्प्रीतिः (tatprītiḥ) - her affection (for the husband) (her affection, that affection)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tatprīti
tatprīti - her affection, that affection, affection for him
Tatpurusha compound of tad and prīti
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tad+prīti)
- tad – that, she, it
pronoun (neuter) - prīti – affection, love, joy, satisfaction
noun (feminine)
derived from root prī (to please)
Root: prī (class 9)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
उपकाराय (upakārāya) - is beneficial (for benefit, for assistance)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of upakāra
upakāra - benefit, help, service, assistance
verbal noun
derived from root kṛ (to do) with upasarga upa (near, under)
Prefix: upa
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Used in the sense of 'is for the benefit of', implying it is beneficial.
इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)
(indeclinable)
लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, people
परत्र (paratra) - in the next world (in the next world, elsewhere)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)