मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-18, verse-11
यद्येवं कर्तुकामस्त्वं राज्यं सम्यक् प्रशासितुम् ।
ततो शृणुष्व मे वाक्यं कुरुष्व च नृपात्मज ॥११॥
ततो शृणुष्व मे वाक्यं कुरुष्व च नृपात्मज ॥११॥
11. yadyevaṃ kartukāmastvaṃ rājyaṃ samyak praśāsitum .
tato śṛṇuṣva me vākyaṃ kuruṣva ca nṛpātmaja.
tato śṛṇuṣva me vākyaṃ kuruṣva ca nṛpātmaja.
11.
yadi evam kartu-kāmaḥ tvam rājyam samyak praśāsitum
tataḥ śṛṇuṣva me vākyam kuruṣva ca nṛpa-ātmaja
tataḥ śṛṇuṣva me vākyam kuruṣva ca nṛpa-ātmaja
11.
O son of the king, if you wish to govern the kingdom properly in this manner, then listen to my words and act accordingly.
Words meanings summery:
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- यदि (yadi) - if, in case
- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
- कर्तु-कामः (kartu-kāmaḥ) - desirous of doing, wishing to do
- त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)
- राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule
- सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, thoroughly, well, correctly
- प्रशासितुम् (praśāsitum) - to govern, to rule, to administer
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore
- शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen, hear
- मे (me) - my, to me, of me
- वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech, statement
- कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, perform, make
- च (ca) - and, also
- नृप-आत्मज (nṛpa-ātmaja) - O son of the king, O prince
Words meanings and morphology
यदि (yadi) - if, in case
(indeclinable)
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
कर्तु-कामः (kartu-kāmaḥ) - desirous of doing, wishing to do
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kartu-kāma
kartu-kāma - wishing to do, desirous of doing
Compound of `kartum` (infinitive) and `kāma` (desirous).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kartum+kāma)
- kartum – to do, to make
indeclinable (infinitive)
Infinitive
From root `kṛ` + `tumun` suffix.
Root: kṛ (class 8) - kāma – desire, wish, desirous of
adjective (masculine)
From root `kam` (to desire).
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Modifies `tvam`.
त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular), you (plural)
2nd person singular pronoun.
Note: Subject of the conditional clause.
राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, royal power
From `rājan` (king) + `ya` suffix.
Note: Object of `praśāsitum`.
सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, thoroughly, well, correctly
(indeclinable)
From `sam-añc` (to go together, to be complete).
Prefix: sam
Root: añc (class 1)
Note: Modifies `praśāsitum`.
प्रशासितुम् (praśāsitum) - to govern, to rule, to administer
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
From root `śās` with prefix `pra-` + `tumun` suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: śās (class 2)
Note: Connected to `kartukāmaḥ`.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore
(indeclinable)
From `tad` pronoun, ablative singular.
Note: Introduces the consequence clause.
शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen, hear
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Imperative mood, ātmanepada, 2nd person singular of root `śru`.
Root: śru (class 5)
मे (me) - my, to me, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Dative/Genitive singular of `asmad` (enclitic form).
वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech, statement
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya
vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement
From `vac` (to speak) + `ya` suffix.
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Object of `śṛṇuṣva`.
कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, perform, make
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Imperative mood, ātmanepada, 2nd person singular of root `kṛ`.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
नृप-आत्मज (nṛpa-ātmaja) - O son of the king, O prince
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpātmaja
nṛpātmaja - son of a king, prince
Tatpuruṣa compound of `nṛpa` (king) and `ātmaja` (born of, son).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+ātmaja)
- nṛpa – king, protector of men
noun (masculine) - ātmaja – son, born of oneself
noun (masculine)
From `ātman` (self) + `ja` (born).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Addressed to the son.