मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-18, verse-28
दत्तात्रेय उवाच ।
मद्यासक्तोऽहमुच्छिष्टो न चैवाहं जितेन्द्रियः ।
कथमिच्छथ मत्तोऽपि देवाः शत्रुपराभवम् ॥२८॥
मद्यासक्तोऽहमुच्छिष्टो न चैवाहं जितेन्द्रियः ।
कथमिच्छथ मत्तोऽपि देवाः शत्रुपराभवम् ॥२८॥
28. dattātreya uvāca .
madyāsakto'hamucchiṣṭo na caivāhaṃ jitendriyaḥ .
kathamicchatha matto'pi devāḥ śatruparābhavam.
madyāsakto'hamucchiṣṭo na caivāhaṃ jitendriyaḥ .
kathamicchatha matto'pi devāḥ śatruparābhavam.
28.
dattātreyaḥ uvāca madya āsaktaḥ
aham ucchiṣṭaḥ na ca eva aham
jitendriyaḥ katham icchatha
mattaḥ api devāḥ śatruparābhavam
aham ucchiṣṭaḥ na ca eva aham
jitendriyaḥ katham icchatha
mattaḥ api devāḥ śatruparābhavam
28.
dattātreyaḥ uvāca aham madya
āsaktaḥ aham ucchiṣṭaḥ ca aham eva
na jitendriyaḥ devāḥ katham
mattaḥ api śatruparābhavam icchatha
āsaktaḥ aham ucchiṣṭaḥ ca aham eva
na jitendriyaḥ devāḥ katham
mattaḥ api śatruparābhavam icchatha
28.
Dattatreya said: 'I am addicted to liquor; I am ritually impure; and I am certainly not one who has controlled his senses. O gods, how then do you desire the defeat of your enemies from me?'
Words meanings summery:
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- दत्तात्रेयः (dattātreyaḥ) - Dattatreya (a sage, son of Atri and Anasuya)
- उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
- मद्य (madya) - liquor, intoxicating drink
- आसक्तः (āsaktaḥ) - addicted to (attached, devoted, addicted)
- अहम् (aham) - I
- उच्छिष्टः (ucchiṣṭaḥ) - impure (from leftovers), remaining
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
- अहम् (aham) - I
- जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses
- कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner
- इच्छथ (icchatha) - you (plural) desire, wish
- मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- देवाः (devāḥ) - O gods, gods
- शत्रुपराभवम् (śatruparābhavam) - the defeat of enemies
Words meanings and morphology
दत्तात्रेयः (dattātreyaḥ) - Dattatreya (a sage, son of Atri and Anasuya)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dattātreya
dattātreya - Dattatreya (a name of a sage, an avatar of Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva combined)
Son of Atri, given (datta) by Atri.
उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √vac
Perfect active indicative
Third person singular, perfect tense (liṭ), active voice
Root: vac (class 2)
मद्य (madya) - liquor, intoxicating drink
(noun)
neuter, singular of madya
madya - intoxicating drink, liquor, wine
Gerundive (should be drunk) or related to mad (to be intoxicated)
From root mad (to be intoxicated, rejoice)
Root: mad (class 4)
Note: Part of compound madyāsaktaḥ.
आसक्तः (āsaktaḥ) - addicted to (attached, devoted, addicted)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āsakta
āsakta - attached, devoted, addicted, fixed on
Past Passive Participle
From ā- (towards) + root sañj (to attach, cling)
Prefix: ā
Root: sañj (class 1)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)
उच्छिष्टः (ucchiṣṭaḥ) - impure (from leftovers), remaining
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ucchiṣṭa
ucchiṣṭa - left over (especially food), remnant, impure (from eating)
Past Passive Participle
From ud- (up, out) + root śiṣ (to leave remaining)
Prefix: ud
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Postpositive conjunction.
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)
जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya
jitendriya - one who has subdued his senses, self-controlled
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)
- jita – conquered, subdued, won
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root ji (to conquer, win)
Root: ji (class 1) - indriya – sense organ, faculty (of perception or action), power, virility
noun (neuter)
From indra (lord of senses) + suffix -iya
कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner
(indeclinable)
Interrogative adverb.
इच्छथ (icchatha) - you (plural) desire, wish
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √iṣ
Present active indicative
Second person plural, present tense, active voice. Root iṣ class 6 (icchati).
Root: iṣ (class 6)
मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)
Ablative singular of asmad.
Note: The 's' in mattaḥ comes from smāt ending for ablative.
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
Emphatic or conjunctive particle.
देवाः (devāḥ) - O gods, gods
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
From root div (to shine).
Root: div (class 4)
शत्रुपराभवम् (śatruparābhavam) - the defeat of enemies
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śatruparābhava
śatruparābhava - defeat of enemies, destruction of foes
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+parābhava)
- śatru – enemy, foe, rival
noun (masculine) - parābhava – defeat, overthrow, humiliation, disrespect
noun (masculine)
From parā- (away, off) + root bhū (to be, become).
Prefix: parā
Root: bhū (class 1)