मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-18, verse-3
यदर्थं गृह्यते शुल्कं तदनिष्पादयन् वृथा ।
पण्यानां द्वादशं भागं भूपालाय वणिग्जनः ॥३॥
पण्यानां द्वादशं भागं भूपालाय वणिग्जनः ॥३॥
3. yadarthaṃ gṛhyate śulkaṃ tadaniṣpādayan vṛthā .
paṇyānāṃ dvādaśaṃ bhāgaṃ bhūpālāya vaṇigjanaḥ.
paṇyānāṃ dvādaśaṃ bhāgaṃ bhūpālāya vaṇigjanaḥ.
3.
yad artham gṛhyate śulkam tat aniṣpādayan vṛthā
paṇyānām dvādaśam bhāgam bhūpālāya vaṇij-janaḥ
paṇyānām dvādaśam bhāgam bhūpālāya vaṇij-janaḥ
3.
The merchant class (vaṇigjana) gives a twelfth part of their goods to the king (bhūpāla) as tax (śulka). If the king, for whom the tax is collected, does not fulfill his duties, then it is all in vain.
Words meanings summery:
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- यद् (yad) - which, for which
- अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose, for the sake
- गृह्यते (gṛhyate) - is taken, is collected
- शुल्कम् (śulkam) - tax, duty, toll
- तत् (tat) - that (purpose)
- अनिष्पादयन् (aniṣpādayan) - not fulfilling, not accomplishing
- वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly
- पण्यानाम् (paṇyānām) - of goods, of articles of trade
- द्वादशम् (dvādaśam) - twelfth
- भागम् (bhāgam) - share, portion, part
- भूपालाय (bhūpālāya) - to the king
- वणिज्-जनः (vaṇij-janaḥ) - the merchant class, merchant people
Words meanings and morphology
यद् (yad) - which, for which
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose, for the sake
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of artha
artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object
Note: Used adverbially.
गृह्यते (gṛhyate) - is taken, is collected
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of grah
Root: grah (class 9)
शुल्कम् (śulkam) - tax, duty, toll
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śulka
śulka - tax, duty, toll, fee
तत् (tat) - that (purpose)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers back to the purpose ('artham') of collecting tax.
अनिष्पादयन् (aniṣpādayan) - not fulfilling, not accomplishing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aniṣpādayat
aniṣpādayat - not bringing about, not accomplishing, not fulfilling
Present Active Participle (causative)
Derived from root pad with prefixes nis- and the negative 'a-', in causative form.
Prefixes: a+nis
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Refers to the implied subject, the king.
वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly
(indeclinable)
पण्यानाम् (paṇyānām) - of goods, of articles of trade
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of paṇya
paṇya - goods, merchandise, article of sale
द्वादशम् (dvādaśam) - twelfth
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dvādaśa
dvādaśa - twelfth
Note: Agrees with `bhāgam`.
भागम् (bhāgam) - share, portion, part
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāga
bhāga - share, portion, part, division
भूपालाय (bhūpālāya) - to the king
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of bhūpāla
bhūpāla - king, protector of the earth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pāla)
- bhū – earth, land
noun (feminine) - pāla – protector, guardian, ruler
noun (masculine)
Root: pā (class 2)
वणिज्-जनः (vaṇij-janaḥ) - the merchant class, merchant people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṇij-jana
vaṇij-jana - merchant class, merchant people
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaṇij+jana)
- vaṇij – merchant, trader
noun (masculine) - jana – person, people, race, class
noun (masculine)