मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-2, verse-48
न गन्तव्यं निवर्तध्वं कस्माद् व्रजथ कातराः ।
उत्सृज्य शौर्ययशसी क्व गता न मरिष्यथ ॥४८॥
उत्सृज्य शौर्ययशसी क्व गता न मरिष्यथ ॥४८॥
48. na gantavyaṃ nivartadhvaṃ kasmād vrajatha kātarāḥ .
utsṛjya śauryayaśasī kva gatā na mariṣyatha.
utsṛjya śauryayaśasī kva gatā na mariṣyatha.
48.
na gantavyam nivartadhvam kasmāt vrajatha kātarāḥ
utsṛjya śauryayaśasī kva gatā na mariṣyatha
utsṛjya śauryayaśasī kva gatā na mariṣyatha
48.
You must not go; turn back! Why do you, cowards, flee? After abandoning your valor and fame, where will you go that you will not die?
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - to be gone, proper to be gone, must be gone
- निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - turn back, return
- कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from what, why
- व्रजथ (vrajatha) - you go, you flee
- कातराः (kātarāḥ) - Addressed as a vocative, referring to fearful individuals. (cowards, fearful ones)
- उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up
- शौर्ययशसी (śauryayaśasī) - valor and fame
- क्व (kva) - where
- गता (gatā) - Refers to the cowards who have gone. (having gone, gone)
- न (na) - not, no
- मरिष्यथ (mariṣyatha) - you will die
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - to be gone, proper to be gone, must be gone
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gantavya
gantavya - to be gone, attainable, destined to go
Gerundive
Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -tavya
Root: gam (class 1)
निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - turn back, return
(verb)
2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of nivṛt
Root vṛt (to turn) with upasarga ni
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from what, why
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why
व्रजथ (vrajatha) - you go, you flee
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vraj
Root: vraj (class 1)
कातराः (kātarāḥ) - Addressed as a vocative, referring to fearful individuals. (cowards, fearful ones)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kātara
kātara - fearful, timid, cowardly, distressed
Note: Used as a vocative here.
उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root sṛj (to create/throw) with upasarga ut
Prefix: ut
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Indeclinable participle.
शौर्ययशसी (śauryayaśasī) - valor and fame
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, dual of śauryayaśas
śauryayaśas - valor and fame
Compound type : dvandva (śaurya+yaśas)
- śaurya – valor, heroism, bravery
noun (neuter)
Derived from śūra (hero) - yaśas – fame, glory, reputation
noun (neuter)
क्व (kva) - where
(indeclinable)
गता (gatā) - Refers to the cowards who have gone. (having gone, gone)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gata
gata - gone, arrived at, passed away
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'kātarāḥ', meaning 'you (who have) gone'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
मरिष्यथ (mariṣyatha) - you will die
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of mṛ
Root: mṛ (class 6)