मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-2, verse-50
एके म्रियन्ते स्वगृहे पलायन्तोऽपरे जनाः ।
भुञ्जन्तोऽन्नं तथैवापः पिबन्तो निधनं गताः ॥५०॥
भुञ्जन्तोऽन्नं तथैवापः पिबन्तो निधनं गताः ॥५०॥
50. eke mriyante svagṛhe palāyanto'pare janāḥ .
bhuñjanto'nnaṃ tathaivāpaḥ pibanto nidhanaṃ gatāḥ.
bhuñjanto'nnaṃ tathaivāpaḥ pibanto nidhanaṃ gatāḥ.
50.
eke mriyante svagṛhe palāyantaḥ apare janāḥ bhuñjantaḥ
annam tathā eva āpaḥ pibantaḥ nidhanam gatāḥ
annam tathā eva āpaḥ pibantaḥ nidhanam gatāḥ
50.
Some die in their own homes, while other people, even while fleeing, or eating food and similarly drinking water, meet their demise.
Words meanings summery:
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- एके (eke) - some
- म्रियन्ते (mriyante) - they die
- स्वगृहे (svagṛhe) - in their own home
- पलायन्तः (palāyantaḥ) - Qualifies 'janāḥ' (people), indicating those who are fleeing. (fleeing, running away)
- अपरे (apare) - others, other ones
- जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men
- भुञ्जन्तः (bhuñjantaḥ) - Qualifies 'janāḥ' (people), indicating those who are eating. (eating, enjoying)
- अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- आपः (āpaḥ) - water
- पिबन्तः (pibantaḥ) - Qualifies 'janāḥ' (people), indicating those who are drinking. (drinking)
- निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, destruction, demise
- गताः (gatāḥ) - Having gone to death, having met their demise. (gone, attained)
Words meanings and morphology
एके (eke) - some
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of eka
eka - one, a certain, some
म्रियन्ते (mriyante) - they die
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of mṛ
Root: mṛ (class 6)
स्वगृहे (svagṛhe) - in their own home
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of svagṛha
svagṛha - one's own house/home
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+gṛha)
- sva – own, one's own
adjective (masculine) - gṛha – house, home, dwelling
noun (neuter)
पलायन्तः (palāyantaḥ) - Qualifies 'janāḥ' (people), indicating those who are fleeing. (fleeing, running away)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of palāyat
palāyat - fleeing, running away
Present Middle Participle
Derived from root ay (to go) with upasarga parā and intensive suffix
Prefix: parā
Root: ay (class 1)
अपरे (apare) - others, other ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, subsequent
जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jana
jana - person, people, man, creature
भुञ्जन्तः (bhuñjantaḥ) - Qualifies 'janāḥ' (people), indicating those who are eating. (eating, enjoying)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhuñjat
bhuñjat - eating, enjoying, protecting
Present Active Participle
Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy, eat)
Root: bhuj (class 7)
अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain, rice
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root ad (to eat) with prefix ā and suffix -na
Root: ad (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
आपः (āpaḥ) - water
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
पिबन्तः (pibantaḥ) - Qualifies 'janāḥ' (people), indicating those who are drinking. (drinking)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pibat
pibat - drinking
Present Active Participle
Derived from root pā (to drink)
Root: pā (class 1)
निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, destruction, demise
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana
nidhana - death, destruction, end, demise
गताः (gatāḥ) - Having gone to death, having met their demise. (gone, attained)
(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 'janāḥ', meaning 'having gone to death'.