मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-2, verse-62
तथापि यत्नः कर्तव्यो नरैः सर्वेषु कर्मसु ।
कुर्वन् पुरुषकारन्तु वाच्यतां याति नो सताम् ॥६२॥
कुर्वन् पुरुषकारन्तु वाच्यतां याति नो सताम् ॥६२॥
62. tathāpi yatnaḥ kartavyo naraiḥ sarveṣu karmasu .
kurvan puruṣakārantu vācyatāṃ yāti no satām.
kurvan puruṣakārantu vācyatāṃ yāti no satām.
62.
tathā api yatnaḥ kartavyaḥ naraiḥ sarveṣu karmasu
kurvan puruṣakāram tu vācyatām yāti no satām
kurvan puruṣakāram tu vācyatām yāti no satām
62.
Nevertheless, effort should be made by people in all their actions (karma). Indeed, one who makes human effort (puruṣakāra) does not incur censure from good people.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor
- कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - ought to be done, should be made
- नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people
- सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all
- कर्मसु (karmasu) - in all (their) actions (karma) (in actions, in deeds)
- कुर्वन् (kurvan) - one who performs/makes (doing, performing)
- पुरुषकारम् (puruṣakāram) - human effort, manly exertion
- तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet)
- वाच्यताम् (vācyatām) - censure (blameworthiness, censurability)
- याति (yāti) - he incurs (he goes, he obtains, he incurs)
- नो (no) - not
- सताम् (satām) - of good people, of virtuous ones
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna
yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor
Derived from root yat (to strive).
Root: yat (class 1)
कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - ought to be done, should be made
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty
Gerundive (future passive participle)
Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -tavya.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with yatnaḥ.
नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Note: Agent in passive construction.
सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with karmasu.
कर्मसु (karmasu) - in all (their) actions (karma) (in actions, in deeds)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
Derived from root kṛ (to do).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the principle of action and its consequences (karma).
कुर्वन् (kurvan) - one who performs/makes (doing, performing)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ
kṛ - to do, to make, to perform
Present Active Participle
Derived from root kṛ (to do).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Acts as a subject here, 'the one doing'.
पुरुषकारम् (puruṣakāram) - human effort, manly exertion
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣakāra
puruṣakāra - human effort, manly exertion, self-exertion
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+kāra)
- puruṣa – man, person, cosmic person (puruṣa)
noun (masculine) - kāra – making, doing, agent
noun (masculine)
Derived from root kṛ (to do).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to active human effort (puruṣakāra).
तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet)
(indeclinable)
Note: Acts as an emphasizing particle.
वाच्यताम् (vācyatām) - censure (blameworthiness, censurability)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vācyatā
vācyatā - blameworthiness, censurability
Derived from vācya (blamable) + -tā (abstract noun suffix).
Note: Object of yāti.
याति (yāti) - he incurs (he goes, he obtains, he incurs)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Null subject implied by kurvan.
नो (no) - not
(indeclinable)
सताम् (satām) - of good people, of virtuous ones
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sat
sat - good, virtuous, existing, real
Present Active Participle
Derived from root as (to be).
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Used as a noun referring to 'good people' or 'the virtuous'.