मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-20, verse-34
एकं तस्यास्ति कर्तव्यमसाध्यं तच्च नौ मतम् ।
हिरण्यगर्भ-गोविन्द-शर्वादीनीश्वरादृते ॥३४॥
हिरण्यगर्भ-गोविन्द-शर्वादीनीश्वरादृते ॥३४॥
34. ekaṃ tasyāsti kartavyamasādhyaṃ tacca nau matam .
hiraṇyagarbha-govinda-śarvādīnīśvarādṛte.
hiraṇyagarbha-govinda-śarvādīnīśvarādṛte.
34.
ekam tasya asti kartavyam asādhyam tat ca nau
matam hiraṇyagarbha govinda śarva ādīn īśvarāt ṛte
matam hiraṇyagarbha govinda śarva ādīn īśvarāt ṛte
34.
He has one duty (kartavya) remaining, and that, in our opinion, is unattainable: to surpass beings such as Hiranyagarbha, Govinda, and Śarva – everyone, that is, except the supreme Lord (īśvara) himself.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकम् (ekam) - one (duty) (one, single, alone)
- तस्य (tasya) - of him, his
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - a remaining duty or task (duty, that which is to be done, obligation)
- असाध्यम् (asādhyam) - unattainable, impossible, unconquerable
- तत् (tat) - and that (refers to the duty) (that)
- च (ca) - and
- नौ (nau) - in our (opinion, dual) (of us two, to us two, by us two)
- मतम् (matam) - (it is) our opinion (opinion, thought, considered, approved)
- हिरण्यगर्भ (hiraṇyagarbha) - Hiranyagarbha (Brahma)
- गोविन्द (govinda) - Govinda (Vishnu/Krishna)
- शर्व (śarva) - Śarva (Śiva)
- आदीन् (ādīn) - and other (deities) (beginning with, and so on, others)
- ईश्वरात् (īśvarāt) - except the Lord (īśvara) (from the Lord, than the Lord)
- ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, besides
Words meanings and morphology
एकम् (ekam) - one (duty) (one, single, alone)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique, alone
तस्य (tasya) - of him, his
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Genitive indicating possession, "for him" or "belonging to him".
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Present indicative, 3rd person singular.
Root: as (class 2)
कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - a remaining duty or task (duty, that which is to be done, obligation)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, obligation
Gerundive
From root kṛ + tavya suffix.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of asti.
असाध्यम् (asādhyam) - unattainable, impossible, unconquerable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asādhya
asādhya - impossible, difficult, incurable, unattainable
Gerundive (negative)
Negative prefix a- + gerundive sādhya (to be accomplished).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sādhya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - sādhya – to be accomplished, practicable, curable
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From root sādh (to accomplish, effect) + ya
Root: sādh (class 5)
तत् (tat) - and that (refers to the duty) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
नौ (nau) - in our (opinion, dual) (of us two, to us two, by us two)
(pronoun)
Genitive, dual of asmad
asmad - I, we
मतम् (matam) - (it is) our opinion (opinion, thought, considered, approved)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mata
mata - thought, opinion, view, considered, approved
Past Passive Participle
From root man (to think) + kta suffix.
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Refers to kartavyam (neuter singular).
हिरण्यगर्भ (hiraṇyagarbha) - Hiranyagarbha (Brahma)
(proper noun)
masculine, singular of hiraṇyagarbha
hiraṇyagarbha - Hiranyagarbha, 'Golden Embryo', a name for Brahma, cosmic egg
Compound type : karmadhāraya (hiraṇya+garbha)
- hiraṇya – gold, golden
noun (neuter) - garbha – womb, embryo, interior, fetus
noun (masculine)
Note: First element of a Dvandva compound.
गोविन्द (govinda) - Govinda (Vishnu/Krishna)
(proper noun)
masculine, singular of govinda
govinda - Govinda, 'cow-finder' or 'protector of cows', a name for Vishnu/Krishna
Note: Second element of a Dvandva compound.
शर्व (śarva) - Śarva (Śiva)
(proper noun)
masculine, singular of śarva
śarva - Śarva, an epithet of Rudra-Śiva, 'the archer' or 'destroyer'
Note: Third element of a Dvandva compound.
आदीन् (ādīn) - and other (deities) (beginning with, and so on, others)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of hiraṇyagarbha-govinda-śarvādi
hiraṇyagarbha-govinda-śarvādi - Hiranyagarbha, Govinda, Śarva and others
Compound type : dvandva (hiraṇyagarbha+govinda+śarva+ādi)
- hiraṇyagarbha – Hiranyagarbha (Brahma)
proper noun (masculine) - govinda – Govinda (Vishnu/Krishna)
proper noun (masculine) - śarva – Śarva (Śiva)
proper noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and others
noun (masculine)
Note: Object of implied verb of surpassing or outdoing.
ईश्वरात् (īśvarāt) - except the Lord (īśvara) (from the Lord, than the Lord)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of īśvara
īśvara - Lord, master, ruler, god (often applied to Śiva or Vishnu, or the Supreme Being)
Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Used with ṛte to mean "except from".
ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, besides
(indeclinable)
Preposition governing the ablative case.
Note: Functions as a postposition with ablative.