मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-20, verse-35

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पितोवाच ।
पथापि श्रोतुमिच्छामि तस्य यद् कार्यमुत्तमम् ।
असाध्यमथवा साध्यं किं वासाध्यं विपश्चिताम् ॥३५॥

35. pitovāca .
pathāpi śrotumicchāmi tasya yad kāryamuttamam .
asādhyamathavā sādhyaṃ kiṃ vāsādhyaṃ vipaścitām.

35. pitaḥ uvāca pathā api śrotum icchāmi tasya yat kāryam
uttamam asādhyam athavā sādhyam kim vā asādhyam vipaścitām

35. The father said: Even so, I wish to hear about his excellent deed. For the wise, what is impossible, or what is achievable, or what is truly unattainable?

Words meanings summery:

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पितः (pitaḥ) - The father (of the inquirer, implied) (father)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

पथा (pathā) - Even so, in this manner (by the path, by the way; thus, even so)

अपि (api) - even so (also, even, too)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

तस्य (tasya) - of that (deed), referring to a previously mentioned, implied subject (of him, of that)

यत् (yat) - what (deed) (which, what)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - the deed, the task (deed, action, work; what is to be done)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

असाध्यम् (asādhyam) - impossible, unattainable

अथवा (athavā) - or, or else

साध्यम् (sādhyam) - achievable, possible, to be accomplished

किम् (kim) - what (is it) (what, why, whether)

वा (vā) - or (or, and)

असाध्यम् (asādhyam) - truly unattainable (emphasizing the negative) (impossible, unattainable)

विपश्चिताम् (vipaścitām) - for the wise (people) (of the wise, for the learned)

Words meanings and morphology

पितः (pitaḥ) - The father (of the inquirer, implied) (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

पथा (pathā) - Even so, in this manner (by the path, by the way; thus, even so)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of patha

patha - path, way, course

Note: Instrumental singular can mean 'by means of' or 'in this way/manner'.

अपि (api) - even so (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of śru

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the verb 'śru'

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: From root iṣ (इष्), class 6.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (deed), referring to a previously mentioned, implied subject (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive singular of 'tad', here agreeing with 'kāryam'.

यत् (yat) - what (deed) (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Nominative singular neuter of 'yad'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - the deed, the task (deed, action, work; what is to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, deed, work

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Nominative singular neuter of 'kārya'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'kāryam'.

असाध्यम् (asādhyam) - impossible, unattainable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asādhya

asādhya - impossible, unattainable, incurable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (negative)

Negative prefix 'a-' + gerundive of 'sādh' (to accomplish)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sādhya)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
sādhya – to be accomplished, achievable, possible
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From root 'sādh'
Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied 'kāryam' or similar neuter noun.

अथवा (athavā) - or, or else

(indeclinable)

साध्यम् (sādhyam) - achievable, possible, to be accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhya

sādhya - to be accomplished, achievable, possible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root sādh (to accomplish) + suffix -ya

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied 'kāryam' or similar neuter noun.

किम् (kim) - what (is it) (what, why, whether)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Nominative singular neuter of 'kim'.

वा (vā) - or (or, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle meaning 'or'.

असाध्यम् (asādhyam) - truly unattainable (emphasizing the negative) (impossible, unattainable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asādhya

asādhya - impossible, unattainable, incurable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (negative)

Negative prefix 'a-' + gerundive of 'sādh' (to accomplish)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sādhya)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
sādhya – to be accomplished, achievable, possible
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From root 'sādh'
Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied 'kāryam' or similar neuter noun. Repetition with 'kim vā' emphasizes the question about what is truly impossible.

विपश्चिताम् (vipaścitām) - for the wise (people) (of the wise, for the learned)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, learned, intelligent person

Note: Genitive plural of 'vipaścit'.