मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-20, verse-38
योजनानां सहस्राणि व्रजन् याति पितीलिकः ।
अगच्छन् वैनतेयोऽपि पादमेकं न गच्छति ॥३८॥
अगच्छन् वैनतेयोऽपि पादमेकं न गच्छति ॥३८॥
38. yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi vrajan yāti pitīlikaḥ .
agacchan vainateyo'pi pādamekaṃ na gacchati.
agacchan vainateyo'pi pādamekaṃ na gacchati.
38.
yojanānām sahasrāṇi vrajan yāti pitīlikaḥ
agacchan vainateyaḥ api pādam ekam na gacchati
agacchan vainateyaḥ api pādam ekam na gacchati
38.
An ant that is crawling (or, while moving) travels thousands of yojanas. However, Garuḍa (vainateya), even if not moving, does not cover even a single step.
Words meanings summery:
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- योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- व्रजन् (vrajan) - crawling (describing the ant) (going, moving, crawling (present active participle))
- याति (yāti) - travels (goes, travels)
- पितीलिकः (pitīlikaḥ) - an ant (ant (usually 'pipīlikaḥ'))
- अगच्छन् (agacchan) - not moving (not going, not moving (present active participle, negative))
- वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - Garuḍa (son of Vinatā (Garuḍa))
- अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
- पादम् (pādam) - a step (foot, step)
- एकम् (ekam) - a single (step) (one, a single)
- न (na) - not, no
- गच्छति (gacchati) - covers (a distance) (goes, travels, moves)
Words meanings and morphology
योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana
yojana - a measure of distance (approx. 8-16 km), yoking, journey
Note: Genitive plural neuter.
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand, a thousand
Note: Accusative plural neuter, here accusative (object of 'yāti').
व्रजन् (vrajan) - crawling (describing the ant) (going, moving, crawling (present active participle))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vrajant
vrajant - going, moving, wandering
Present Active Participle
From root 'vraj' (to go, walk) + present participle suffix '-at'
Root: vraj (class 1)
Note: Nominative singular masculine, agreeing with 'pitīlikaḥ'.
याति (yāti) - travels (goes, travels)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Present Active
Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root: yā (class 2)
पितीलिकः (pitīlikaḥ) - an ant (ant (usually 'pipīlikaḥ'))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitīlika
pitīlika - ant (a variant or dialectal form of 'pipīlika')
Note: Nominative singular masculine.
अगच्छन् (agacchan) - not moving (not going, not moving (present active participle, negative))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agacchant
agacchant - not going, not moving
Present Active Participle (negative)
Negative prefix 'a-' + present participle of 'gam' (to go)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gacchant)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - gacchant – going, moving
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From root 'gam'
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Nominative singular masculine, agreeing with 'vainateyaḥ'.
वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - Garuḍa (son of Vinatā (Garuḍa))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vainateya
vainateya - son of Vinatā, a name for Garuḍa
Patronymic from 'vinatā'
Note: Nominative singular masculine.
अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
पादम् (pādam) - a step (foot, step)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pāda
pāda - foot, leg, step, quarter
Note: Accusative singular masculine, object of 'gacchati'.
एकम् (ekam) - a single (step) (one, a single)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, sole
Note: Accusative singular masculine, agreeing with 'pādam'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation particle.
गच्छति (gacchati) - covers (a distance) (goes, travels, moves)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Present Active
Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root: gam (class 1)