मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-20, verse-55
तदेतश्वरत्नं ते मया भूप निवेदितम् ।
पुत्रमाज्ञापय तथा यथा धर्मो न लुप्यते ॥५५॥
पुत्रमाज्ञापय तथा यथा धर्मो न लुप्यते ॥५५॥
55. tadetaśvaratnaṃ te mayā bhūpa niveditam .
putramājñāpaya tathā yathā dharmo na lupyate.
putramājñāpaya tathā yathā dharmo na lupyate.
55.
tat etat aśvaratnam te mayā bhūpa niveditam |
putram ājñāpaya tathā yathā dharmaḥ na lupyate
putram ājñāpaya tathā yathā dharmaḥ na lupyate
55.
O King, this excellent horse has been presented by me to you. Please instruct your son in such a way that the natural law (dharma) is not violated.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - this (used with 'etat' to mean 'this very') (that, this)
- एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the horse) (this)
- अश्वरत्नम् (aśvaratnam) - this excellent horse (a jewel of a horse, an excellent horse)
- ते (te) - to you (O King) (to you, for you)
- मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)
- भूप (bhūpa) - O King (addressing the recipient of the horse) (O King, ruler of the earth)
- निवेदितम् (niveditam) - has been presented (to you) (presented, submitted, informed)
- पुत्रम् (putram) - your son (the king's son) (son)
- आज्ञापय (ājñāpaya) - (you) instruct (your son) (instruct, command, order)
- तथा (tathā) - in such a way (so, thus, in that manner)
- यथा (yathā) - so that (dharma is not violated) (as, in which way, so that)
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature)
- न (na) - not
- लुप्यते (lupyate) - is violated, is lost (is violated, is cut off, perishes, disappears)
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - this (used with 'etat' to mean 'this very') (that, this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Often combines with 'etat' to mean 'this very'.
एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the horse) (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
Note: Often combines with 'tad' to mean 'this very'.
अश्वरत्नम् (aśvaratnam) - this excellent horse (a jewel of a horse, an excellent horse)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśvaratna
aśvaratna - jewel of a horse, excellent horse
Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+ratna)
- aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - ratna – gem, jewel, treasure, excellent thing
noun (neuter)
Note: Matches 'tat etat' in gender, number, and case.
ते (te) - to you (O King) (to you, for you)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Enclitic form.
मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
भूप (bhūpa) - O King (addressing the recipient of the horse) (O King, ruler of the earth)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhūpa
bhūpa - king, ruler, protector of the earth
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+pa)
- bhū – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - pa – protector, preserver
noun (masculine)
From root 'pā' (to protect).
Root: pā (class 2)
निवेदितम् (niveditam) - has been presented (to you) (presented, submitted, informed)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nivedita
nivedita - presented, submitted, informed, announced
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root 'vid' (to know, to present) with 'ni' upasarga.
Prefix: ni
Root: vid (class 6)
Note: Used predicatively.
पुत्रम् (putram) - your son (the king's son) (son)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
Note: Object of 'ājñāpaya'.
आज्ञापय (ājñāpaya) - (you) instruct (your son) (instruct, command, order)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ājñāpay
causative
Causative of root 'jñā' (to know) with 'ā' upasarga.
Prefix: ā
Root: jñā (class 9)
तथा (tathā) - in such a way (so, thus, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - so that (dharma is not violated) (as, in which way, so that)
(indeclinable)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature, religion, moral order
From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'lupyate'.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
लुप्यते (lupyate) - is violated, is lost (is violated, is cut off, perishes, disappears)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lup
passive voice
From root 'lup' (to cut, to break), 6th class, passive voice present tense.
Root: lup (class 6)