मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-21, verse-72
देवाता-पितृ-भृत्यानामतिथीनाञ्च पूजनम् ।
न पुंभिः शक्यते कर्तुमृते भार्यां नृपात्मज ॥७२॥
न पुंभिः शक्यते कर्तुमृते भार्यां नृपात्मज ॥७२॥
72. devātā-pitṛ-bhṛtyānāmatithīnāñca pūjanam .
na puṃbhiḥ śakyate kartumṛte bhāryāṃ nṛpātmaja.
na puṃbhiḥ śakyate kartumṛte bhāryāṃ nṛpātmaja.
72.
devatā pitṛ bhṛtyānām atithīnām ca pūjanam | na
pumbhiḥ śakyate kartum ṛte bhāryām nṛpātmaja
pumbhiḥ śakyate kartum ṛte bhāryām nṛpātmaja
72.
O prince, the worship of gods, ancestors, servants, and guests cannot be performed by men without a wife.
Words meanings summery:
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- देवतापितृभृत्यानाम् (devatāpitṛbhṛtyānām) - of gods, ancestors, and servants
- अतिथीनाम् (atithīnām) - of guests
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- पूजनम् (pūjanam) - the worship, the honoring (worship, honoring, adoration)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- पुम्भिः (pumbhiḥ) - by men (by men, by males)
- शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible, can be done (is able, is possible)
- कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform (to do, to make, to perform)
- ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for)
- भार्याम् (bhāryām) - a wife (wife, she who is to be supported)
- नृपात्मज (nṛpātmaja) - O prince (O prince, O son of a king)
Words meanings and morphology
देवतापितृभृत्यानाम् (devatāpitṛbhṛtyānām) - of gods, ancestors, and servants
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of devatāpitṛbhṛtya
devatāpitṛbhṛtya - gods, ancestors, and servants (collective)
Compound type : dvandva (devatā+pitṛ+bhṛtya)
- devatā – deity, divinity, god
noun (feminine) - pitṛ – father, ancestor
noun (masculine) - bhṛtya – servant, dependent, one to be supported
noun (masculine)
Gerundive
Derived from root √bhṛ (to bear, support) + -ya suffix
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
अतिथीनाम् (atithīnām) - of guests
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of atithi
atithi - guest, stranger, uninvited person
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
पूजनम् (pūjanam) - the worship, the honoring (worship, honoring, adoration)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pūjana
pūjana - worship, honoring, adoration, showing respect
Action Noun
Derived from root √pūj (to worship, honor)
Root: pūj (class 10)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
पुम्भिः (pumbhiḥ) - by men (by men, by males)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṃs
puṁs - man, male, person
शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible, can be done (is able, is possible)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śak
Root: śak (class 5)
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform (to do, to make, to perform)
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of the root √kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for)
(indeclinable)
भार्याम् (bhāryām) - a wife (wife, she who is to be supported)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, she who must be supported
Gerundive
Derived from root √bhṛ (to bear, support) + suffix -ya, meaning 'fit to be supported/maintained'
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
नृपात्मज (nṛpātmaja) - O prince (O prince, O son of a king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpātmaja
nṛpātmaja - son of a king, prince
Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+ātmaja)
- nṛpa – king, protector of men
noun (masculine)
nṛ (man) + pa (protector, from √pā) - ātmaja – son, born of oneself
noun (masculine)
ātman (self) + ja (born)