मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-22, verse-30

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मच्छ्रु श्रुपुर्मद्वचनाद्द्विजरक्षणतत्परः ।
प्राप्तो मे यः सुतो मृत्युं कथं शोच्यः स धीमताम् ॥३०॥

30. macchru śrupurmadvacanāddvijarakṣaṇatatparaḥ .
prāpto me yaḥ suto mṛtyuṃ kathaṃ śocyaḥ sa dhīmatām.

30. mat śru śrupuḥ mad-vacanāt dvija-rakṣaṇa-tatparaḥ
prāptaḥ me yaḥ sutaḥ mṛtyum katham śocyaḥ saḥ dhīmatām

30. How can that son of mine, who, having listened to my instruction and by my word, was dedicated to the protection of brahmins, and who has attained death, be lamented by the wise?

Words meanings summery:

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मत् (mat) - my (my, mine, of me)

श्रु (śru) - instruction (hearing, instruction, fame, sound)

श्रुपुः (śrupuḥ) - one who has heard (my instruction) (hearer, listener, one who has heard)

मद्-वचनात् (mad-vacanāt) - by my instruction (by my word, from my speech, by my instruction)

द्विज-रक्षण-तत्परः (dvija-rakṣaṇa-tatparaḥ) - dedicated to the protection of brahmins (intent on protecting brahmins, devoted to the protection of the twice-born)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained (obtained, attained, reached)

मे (me) - my (my, to me, by me)

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

शोच्यः (śocyaḥ) - to be lamented (to be lamented, to be grieved, pitiable)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise (of the intelligent, of the wise)

Words meanings and morphology

मत् (mat) - my (my, mine, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mat

mat - my, mine, of me

Note: Used here as a possessive adjective.

श्रु (śru) - instruction (hearing, instruction, fame, sound)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śru

śru - hearing, listening, sound, fame, instruction, knowledge

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Context suggests 'instruction' or 'teaching'.

श्रुपुः (śrupuḥ) - one who has heard (my instruction) (hearer, listener, one who has heard)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrupu

śrupu - hearer, listener (a rare or derived agent noun from śru)

Derived agent noun from root śru (to hear), possibly with an archaic or irregular suffix. This word form is quite rare and difficult to parse with standard grammar rules.

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Refers to the son, as the one who listened.

मद्-वचनात् (mad-vacanāt) - by my instruction (by my word, from my speech, by my instruction)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mat-vacana

mat-vacana - my word, my speech, my instruction

Compound type : tatpurusha (mat+vacana)

mat – my, mine, of me
pronoun
vacana – word, speech, statement, instruction
noun (neuter)
action noun
Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ana.
Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate the source or means of instruction.

द्विज-रक्षण-तत्परः (dvija-rakṣaṇa-tatparaḥ) - dedicated to the protection of brahmins (intent on protecting brahmins, devoted to the protection of the twice-born)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija-rakṣaṇa-tatpara

dvija-rakṣaṇa-tatpara - devoted to the protection of brahmins

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+rakṣaṇa+tatpara)

dvija – brahmin, twice-born, bird, tooth
noun (masculine)
Literally 'twice-born', referring to brahmins (and other higher varṇas) or other entities like birds, teeth.
rakṣaṇa – protection, guarding
noun (neuter)
action noun
Derived from root rakṣ (to protect) with suffix -ana.
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
tatpara – intent on, devoted to, engaged in
adjective
Compound of 'tat' (that) and 'para' (foremost, devoted).

Note: Qualifies the son.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained (obtained, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, attained, reached, received

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Refers to the son, 'he who attained'.

मे (me) - my (my, to me, by me)

(pronoun)