मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-24, verse-7
ते स्वर्ग्याश्च सुपुण्याश्च येषां पितरि जीवति ।
तृणकोटिसमं वित्तं तारुण्याद्वित्तकोटिषु ॥७॥
तृणकोटिसमं वित्तं तारुण्याद्वित्तकोटिषु ॥७॥
7. te svargyāśca supuṇyāśca yeṣāṃ pitari jīvati .
tṛṇakoṭisamaṃ vittaṃ tāruṇyādvittakoṭiṣu.
tṛṇakoṭisamaṃ vittaṃ tāruṇyādvittakoṭiṣu.
7.
te svargyāḥ ca supuṇyāḥ ca yeṣām pitari jīvati
| tṛṇakoṭisamam vittam tāruṇyāt vittakoṭiṣu
| tṛṇakoṭisamam vittam tāruṇyāt vittakoṭiṣu
7.
Those whose father is alive are heavenly and exceedingly virtuous. For them, wealth, even in millions, is considered as insignificant as a blade of grass when compared to youth.
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - those people (those, they)
- स्वर्ग्याः (svargyāḥ) - destined for heaven, attaining heaven (heavenly, celestial, fit for heaven)
- च (ca) - and
- सुपुण्याः (supuṇyāḥ) - very meritorious, highly virtuous
- च (ca) - and
- येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom
- पितरि (pitari) - while the father (is alive) (in the father, while the father)
- जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive
- तृणकोटिसमम् (tṛṇakoṭisamam) - insignificant, worthless (compared to youth) (equal to a crore of blades of grass, as insignificant as a blade of grass)
- वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, riches
- तारुण्यात् (tāruṇyāt) - compared to youth (from youth, than youth)
- वित्तकोटिषु (vittakoṭiṣu) - in crores of wealth, among millions of riches
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - those people (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the people described by yeṣām.
स्वर्ग्याः (svargyāḥ) - destined for heaven, attaining heaven (heavenly, celestial, fit for heaven)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of svargya
svargya - heavenly, celestial, leading to heaven, residing in heaven
From svarga (heaven) + ya suffix.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सुपुण्याः (supuṇyāḥ) - very meritorious, highly virtuous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of supuṇya
supuṇya - very virtuous, very meritorious, leading to great merit
From su (good, well, very) + puṇya (merit, virtue).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+puṇya)
- su – good, well, excellent, very
indeclinable
prefix/adverb - puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed, sacred
noun (neuter)
Note: Predicative adjective for te.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Possessive, referring to te.
पितरि (pitari) - while the father (is alive) (in the father, while the father)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
ṛ-ending kinship noun.
जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Forms a locative absolute with pitari.
तृणकोटिसमम् (tṛṇakoṭisamam) - insignificant, worthless (compared to youth) (equal to a crore of blades of grass, as insignificant as a blade of grass)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇakoṭisama
tṛṇakoṭisama - equal to a crore of blades of grass, very small, insignificant
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tṛṇa+koṭi+sama)
- tṛṇa – grass, straw, blade of grass
noun (neuter) - koṭi – a crore (ten million), edge, summit
noun (feminine) - sama – equal, like, similar
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Note: Null verb 'is' is implied.
वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, riches
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vitta
vitta - wealth, property, acquisition, gain
Past Passive Participle
From root vid (to find, obtain, know).
Root: vid (class 0)
Note: Used as a noun.
तारुण्यात् (tāruṇyāt) - compared to youth (from youth, than youth)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tāruṇya
tāruṇya - youth, youthfulness, prime of life
From taruṇa (young) + ya suffix.
वित्तकोटिषु (vittakoṭiṣu) - in crores of wealth, among millions of riches
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of vittakoṭi
vittakoṭi - a crore of wealth, millions of riches
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vitta+koṭi)
- vitta – wealth, property
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root vid (to find, obtain).
Root: vid (class 0) - koṭi – a crore (ten million), edge, summit
noun (feminine)