मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-26, verse-32
वयोभिः कृमिकीटैश्च नर एवोपजीव्यते ।
तस्मात् तन्वड्गि पुत्रं यत्कार्यं क्षत्रयोनिभिः ॥३२॥
तस्मात् तन्वड्गि पुत्रं यत्कार्यं क्षत्रयोनिभिः ॥३२॥
32. vayobhiḥ kṛmikīṭaiśca nara evopajīvyate .
tasmāt tanvaḍgi putraṃ yatkāryaṃ kṣatrayonibhiḥ.
tasmāt tanvaḍgi putraṃ yatkāryaṃ kṣatrayonibhiḥ.
32.
vayobhiḥ kṛmikīṭaiḥ ca naraḥ eva upajīvyate
tasmāt tanvaṅgi putram yat kāryam kṣatrayonibhiḥ
tasmāt tanvaṅgi putram yat kāryam kṣatrayonibhiḥ
32.
He is also subsisted upon by birds, worms, and insects. Therefore, O slender-bodied one (tanvaṅgi), concerning a son, what duty is to be performed by those of kṣatriya birth [is as follows...]
Words meanings summery:
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- वयोभिः (vayobhiḥ) - by birds
- कृमिकीटैः (kṛmikīṭaiḥ) - by worms and insects
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- नरः (naraḥ) - the man (man, person, human being)
- एव (eva) - himself (indeed, only, just, even)
- उपजीव्यते (upajīvyate) - is subsisted upon (i.e., provides sustenance) (is lived upon, is subsisted upon, is supported)
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)
- तन्वङ्गि (tanvaṅgi) - O slender-bodied one (O slender-bodied one, O woman with a delicate figure)
- पुत्रम् (putram) - regarding a son (son)
- यत् (yat) - what (which, what)
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - what duty is to be performed (duty, action to be done, that which should be done)
- क्षत्रयोनिभिः (kṣatrayonibhiḥ) - by those of kṣatriya birth (by those of kṣatriya origin, by kṣatriyas)
Words meanings and morphology
वयोभिः (vayobhiḥ) - by birds
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vayas
vayas - bird, strength, food, age
Note: Refers to birds as agents upon whom the man is subsisted.
कृमिकीटैः (kṛmikīṭaiḥ) - by worms and insects
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṛmikīṭa
kṛmikīṭa - worms and insects
Compound type : dvandva (kṛmi+kīṭa)
- kṛmi – worm, insect
noun (masculine) - kīṭa – insect, worm
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
नरः (naraḥ) - the man (man, person, human being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, human being, person
Root: nṛ
एव (eva) - himself (indeed, only, just, even)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
Note: Emphasizes 'naraḥ'.
उपजीव्यते (upajīvyate) - is subsisted upon (i.e., provides sustenance) (is lived upon, is subsisted upon, is supported)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upajīvyate
Present Passive
From root 'jīv' (to live) with upasarga 'upa'. Passive voice.
Prefix: upa
Root: jīv (class 1)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)
(indeclinable)
Ablative singular of 'tad', used adverbially.
Note: Adverbial use of ablative.
तन्वङ्गि (tanvaṅgi) - O slender-bodied one (O slender-bodied one, O woman with a delicate figure)
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of tanvaṅgī
tanvaṅgī - a woman with a slender body, delicate figure
From 'tanu' (slender) + 'aṅga' (body) + feminine suffix.
Compound type : karmadharaya (tanu+aṅga)
- tanu – slender, thin, delicate; body
adjective (feminine) - aṅga – limb, body, part
noun (neuter)
पुत्रम् (putram) - regarding a son (son)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son
Note: Object of implied action or concern.
यत् (yat) - what (which, what)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who, that
Relative pronoun.
कार्यम् (kāryam) - what duty is to be performed (duty, action to be done, that which should be done)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, business, purpose
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
From root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix '-ya'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
क्षत्रयोनिभिः (kṣatrayonibhiḥ) - by those of kṣatriya birth (by those of kṣatriya origin, by kṣatriyas)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣatrayoni
kṣatrayoni - having kṣatriya origin, born from kṣatriya
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+yoni)
- kṣatra – kṣatriya (warrior caste), rule, dominion
noun (neuter) - yoni – origin, source, womb, birth
noun (feminine)
Note: Denotes the agent of 'kāryam'.