मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-28, verse-15
गार्हस्थ्याश्रमकामस्तु गृहस्थाश्रममावसेत् ।
वानप्रस्थाश्रमं वापि चतुर्थं चेच्छयात्मनः ॥१५॥
वानप्रस्थाश्रमं वापि चतुर्थं चेच्छयात्मनः ॥१५॥
15. gārhasthyāśramakāmastu gṛhasthāśramamāvaset .
vānaprasthāśramaṃ vāpi caturthaṃ cecchayātmanaḥ.
vānaprasthāśramaṃ vāpi caturthaṃ cecchayātmanaḥ.
15.
gārhasthya-āśrama-kāmaḥ tu gṛhastha-āśramam āvaset
vānaprastha-āśramam vā api caturtham ca icchayā ātmanaḥ
vānaprastha-āśramam vā api caturtham ca icchayā ātmanaḥ
15.
gārhasthya-āśrama-kāmaḥ tu gṛhastha-āśramam āvaset vā api
ātmanaḥ icchayā vānaprastha-āśramam ca caturtham (āvaset)
ātmanaḥ icchayā vānaprastha-āśramam ca caturtham (āvaset)
15.
Indeed, one who desires the householder's stage (gārhasthāśrama) should reside in the householder's stage. Alternatively, by one's own will (ātman), one may also enter the forest-dweller's stage (vānaprasthāśrama) or even the fourth stage (saṃnyāsa).
Words meanings summery:
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- गार्हस्थ्य-आश्रम-कामः (gārhasthya-āśrama-kāmaḥ) - a person who wishes to live the life of a householder (one desiring the householder's stage of life)
- तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizes the previous statement (but, on the other hand, indeed)
- गृहस्थ-आश्रमम् (gṛhastha-āśramam) - the second stage of life, lived as a householder (the householder's stage of life)
- आवसेत् (āvaset) - should live in (that stage of life) (should reside, should dwell)
- वानप्रस्थ-आश्रमम् (vānaprastha-āśramam) - the third stage of life, lived as a hermit in the forest (the forest-dweller's stage of life)
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- अपि (api) - even, emphasizing the optionality (also, even, too)
- चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - the fourth (stage of life, i.e., saṃnyāsa) (fourth)
- च (ca) - and, also (connecting options) (and, also)
- इच्छया (icchayā) - by one's own will or choice (by wish, by desire, by will)
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of one's own, personal (of oneself, of the self, of the soul)
Words meanings and morphology
गार्हस्थ्य-आश्रम-कामः (gārhasthya-āśrama-kāmaḥ) - a person who wishes to live the life of a householder (one desiring the householder's stage of life)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gārhasthyāśramakāma
gārhasthyāśramakāma - one desiring the householder's stage of life
compound formed from gārhasthya, āśrama, and kāma
Compound type : tatpurusha (gārhasthya+āśrama+kāma)
- gārhasthya – householder's state, domestic life
noun (neuter)
derived from gṛhastha - āśrama – hermitage, stage of life, order of life
noun (masculine)
from śram with ā
Prefix: ā
Root: śram (class 4) - kāma – desire, wish, love
noun (masculine)
from kam
Root: kam (class 1)
तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizes the previous statement (but, on the other hand, indeed)
(indeclinable)
गृहस्थ-आश्रमम् (gṛhastha-āśramam) - the second stage of life, lived as a householder (the householder's stage of life)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛhasthāśrama
gṛhasthāśrama - householder's stage of life
compound of gṛhastha and āśrama
Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛhastha+āśrama)
- gṛhastha – householder, one who dwells in a house
noun (masculine)
from gṛha + sthā
Root: sthā (class 1) - āśrama – hermitage, stage of life, order of life
noun (masculine)
from śram with ā
Prefix: ā
Root: śram (class 4)
आवसेत् (āvaset) - should live in (that stage of life) (should reside, should dwell)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vas
optative mood
3rd person singular optative active of vas with ā
Prefix: ā
Root: vas (class 1)
वानप्रस्थ-आश्रमम् (vānaprastha-āśramam) - the third stage of life, lived as a hermit in the forest (the forest-dweller's stage of life)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vānaprasthāśrama
vānaprasthāśrama - forest-dweller's stage of life
compound of vānaprastha and āśrama
Compound type : tatpurusha (vānaprastha+āśrama)
- vānaprastha – forest-dweller, one who has gone to the forest
noun (masculine)
from vana + pra + sthā
Prefix: pra
Root: sthā (class 1) - āśrama – hermitage, stage of life, order of life
noun (masculine)
from śram with ā
Prefix: ā
Root: śram (class 4)
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, emphasizing the optionality (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - the fourth (stage of life, i.e., saṃnyāsa) (fourth)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of caturtha
caturtha - fourth
ordinal number from catur (four)
च (ca) - and, also (connecting options) (and, also)
(indeclinable)
इच्छया (icchayā) - by one's own will or choice (by wish, by desire, by will)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of icchā
icchā - wish, desire, will, inclination
from root iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 6)
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of one's own, personal (of oneself, of the self, of the soul)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego (ātman)