मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-28, verse-23

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एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो गृहस्थस्याश्रमो मया ।
वानप्रस्थस्य धर्मं ते कथयाम्यवधार्यताम् ॥२३॥

23. eṣa tūddeśataḥ prokto gṛhasthasyāśramo mayā .
vānaprasthasya dharmaṃ te kathayāmyavadhāryatām.

23. eṣaḥ tu uddeśataḥ proktaḥ gṛhasthasya āśramaḥ mayā
| vānaprasthasya dharmam te kathayāmi avadhāryatām

23. This stage of life (āśrama) for the householder has been briefly explained by me. Now, I will describe to you the natural law (dharma) of the forest-dweller; let it be carefully considered.

Words meanings summery:

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एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

उद्देशतः (uddeśataḥ) - by way of indication, briefly, in outline

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, said, told

गृहस्थस्य (gṛhasthasya) - of the householder (one in the gṛhastha āśrama) (of the householder)

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - stage of life (āśrama) (stage of life, hermitage)

मया (mayā) - by me

वानप्रस्थस्य (vānaprasthasya) - of the forest-dweller (one in the vānaprastha āśrama) (of the forest-dweller)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution)

ते (te) - to you, your

कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I narrate, I tell, I describe

अवधार्यताम् (avadhāryatām) - let it be understood, let it be paid attention to, let it be considered

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

उद्देशतः (uddeśataḥ) - by way of indication, briefly, in outline

(indeclinable)

Derived from `uddeśa` (indication, summary) with the suffix `tas` (indicating 'from, by means of, in terms of')

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, said, told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, said, told, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the prefix `pra` and the root `vac` (to speak), with the root changing to `ukta` in the past passive participle form.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

गृहस्थस्य (gṛhasthasya) - of the householder (one in the gṛhastha āśrama) (of the householder)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gṛhastha

gṛhastha - householder, one who dwells in a house

Compound (Tatpuruṣa) meaning 'one who stands/abides in a house'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+stha)

gṛha – house, home, dwelling
noun (neuter)
stha – standing, abiding, existing
adjective (masculine)
derived from root sthā
From the root `sthā` (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - stage of life (āśrama) (stage of life, hermitage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - stage of life, hermitage, retreat, effort

From `ā` (prefix) + root `śram` (to toil, exert oneself)

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

वानप्रस्थस्य (vānaprasthasya) - of the forest-dweller (one in the vānaprastha āśrama) (of the forest-dweller)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vānaprastha

vānaprastha - forest-dweller, hermit, one who has retired to the forest

Compound (Tatpuruṣa) meaning 'one who has gone forth to the forest'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+prastha)

vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter)
prastha – standing forth, going forth, departing
adjective (masculine)
derived from root sthā with pra
From the prefix `pra` and the root `sthā` (to stand, go).
Prefix: pra
Root: sthā (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion

From root `dhṛ` (to uphold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural)

कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I narrate, I tell, I describe

(verb)