मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-29, verse-13

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यश्चेमां मानवो धेनुं स्वैर्वत्सैरमरादिभिः ।
पाययत्युचिते काले स स्वर्गायोपपद्यते ॥१३॥

13. yaścemāṃ mānavo dhenuṃ svairvatsairamarādibhiḥ .
pāyayatyucite kāle sa svargāyopapadyate.

13. yaḥ ca imām mānavaḥ dhenum svaiḥ vatsaiḥ amarādibhiḥ
| pāyayati ucite kāle saḥ svargāya upapadyate

13. And whoever, as a human, causes this cow (of the Vedas) to be suckled by his own calves (dependents) and by gods and others, at the appropriate time, that person becomes fit for heaven.

Words meanings summery:

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यः (yaḥ) - who; whoever (masculine)

च (ca) - and; also; moreover

इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine, accusative)

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being (man; human; descendant of Manu)

धेनुम् (dhenum) - the metaphorical cow representing the Vedas or dharma (cow; milch cow)

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by his own; by their own

वत्सैः (vatsaiḥ) - by his own calves or dependents (those he has a responsibility towards) (by calves; by children; by dependents)

अमरादिभिः (amarādibhiḥ) - by gods and others; by divine beings etc.

पाययति (pāyayati) - he causes to be suckled (by the calves/gods, meaning he makes the benefits available) (he causes to drink; he feeds; he causes to be suckled)

उचिते (ucite) - at the proper; at the fit; at the appropriate

काले (kāle) - at the appropriate time (at the time; in time)

सः (saḥ) - he; that (masculine)

स्वर्गाय (svargāya) - for heaven; to heaven

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - he becomes fit (for heaven); he attains (heaven) (he becomes fit; he attains; he succeeds; he arises)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who; whoever (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who; which; what

Relative pronoun.

च (ca) - and; also; moreover

(indeclinable)

इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine, accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this; these

Demonstrative pronoun.

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being (man; human; descendant of Manu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human; man; descendant of Manu

Root: manu

धेनुम् (dhenum) - the metaphorical cow representing the Vedas or dharma (cow; milch cow)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhenu

dhenu - cow; milch cow; cloud (metaphorically)

Root: dhī

Note: Object of `pāyayati`.

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by his own; by their own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sva

sva - own; one's own; proper

Reflexive possessive adjective.

वत्सैः (vatsaiḥ) - by his own calves or dependents (those he has a responsibility towards) (by calves; by children; by dependents)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vatsa

vatsa - calf; child; offspring; darling

अमरादिभिः (amarādibhiḥ) - by gods and others; by divine beings etc.

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of amarādi

amarādi - gods and so on; beginning with the gods

Compound of `amara` (immortal, god) + `ādi` (beginning, etc.).

Compound type : tatpurusha (amara+ādi)

amara – immortal; god; deity
noun (masculine)
Negation of `mara` (mortal).
Prefix: a
Root: mṛ
ādi – beginning; first; etcetera; and so on
indeclinable (masculine)

Note: Co-instrumental with `vatsaiḥ`.

पाययति (pāyayati) - he causes to be suckled (by the calves/gods, meaning he makes the benefits available) (he causes to drink; he feeds; he causes to be suckled)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pāyaya

causative

From `pā` (to drink) + causative suffix `-aya`. Present active 3rd singular.

Root: pā (class 1)

उचिते (ucite) - at the proper; at the fit; at the appropriate

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ucita

ucita - proper; fit; suitable; appropriate

Past Passive Participle

From `vac` (to speak, but here from `uc` in the sense of fitting)

Root: vac (class 2)