मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-29, verse-2
उपकाराय यन्नृणां यच्च वर्ज्यं गृहे सता ।
यथा च क्रियते तन्मे यथावत् पृच्छतो वद ॥२॥
यथा च क्रियते तन्मे यथावत् पृच्छतो वद ॥२॥
2. upakārāya yannṛṇāṃ yacca varjyaṃ gṛhe satā .
yathā ca kriyate tanme yathāvat pṛcchato vada.
yathā ca kriyate tanme yathāvat pṛcchato vada.
2.
upakārāya yat nṛṇām yat ca varjyam gṛhe satām
yathā ca kriyate tat me yathāvat pṛcchataḥ vada
yathā ca kriyate tat me yathāvat pṛcchataḥ vada
2.
Tell me precisely, as I ask, what should be done for the benefit of people, what should be avoided by the good (sata) householders, and how all this is properly performed.
Words meanings summery:
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- उपकाराय (upakārāya) - for the benefit, for the help
- यत् (yat) - what, which
- नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people
- यत् (yat) - what, which
- च (ca) - and, also
- वर्ज्यम् (varjyam) - to be avoided, forbidden
- गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in household life
- सताम् (satām) - of the good householders (of the good, of the righteous)
- यथा (yathā) - how, as, in what manner
- च (ca) - and, also
- क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed
- तत् (tat) - that
- मे (me) - to me, for me, my
- यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, accurately, exactly as
- पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - of me who is asking (of me asking, of the one asking)
- वद (vada) - tell, speak, say
Words meanings and morphology
उपकाराय (upakārāya) - for the benefit, for the help
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of upakāra
upakāra - help, benefit, service, kindness
Prefix: upa
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यत् (yat) - what, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ
nṛ - man, person, leader
यत् (yat) - what, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
वर्ज्यम् (varjyam) - to be avoided, forbidden
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of varjya
varjya - to be avoided, to be shunned, forbidden
gerundive
gerundive from root vṛj with suffix -ya
Root: vṛj (class 1)
गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in household life
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling
सताम् (satām) - of the good householders (of the good, of the righteous)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sat
sat - existent, good, virtuous, righteous
present active participle
present active participle from root as
Root: as (class 2)
यथा (yathā) - how, as, in what manner
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this
मे (me) - to me, for me, my
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of mad
mad - I, me
Note: Also used for genitive
यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, accurately, exactly as
(indeclinable)
derived from yathā with suffix -vat
पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - of me who is asking (of me asking, of the one asking)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛcchat
pṛcchat - asking, inquiring
present active participle
present active participle from root prach
Root: prach (class 6)
वद (vada) - tell, speak, say
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad
Root: vad (class 1)