मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-29, verse-20
नक्तञ्चरेभ्यो भूतेभ्यो बलिमाकाशतो हरेत् ।
पितॄणां निर्वपेच्चैव दक्षिणाभिमुखस्थितः ॥२०॥
पितॄणां निर्वपेच्चैव दक्षिणाभिमुखस्थितः ॥२०॥
20. naktañcarebhyo bhūtebhyo balimākāśato haret .
pitṝṇāṃ nirvapeccaiva dakṣiṇābhimukhasthitaḥ.
pitṝṇāṃ nirvapeccaiva dakṣiṇābhimukhasthitaḥ.
20.
naktañcarebhyas bhūtebhyas balim ākāśataḥ haret
pitṝṇām nirvapet ca eva dakṣiṇābhimukhasthitaḥ
pitṝṇām nirvapet ca eva dakṣiṇābhimukhasthitaḥ
20.
One should offer a bali to the night-roaming spirits by placing it in the air. Standing facing south, one should then make an offering to the ancestors (pitṛs).
Words meanings summery:
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- नक्तञ्चरेभ्यस् (naktañcarebhyas) - to the night-roaming spirits (to the night-roamers, to the nocturnal beings)
- भूतेभ्यस् (bhūtebhyas) - to the spirits (to the beings, to the creatures, to the spirits)
- बलिम् (balim) - an offering (offering, oblation, tribute, gift)
- आकाशतः (ākāśataḥ) - into the air (from the sky, from above, into the air)
- हरेत् (haret) - should offer (should carry, should take, should offer, should seize)
- पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors (pitṛs) (of the fathers, of the ancestors, of the forefathers)
- निर्वपेत् (nirvapet) - should make an offering (should offer, should scatter, should pour out)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)
- दक्षिणाभिमुखस्थितः (dakṣiṇābhimukhasthitaḥ) - one who is standing facing south (standing facing south, positioned towards the south)
Words meanings and morphology
नक्तञ्चरेभ्यस् (naktañcarebhyas) - to the night-roaming spirits (to the night-roamers, to the nocturnal beings)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of naktañcara
naktañcara - night-wanderer, nocturnal animal, demon, goblin
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naktam+cara)
- naktam – night, at night
indeclinable - cara – moving, going, a mover, a wanderer
adjective (masculine)
from root car (to move)
Root: car (class 1)
भूतेभ्यस् (bhūtebhyas) - to the spirits (to the beings, to the creatures, to the spirits)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, spirit, ghost; element; past (participle of bhū)
past passive participle
from root bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
बलिम् (balim) - an offering (offering, oblation, tribute, gift)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bali
bali - offering, oblation, religious tribute; tax; strength
आकाशतः (ākāśataḥ) - into the air (from the sky, from above, into the air)
(indeclinable)
adverb formed with suffix -taḥ
हरेत् (haret) - should offer (should carry, should take, should offer, should seize)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of hṛ
Root: hṛ (class 1)
पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors (pitṛs) (of the fathers, of the ancestors, of the forefathers)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father; ancestor, forefathers (collectively pitṛs)
निर्वपेत् (nirvapet) - should make an offering (should offer, should scatter, should pour out)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nirvap
Prefix: nir
Root: vap (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)
(indeclinable)
दक्षिणाभिमुखस्थितः (dakṣiṇābhimukhasthitaḥ) - one who is standing facing south (standing facing south, positioned towards the south)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇābhimukhasthita
dakṣiṇābhimukhasthita - standing facing south, turned towards the south
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dakṣiṇa+abhimukha+sthita)
- dakṣiṇa – south, right (direction)
adjective (neuter) - abhimukha – facing, turned towards, confronted with
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: abhi - sthita – standing, situated, firm, abiding
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)