मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-29, verse-29
शोभनाशोभनाकारं तं मन्येत प्रजापतिम् ।
अनित्यं हि स्थितो यस्मात् तस्मादतिथिरुच्यते ॥२९॥
अनित्यं हि स्थितो यस्मात् तस्मादतिथिरुच्यते ॥२९॥
29. śobhanāśobhanākāraṃ taṃ manyeta prajāpatim .
anityaṃ hi sthito yasmāt tasmādatithirucyate.
anityaṃ hi sthito yasmāt tasmādatithirucyate.
29.
śobhana-aśobhana-ākāram tam manyeta prajāpatim
anityam hi sthitaḥ yasmāt tasmāt atithiḥ ucyate
anityam hi sthitaḥ yasmāt tasmāt atithiḥ ucyate
29.
One should consider him, whether of good or bad appearance, as Prajāpati (prajāpatim). For because he stays for an impermanent (short) time, he is therefore called an uninvited guest (atithi).
Words meanings summery:
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- शोभनाशोभनाकारम् (śobhanāśobhanākāram) - having a beautiful or unattractive appearance, of good or bad form
- तम् (tam) - him, that (person)
- मन्येत (manyeta) - one should consider, one should think
- प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati, lord of creatures, creator god
- अनित्यम् (anityam) - impermanent, transient, short-lived
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
- स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - staying, situated, stood
- यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, owing to which
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, for that reason, from that
- अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - a guest, an uninvited guest, a visitor
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared
Words meanings and morphology
शोभनाशोभनाकारम् (śobhanāśobhanākāram) - having a beautiful or unattractive appearance, of good or bad form
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śobhanāśobhanākāra
śobhanāśobhanākāra - having good or bad appearance
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śobhana+aśobhana+ākāra)
- śobhana – beautiful, good, splendid
adjective (masculine)
Present Participle
Derived from root śubh (1st class) 'to shine, to be beautiful'.
Root: śubh (class 1) - aśobhana – not beautiful, ugly, bad
adjective (masculine)
Negative prefix 'a' + śobhana. - ākāra – form, appearance, shape
noun (masculine)
Derived from root kṛ (8th class) 'to make' with upasarga ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तम् (tam) - him, that (person)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
मन्येत (manyeta) - one should consider, one should think
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of man
Root man (4th class).
Root: man (class 4)
प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati, lord of creatures, creator god
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a creator god (prajāpatim)
Compound of prajā (offspring, creatures) and pati (lord, master).
अनित्यम् (anityam) - impermanent, transient, short-lived
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anitya
anitya - not eternal, impermanent, transient, perishable
Negative prefix 'an' + nitya (eternal).
Note: Used adverbially indicating 'for a short time'.
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - staying, situated, stood
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (1st class) 'to stand'.
Root: sthā (class 1)
यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, owing to which
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
Relative pronoun.
Note: Used as a conjunctive adverb meaning 'because of which'.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, for that reason, from that
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Used as a conjunctive adverb meaning 'therefore'.
अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - a guest, an uninvited guest, a visitor
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of atithi
atithi - a guest, a visitor, literally 'one who has no fixed tithi (date)'
उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
Root vac (2nd class).
Root: vac (class 2)