मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-3, verse-27
इत्युक्त्वा पुनरप्येनमपृच्छत् स द्विजोत्तमः ।
आहारः कस्तवार्थाय उपकल्प्यो भवेन्मया ।
स चाह नरमांसेन तृप्तिर्भवति मे परा ॥२७॥
आहारः कस्तवार्थाय उपकल्प्यो भवेन्मया ।
स चाह नरमांसेन तृप्तिर्भवति मे परा ॥२७॥
27. ityuktvā punarapyenamapṛcchat sa dvijottamaḥ .
āhāraḥ kastavārthāya upakalpyo bhavenmayā .
sa cāha naramāṃsena tṛptirbhavati me parā.
āhāraḥ kastavārthāya upakalpyo bhavenmayā .
sa cāha naramāṃsena tṛptirbhavati me parā.
27.
iti uktvā punaḥ api enam apṛcchat
saḥ dvijottamaḥ āhāraḥ kaḥ tava arthāya
upakalpyaḥ bhavet mayā saḥ ca
āha naramāṃsena tṛptiḥ bhavati me parā
saḥ dvijottamaḥ āhāraḥ kaḥ tava arthāya
upakalpyaḥ bhavet mayā saḥ ca
āha naramāṃsena tṛptiḥ bhavati me parā
27.
Having said this, that best of Brahmins (dvijottama) again asked him, 'What kind of food should I prepare for you?' And he replied, 'I achieve supreme satisfaction from human flesh.'
Words meanings summery:
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- इति (iti) - thus, so
- उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore
- अपि (api) - emphasizing 'again' (also, even, too)
- एनम् (enam) - referring to the demon (him, this one)
- अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked, questioned
- सः (saḥ) - referring to the Brahmin (he, that)
- द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - best of Brahmins, best of the twice-born
- आहारः (āhāraḥ) - food, sustenance, diet
- कः (kaḥ) - who, what, which
- तव (tava) - your, of you, for you
- अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the purpose of, for the sake of
- उपकल्प्यः (upakalpyaḥ) - to be prepared, to be furnished, to be provided
- भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, might be
- मया (mayā) - by me
- सः (saḥ) - referring to the demon (he, that)
- च (ca) - and, also
- आह (āha) - said, spoke
- नरमांसेन (naramāṁsena) - with human flesh
- तृप्तिः (tṛptiḥ) - satisfaction, contentment
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes, occurs, is
- मे (me) - my, for me
- परा (parā) - supreme, utmost, highest
Words meanings and morphology
इति (iti) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Absolutive form from the root 'vac' (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - emphasizing 'again' (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
एनम् (enam) - referring to the demon (him, this one)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ena
ena - this, that
अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked, questioned
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prach
Root: prach (class 6)
सः (saḥ) - referring to the Brahmin (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - best of Brahmins, best of the twice-born
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijottama
dvijottama - best of the twice-born, best of Brahmins
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)
- dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
noun (masculine)
From 'dvi' (two) + 'ja' (born)
Root: jan (class 4) - uttama – best, excellent, highest
adjective (masculine)
आहारः (āhāraḥ) - food, sustenance, diet
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āhāra
āhāra - food, sustenance, diet, collection
From root 'hṛ' with upasarga 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
कः (kaḥ) - who, what, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which, why
तव (tava) - your, of you, for you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular)
अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the purpose of, for the sake of
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of artha
artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object, cause
उपकल्प्यः (upakalpyaḥ) - to be prepared, to be furnished, to be provided
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upakalpya
upakalpya - to be prepared, to be furnished, suitable
gerundive (kṛtya)
Gerundive form from the root 'kḷp' with upasarga 'upa'
Prefix: upa
Root: kḷp (class 1)
भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, might be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
सः (saḥ) - referring to the demon (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
आह (āha) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah
Root: ah (class 2)
नरमांसेन (naramāṁsena) - with human flesh
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of naramāṃsa
naramāṁsa - human flesh
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+māṃsa)
- nara – man, human being
noun (masculine) - māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter)
तृप्तिः (tṛptiḥ) - satisfaction, contentment
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛpti
tṛpti - satisfaction, contentment, gratification
From root 'tṛp' (to be satisfied)
Root: tṛp (class 4)
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, occurs, is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
मे (me) - my, for me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: Can also be dative
परा (parā) - supreme, utmost, highest
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, other, distant
Note: Agrees with 'tṛptiḥ'