मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-3, verse-8
क्षितावक्षततेजास्त्वं कृमीणामिव शुष्यताम् ।
गजघण्टां समुत्पाट्य कृतवान् दुः खरेचनम् ॥८॥
गजघण्टां समुत्पाट्य कृतवान् दुः खरेचनम् ॥८॥
8. kṣitāvakṣatatejāstvaṃ kṛmīṇāmiva śuṣyatām .
gajaghaṇṭāṃ samutpāṭya kṛtavān duḥ kharecanam.
gajaghaṇṭāṃ samutpāṭya kṛtavān duḥ kharecanam.
8.
kṣitau akṣatatejāḥ tvam kṛmīṇām iva śuṣyatām
gajaghaṇṭām samutpāṭya kṛtavān duḥkharecanam
gajaghaṇṭām samutpāṭya kṛtavān duḥkharecanam
8.
Your glory on earth remains undiminished, even for those who waste away like worms. By tearing off the elephant's bell, you have caused a difficult expulsion of sorrow.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, in the world
- अक्षततेजाः (akṣatatejāḥ) - of undiminished luster/splendor/power
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- कृमीणाम् (kṛmīṇām) - of worms
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- शुष्यताम् (śuṣyatām) - of those drying up, of those wasting away
- गजघण्टाम् (gajaghaṇṭām) - elephant's bell
- समुत्पाट्य (samutpāṭya) - having uprooted, having torn off
- कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - you have done, you have made
- दुःखरेचनम् (duḥkharecanam) - expulsion of suffering, difficult task, discharge of sorrow
Words meanings and morphology
क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti
kṣiti - earth, ground, land
Root: kṣi
अक्षततेजाः (akṣatatejāḥ) - of undiminished luster/splendor/power
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣatatejas
akṣatatejas - of undiminished luster, unimpaired vigor
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṣata+tejas)
- akṣata – uninjured, unimpaired, undiminished, whole
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kṣaṇ (to injure) with negative prefix 'a'
Prefix: a
Root: kṣaṇ (class 1) - tejas – splendor, luster, power, energy, fiery spirit
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with tvam
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun, 2nd person)
Note: Subject
कृमीणाम् (kṛmīṇām) - of worms
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kṛmi
kṛmi - worm, insect
Note: Possessive or partitive relation
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison
शुष्यताम् (śuṣyatām) - of those drying up, of those wasting away
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śuṣyat
śuṣyat - drying up, decaying, wasting away
Present Active Participle
Derived from root śuṣ (to dry, wither)
Root: śuṣ (class 4)
Note: Agrees with an implied noun, e.g., janānām (of people)
गजघण्टाम् (gajaghaṇṭām) - elephant's bell
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gajaghaṇṭā
gajaghaṇṭā - elephant's bell
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+ghaṇṭā)
- gaja – elephant
noun (masculine) - ghaṇṭā – bell
noun (feminine)
Note: Object of samutpāṭya
समुत्पाट्य (samutpāṭya) - having uprooted, having torn off
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
sam + ut + root paṭ (to split, burst) + lyap suffix
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: paṭ (class 1)
Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.
कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - you have done, you have made
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat
kṛtavat - one who has done, performed, made
Past Active Participle
Root kṛ (to do, make) + ktavat suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with tvam (implied subject).
दुःखरेचनम् (duḥkharecanam) - expulsion of suffering, difficult task, discharge of sorrow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkharecana
duḥkharecana - purging of misery/sorrow, difficult evacuation
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+recana)
- duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery, sorrow
noun (neuter) - recana – emptying, purging, expulsion, evacuation
noun (neuter)
Derived from root ric (to empty, purge) + ana suffix
Root: ric (class 7)
Note: Object of kṛtavān