मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-30, verse-14
अपसव्यञ्च तत्रापि भोजयेदयुजो द्विजान् ।
विशेषस्तत्र चान्योऽस्ति प्रतिमासं क्रियाधिकः ॥१४॥
विशेषस्तत्र चान्योऽस्ति प्रतिमासं क्रियाधिकः ॥१४॥
14. apasavyañca tatrāpi bhojayedayujo dvijān .
viśeṣastatra cānyo'sti pratimāsaṃ kriyādhikaḥ.
viśeṣastatra cānyo'sti pratimāsaṃ kriyādhikaḥ.
14.
apasavyam ca tatra api bhojayet ayujaḥ dvijān
viśeṣaḥ tatra ca anyaḥ asti pratimāsam kriyādhikaḥ
viśeṣaḥ tatra ca anyaḥ asti pratimāsam kriyādhikaḥ
14.
Furthermore, in that specific ritual, one should feed an odd number of Brahmins, wearing the sacred thread over the right shoulder (apasavya). There is also another distinction here: a more elaborate ritual that occurs monthly.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपसव्यम् (apasavyam) - with the sacred thread worn over the right shoulder, a specific mode for ancestral rites (with the sacred thread over the right shoulder; in reverse order (for ancestral rites))
- च (ca) - furthermore (and; also; furthermore)
- तत्र (tatra) - in that instance (there; in that case; then)
- अपि (api) - also (also; even; too)
- भोजयेत् (bhojayet) - one should feed (the Brahmins) (one should feed; he should cause to eat)
- अयुजः (ayujaḥ) - an odd number (referring to Brahmins) (odd-numbered; uneven)
- द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins (Brahmins; twice-born ones)
- विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - a special feature (distinction; special feature; difference)
- तत्र (tatra) - in that context (there; in that case; then)
- च (ca) - and (and; also; furthermore)
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (other; another)
- अस्ति (asti) - is (is; exists)
- प्रतिमासम् (pratimāsam) - monthly (monthly; every month)
- क्रियाधिकः (kriyādhikaḥ) - a more elaborate ritual (having more ritual; more elaborate in ritual)
Words meanings and morphology
अपसव्यम् (apasavyam) - with the sacred thread worn over the right shoulder, a specific mode for ancestral rites (with the sacred thread over the right shoulder; in reverse order (for ancestral rites))
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial usage of accusative neuter singular.
च (ca) - furthermore (and; also; furthermore)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
तत्र (tatra) - in that instance (there; in that case; then)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also (also; even; too)
(indeclinable)
भोजयेत् (bhojayet) - one should feed (the Brahmins) (one should feed; he should cause to eat)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhuj
causative optative
Causative stem 'bhojay-' from root 'bhuj' (class 7), optative 3rd singular active.
Root: bhuj (class 7)
Note: Implied subject is the performer of the ritual.
अयुजः (ayujaḥ) - an odd number (referring to Brahmins) (odd-numbered; uneven)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ayuj
ayuj - odd, uneven
Note: Agrees with 'dvijān'.
द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins (Brahmins; twice-born ones)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - a Brahmin, a member of the three upper varṇas (twice-born); a bird; a tooth
Formed from 'dvi' (twice) and root 'jan' (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Object of 'bhojayet'.
विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - a special feature (distinction; special feature; difference)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa
viśeṣa - distinction, peculiarity, special feature, excellence
From 'vi' + 'śiṣ' (to distinguish).
Prefix: vi
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
Note: Subject of 'asti'.
तत्र (tatra) - in that context (there; in that case; then)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and; also; furthermore)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (other; another)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Agrees with 'viśeṣaḥ'.
अस्ति (asti) - is (is; exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
present indicative
Present indicative 3rd singular active from root 'as' (class 2).
Root: as (class 2)
प्रतिमासम् (pratimāsam) - monthly (monthly; every month)
(indeclinable)
Compound 'prati' (every) + 'māsa' (month).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+māsa)
- prati – towards, against, every, each
indeclinable - māsa – month
noun (masculine)
क्रियाधिकः (kriyādhikaḥ) - a more elaborate ritual (having more ritual; more elaborate in ritual)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kriyādhika
kriyādhika - having more action, more ritual, more elaborate ritual
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kriyā+adhika)
- kriyā – action, deed, ritual
noun (feminine)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - adhika – more, excessive, superior
adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'viśeṣaḥ'.