मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-30, verse-18
सपिण्डीकरणं तासां पुत्राभावे न विद्यते ।
प्रतिसंवत्सरं कार्यमेकोद्दिष्टं नरैः स्त्रियाः ॥१८॥
प्रतिसंवत्सरं कार्यमेकोद्दिष्टं नरैः स्त्रियाः ॥१८॥
18. sapiṇḍīkaraṇaṃ tāsāṃ putrābhāve na vidyate .
pratisaṃvatsaraṃ kāryamekoddiṣṭaṃ naraiḥ striyāḥ.
pratisaṃvatsaraṃ kāryamekoddiṣṭaṃ naraiḥ striyāḥ.
18.
sapiṇḍīkaraṇam tāsām putrābhāve na vidyate
pratisaṃvatsaram kāryam ekoddiṣṭam naraiḥ striyāḥ
pratisaṃvatsaram kāryam ekoddiṣṭam naraiḥ striyāḥ
18.
In the absence of a son, the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa rite is not to be performed for women. Instead, men should perform the ekoddiṣṭa rite for such a woman every year.
Words meanings summery:
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- सपिण्डीकरणम् (sapiṇḍīkaraṇam) - the rite of incorporating the deceased into the community of 'pindas' (ancestors)
- तासाम् (tāsām) - of them, for them
- पुत्राभावे (putrābhāve) - in the absence of a son, when there is no son
- न (na) - not, no
- विद्यते (vidyate) - is performed (exists, is found, is performed)
- प्रतिसंवत्सरम् (pratisaṁvatsaram) - yearly, annually, every year
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be performed (to be done, should be done, action, duty)
- एकोद्दिष्टम् (ekoddiṣṭam) - ceremony for a single deceased person
- नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people
- स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman, for a woman
Words meanings and morphology
सपिण्डीकरणम् (sapiṇḍīkaraṇam) - the rite of incorporating the deceased into the community of 'pindas' (ancestors)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sapiṇḍīkaraṇa
sapiṇḍīkaraṇa - the rite of incorporating the deceased into the community of 'pindas' (ancestors), a particular śrāddha ceremony performed on the twelfth day after death
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तासाम् (tāsām) - of them, for them
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, she, it
पुत्राभावे (putrābhāve) - in the absence of a son, when there is no son
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of putrābhāva
putrābhāva - absence of a son, lack of a son
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+abhāva)
- putra – son, child
noun (masculine) - abhāva – absence, non-existence, lack
noun (masculine)
Prefix: a
Root: bhū (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विद्यते (vidyate) - is performed (exists, is found, is performed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Present Middle
From √vid (class 4 vidyate).
Root: vid (class 4)
प्रतिसंवत्सरम् (pratisaṁvatsaram) - yearly, annually, every year
(indeclinable)
adverbial accusative of pratisaṃvatsara (noun meaning 'every year').
Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+saṃvatsara)
- prati – towards, against, every, each
indeclinable - saṃvatsara – year
noun (masculine)
Note: Adverbial accusative.
कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be performed (to be done, should be done, action, duty)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action, object
Gerundive
From √kṛ + ṇyat suffix.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Implies 'it should be done'.
एकोद्दिष्टम् (ekoddiṣṭam) - ceremony for a single deceased person
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ekoddiṣṭa
ekoddiṣṭa - dedicated to one (deceased) person, a śrāddha ceremony for one person
Past Passive Participle
From eka + uddiṣṭa (directed to, intended for).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+uddiṣṭa)
- eka – one, single
numeral (masculine) - uddiṣṭa – intended, destined, mentioned, directed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From ud + √diś.
Prefix: ud
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Refers to the rite, here functions as a noun.
नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Root: nṛ
Note: Agent in a passive construction (kāryam).
स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman, for a woman
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female
Root: stṛ
Note: Denotes the object for whom the rite is performed.