मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-30, verse-3
नित्यनैमित्तिकं ज्ञेयं पर्वश्राद्धादि पण्डितैः ।
तत्र नैमित्तिकं वक्ष्ये श्राद्धमभ्युदयं तव ॥३॥
तत्र नैमित्तिकं वक्ष्ये श्राद्धमभ्युदयं तव ॥३॥
3. nityanaimittikaṃ jñeyaṃ parvaśrāddhādi paṇḍitaiḥ .
tatra naimittikaṃ vakṣye śrāddhamabhyudayaṃ tava.
tatra naimittikaṃ vakṣye śrāddhamabhyudayaṃ tava.
3.
nityanaimittikam jñeyam parvaśrāddha ādi paṇḍitaiḥ
tatra naimittikam vakṣye śrāddham abhyudayam tava
tatra naimittikam vakṣye śrāddham abhyudayam tava
3.
The constant (nitya) and occasional (naimittika) rites, such as the śrāddha ceremonies on specific auspicious days (parvan), should be understood by the wise. Among these, I shall now describe to you the occasional (naimittika) śrāddha ceremony known as Abhyudaya.
Words meanings summery:
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- नित्यनैमित्तिकम् (nityanaimittikam) - constant and occasional (duties/rites)
- ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - should be known, knowable, to be understood
- पर्वश्राद्ध (parvaśrāddha) - śrāddha ceremony on a special day
- आदि (ādi) - beginning with, and so on, etc.
- पण्डितैः (paṇḍitaiḥ) - by the wise, by scholars
- तत्र (tatra) - among these (rites) (there, in that, in that regard, among them)
- नैमित्तिकम् (naimittikam) - occasional, incidental, conditional (rite)
- वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I shall speak, I shall declare, I shall explain
- श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - the śrāddha ceremony, ancestor veneration rite
- अभ्युदयम् (abhyudayam) - the Abhyudaya (prosperous) śrāddha (prosperity, rise, the Abhyudaya śrāddha)
- तव (tava) - to you (to you, your)
Words meanings and morphology
नित्यनैमित्तिकम् (nityanaimittikam) - constant and occasional (duties/rites)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nityanaimittika
nityanaimittika - constant and occasional (duties/rites), regular and incidental
Compound.
Compound type : dvandva (nitya+naimittika)
- nitya – constant, regular, daily
adjective (masculine) - naimittika – occasional, incidental, conditional
adjective (masculine)
Derived from nimitta (cause, occasion).
Note: Qualifies an implied 'karma' or 'vidhi' (act, rule).
ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - should be known, knowable, to be understood
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñeya
jñeya - knowable, to be known, should be known, intelligible
Gerundive
From root √jñā (to know) + -ya suffix.
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: The predicate of the sentence.
पर्वश्राद्ध (parvaśrāddha) - śrāddha ceremony on a special day
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parvaśrāddha
parvaśrāddha - śrāddha (ancestor veneration rite) performed on a parvan (auspicious day/junction of time)
Compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvan+śrāddha)
- parvan – knot, joint, segment, especially an auspicious day (new moon, full moon)
noun (neuter) - śrāddha – ceremony performed in honor of deceased ancestors; reverence (śraddhā) based; faith-based rite
noun (neuter)
Derived from śraddhā (faith) + an suffix.
Note: Part of the 'parvaśrāddhādi' compound.
आदि (ādi) - beginning with, and so on, etc.
(indeclinable)
Note: Here it acts as the second part of 'parvaśrāddhādi', meaning 'beginning with parvaśrāddha'.
पण्डितैः (paṇḍitaiḥ) - by the wise, by scholars
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of paṇḍita
paṇḍita - learned, wise, skilled, scholar, pundit
From paṇḍ (to collect knowledge) + ita.
Note: Agent of 'jñeyam'.
तत्र (tatra) - among these (rites) (there, in that, in that regard, among them)
(indeclinable)
Derived from tad (that) + tral suffix.
Note: Refers to the context of nitya and naimittika rites.
नैमित्तिकम् (naimittikam) - occasional, incidental, conditional (rite)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of naimittika
naimittika - occasional, incidental, conditional, special; caused by a specific occasion
Derived from nimitta (cause, occasion) with the suffix -ika.
Note: Object of 'vakṣye', qualifies 'śrāddham'.
वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I shall speak, I shall declare, I shall explain
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of vac
Future tense
From root √vac (to speak).
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: First person singular.
श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - the śrāddha ceremony, ancestor veneration rite
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śrāddha
śrāddha - ceremony performed in honor of deceased ancestors; reverence (śraddhā) based; faith-based rite
Derived from śraddhā (faith) + an suffix.
Note: Object of 'vakṣye'.
अभ्युदयम् (abhyudayam) - the Abhyudaya (prosperous) śrāddha (prosperity, rise, the Abhyudaya śrāddha)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of abhyudaya
abhyudaya - prosperity, rise, success, advent; a specific śrāddha ceremony (Abhyudaya śrāddha) performed on auspicious occasions
From abhi + ud + √i (to go).
Prefixes: abhi+ud
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Appositive to 'śrāddham'.
तव (tava) - to you (to you, your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you (2nd person pronoun)
Pronominal stem.
Note: Dative sense: 'to you'.