मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-30, verse-6
उदङ्मुखः प्राङ्मुखो वा यजमानः समाहितः ।
वैश्वदेवविहीनं तत् केचिदिच्छन्ति मानवाः ॥६॥
वैश्वदेवविहीनं तत् केचिदिच्छन्ति मानवाः ॥६॥
6. udaṅmukhaḥ prāṅmukho vā yajamānaḥ samāhitaḥ .
vaiśvadevavihīnaṃ tat kecidicchanti mānavāḥ.
vaiśvadevavihīnaṃ tat kecidicchanti mānavāḥ.
6.
udaṅmukhaḥ prāṅmukhaḥ vā yajamānaḥ samāhitaḥ
vaiśvadevavihīnam tat kecit icchanti mānavāḥ
vaiśvadevavihīnam tat kecit icchanti mānavāḥ
6.
The sacrificer (yajamāna), being concentrated and facing either north or east, performs the ritual. Some people (mānavāḥ) consider that particular act to be devoid of the Vaiśvadeva offering.
Words meanings summery:
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- उदङ्मुखः (udaṅmukhaḥ) - facing north
- प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east
- वा (vā) - or
- यजमानः (yajamānaḥ) - sacrificer, performer of a ritual
- समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - concentrated, attentive, composed
- वैश्वदेवविहीनम् (vaiśvadevavihīnam) - devoid of the Vaiśvadeva (ritual/offering)
- तत् (tat) - that, that (act/ritual)
- केचित् (kecit) - some, some people
- इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire, they consider
- मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, people
Words meanings and morphology
उदङ्मुखः (udaṅmukhaḥ) - facing north
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udaṅmukha
udaṅmukha - facing north, north-faced
From ut (north) + añc (to bend, turn) forming udañc (north), then compounded with mukha (face).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udañc+mukha)
- udañc – north, upward
indeclinable - mukha – face, mouth, front
noun (neuter)
प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṅmukha
prāṅmukha - facing east, east-faced
From pra (forward) + añc (to bend, turn) forming prāñc (east), then compounded with mukha (face).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāñc+mukha)
- prāñc – east, front, anterior
indeclinable - mukha – face, mouth, front
noun (neuter)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
यजमानः (yajamānaḥ) - sacrificer, performer of a ritual
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajamāna
yajamāna - sacrificer, one who performs a sacrifice, patron of a sacrifice
Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)
Derived from the root 'yaj' with the present participle suffix 'śānac' (māna).
Root: yaj (class 1)
समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - concentrated, attentive, composed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita
samāhita - collected, composed, attentive, concentrated, fixed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'dhā' with upasarga 'sam' and 'ā'.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
वैश्वदेवविहीनम् (vaiśvadevavihīnam) - devoid of the Vaiśvadeva (ritual/offering)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiśvadevavihīna
vaiśvadevavihīna - devoid of the Vaiśvadeva (offering/ritual)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaiśvadeva+vihīna)
- vaiśvadeva – relating to the Viśve-devāḥ (all gods); the daily offering to all gods
noun (masculine) - vihīna – devoid of, destitute of, abandoned, lacking
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'hā' with upasarga 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with 'tat' (that act).
तत् (tat) - that, that (act/ritual)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, that (one), it
Note: Refers to the act of performing the ritual in the specified manner.
केचित् (kecit) - some, some people
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ka
ka - who, which, what
Formed with suffix 'cid' to mean 'some'.
Note: Functions as the subject of 'icchanti'.
इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire, they consider
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √iṣ
Class 6 verb with 'cha' infix.
Root: iṣ (class 6)
मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava
mānava - human, son of Manu, mankind, man
Derived from Manu.
Note: In apposition to 'kecit'.