मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-30, verse-7
युग्माश्चात्र द्विजाः कार्यास्ते च पूज्याः प्रदक्षिणम् ।
एतन्नैमित्तिकं वृद्धौ तथान्यच्चौर्ध्वदेहिकम् ॥७॥
एतन्नैमित्तिकं वृद्धौ तथान्यच्चौर्ध्वदेहिकम् ॥७॥
7. yugmāścātra dvijāḥ kāryāste ca pūjyāḥ pradakṣiṇam .
etannaimittikaṃ vṛddhau tathānyaccaurdhvadehikam.
etannaimittikaṃ vṛddhau tathānyaccaurdhvadehikam.
7.
yugmāḥ ca atra dvijāḥ kāryāḥ te ca pūjyāḥ pradakṣiṇam
etat naimittikam vṛddhau tathā anyat ca aurdhvadehika
etat naimittikam vṛddhau tathā anyat ca aurdhvadehika
7.
And here, Brahmins (dvijāḥ) should be engaged in even numbers, and they should be revered with a clockwise circumambulation (pradakṣiṇam). This occasional (naimittika) rite applies to both auspicious occasions (vṛddhi) and other post-mortem ceremonies (aurdhvadehika).
Words meanings summery:
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- युग्माः (yugmāḥ) - in pairs, even-numbered
- च (ca) - and
- अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter
- द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - Brahmins
- कार्याः (kāryāḥ) - should be done/employed/invited
- ते (te) - they
- च (ca) - and
- पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - should be honored/revered
- प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - clockwise circumambulation, respectfully
- एतत् (etat) - this
- नैमित्तिकम् (naimittikam) - occasional, incidental (rite)
- वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - on auspicious occasions, for prosperity
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, and
- अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another
- च (ca) - and
- और्ध्वदेहिक (aurdhvadehika) - post-mortem rites, obsequial rites
Words meanings and morphology
युग्माः (yugmāḥ) - in pairs, even-numbered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yugma
yugma - a pair, a couple, even, twin, symmetrical
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter
(indeclinable)
द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - Brahmins
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)
- dvi – two, twice
numeral - jan – to be born, produce
root
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Subject of 'kāryāḥ'.
कार्याः (kāryāḥ) - should be done/employed/invited
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kārya
kārya - to be done, to be made, practicable, fit to be done, duty
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
Derived from root 'kṛ' with suffix 'ṇyat' or 'ya'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with 'dvijāḥ'.
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, that (one), it
Note: Subject of 'pūjyāḥ'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - should be honored/revered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjya
pūjya - to be worshipped, to be honored, venerable, respectable
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
Derived from root 'pūj' with suffix 'ya'.
Root: pūj (class 10)
Note: Agrees with 'te'.
प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - clockwise circumambulation, respectfully
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this (one)
Note: Subject of implied 'is'.
नैमित्तिकम् (naimittikam) - occasional, incidental (rite)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of naimittika
naimittika - occasioned by, incidental, occasional (ritual), special, causal
Derived from 'nimitta' (cause, occasion).
Note: Predicate adjective for 'etat'.
वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - on auspicious occasions, for prosperity
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi
vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, welfare, an auspicious occasion/ceremony (e.g., birth)
From root 'vṛdh' (to grow).
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Denotes the occasion for the ritual.
तथा (tathā) - similarly, and
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
और्ध्वदेहिक (aurdhvadehika) - post-mortem rites, obsequial rites
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aurdhvadehika
aurdhvadehika - relating to the body after death, obsequial rites, funeral ceremonies, post-mortem
Derived from 'ūrdhva' (above, after) + 'deha' (body), often used substantively as neuter noun for 'rites'.
Note: Predicate adjective for implied subject 'tat' (that rite).