मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-31, verse-19
तस्य कालानहं वक्ष्ये नित्यनैमित्तिकात्मकान् ।
विधिना येन च नरैः क्रियते तन्निबोध मे ॥१९॥
विधिना येन च नरैः क्रियते तन्निबोध मे ॥१९॥
19. tasya kālānahaṃ vakṣye nityanaimittikātmakān .
vidhinā yena ca naraiḥ kriyate tannibodha me.
vidhinā yena ca naraiḥ kriyate tannibodha me.
19.
tasya kālān aham vakṣye nitya-naimittika-ātmakān
vidhinā yena ca naraiḥ kriyate tat nibodha me
vidhinā yena ca naraiḥ kriyate tat nibodha me
19.
I shall now explain to you the specific times for that (śrāddha) ritual, both the regular and the occasional ones. And by which method it is performed by people, learn that from me.
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - of that śrāddha ritual (of that, of him/her/it)
- कालान् (kālān) - the specific times (for śrāddha) (times, periods)
- अहम् (aham) - I
- वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I shall declare, I shall tell
- नित्य-नैमित्तिकात्मकान् (nitya-naimittikātmakān) - referring to the times for śrāddha, some being regular (nitya) and some for specific occasions (naimittika) (having the nature of constant and occasional)
- विधिना (vidhinā) - by the method, by the rule, according to precept
- येन (yena) - by which method (by which)
- च (ca) - and, also
- नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people
- क्रियते (kriyate) - the śrāddha ritual is performed (is done, is performed, is made)
- तत् (tat) - that method/details (that)
- निबोध (nibodha) - learn, understand, know
- मे (me) - from me
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - of that śrāddha ritual (of that, of him/her/it)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
कालान् (kālān) - the specific times (for śrāddha) (times, periods)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kāla
kāla - time, period, season, right moment
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I shall declare, I shall tell
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of vac
Root: √vac (class 2)
नित्य-नैमित्तिकात्मकान् (nitya-naimittikātmakān) - referring to the times for śrāddha, some being regular (nitya) and some for specific occasions (naimittika) (having the nature of constant and occasional)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nityanaimittikātmaka
nityanaimittikātmaka - consisting of constant and occasional, having the nature of constant and occasional
Tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+naimittika+ātmaka)
- nitya – constant, eternal, regular, customary
adjective (masculine) - naimittika – occasional, incidental, caused by an occasion or motive
adjective (masculine)
From nimitta (cause, occasion) + ṭhak affix - ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, relating to
adjective (masculine)
From ātman (self, essence) + ka affix
विधिना (vidhinā) - by the method, by the rule, according to precept
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - rule, precept, method, ritual, destiny
From vi-√dhā (to arrange, ordain) + ki affix
Prefix: vi
Root: √dhā (class 3)
येन (yena) - by which method (by which)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, human being, person
क्रियते (kriyate) - the śrāddha ritual is performed (is done, is performed, is made)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
तत् (tat) - that method/details (that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
निबोध (nibodha) - learn, understand, know
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh
Root √budh (class 1), with prefix ni-.
Prefix: ni
Root: √budh (class 1)
मे (me) - from me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Here functioning as an ablative 'from me'.