मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-31, verse-65
रजतस्य तथा कार्यं दर्शनं दानमेव वा ।
राजते हि स्वधा दुग्धा पितृभिः श्रूयते मही ।
तस्मात् पितॄणां रजतमभीष्टं प्रीतिवर्धनम् ॥६५॥
राजते हि स्वधा दुग्धा पितृभिः श्रूयते मही ।
तस्मात् पितॄणां रजतमभीष्टं प्रीतिवर्धनम् ॥६५॥
65. rajatasya tathā kāryaṃ darśanaṃ dānameva vā .
rājate hi svadhā dugdhā pitṛbhiḥ śrūyate mahī .
tasmāt pitṝṇāṃ rajatamabhīṣṭaṃ prītivardhanam.
rājate hi svadhā dugdhā pitṛbhiḥ śrūyate mahī .
tasmāt pitṝṇāṃ rajatamabhīṣṭaṃ prītivardhanam.
65.
rajatasya tathā kāryam darśanam
dānam eva vā rājate hi svadhā dugdhā
pitṛbhiḥ śrūyate mahī tasmāt pitṝṇām
rajatam abhīṣṭam prītivardhanam
dānam eva vā rājate hi svadhā dugdhā
pitṛbhiḥ śrūyate mahī tasmāt pitṝṇām
rajatam abhīṣṭam prītivardhanam
65.
The display or donation of silver should thus be performed. Indeed, it is heard that the earth, when the ancestral offering (svadhā) is 'milked' (offered), shines brightly for the ancestors. Therefore, silver is desired by the ancestors and increases their satisfaction.
Words meanings summery:
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- रजतस्य (rajatasya) - of silver
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, deed, work
- दर्शनम् (darśanam) - seeing, display, vision
- दानम् (dānam) - giving, donation
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- वा (vā) - or
- राजते (rājate) - shines, appears, is resplendent
- हि (hi) - for, indeed, because
- स्वधा (svadhā) - ancestral offering
- दुग्धा (dugdhā) - milked, drawn
- पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - by ancestors
- श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard
- मही (mahī) - earth
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
- पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of ancestors
- रजतम् (rajatam) - silver
- अभीष्टम् (abhīṣṭam) - desired, wished for
- प्रीतिवर्धनम् (prītivardhanam) - increasing satisfaction/joy
Words meanings and morphology
रजतस्य (rajatasya) - of silver
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of rajata
rajata - silver, white, silvery
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)
कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, deed, work
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, work
Gerundive
Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix -ya
Root: kṛ (class 8)
दर्शनम् (darśanam) - seeing, display, vision
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana
darśana - seeing, vision, doctrine, display
Root: dṛś (class 1)
दानम् (dānam) - giving, donation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - giving, gift, donation, liberality
Root: dā (class 3)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
राजते (rājate) - shines, appears, is resplendent
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of rāj
Root: rāj (class 1)
हि (hi) - for, indeed, because
(indeclinable)
स्वधा (svadhā) - ancestral offering
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svadhā
svadhā - ancestral offering, spontaneous will, innate power
दुग्धा (dugdhā) - milked, drawn
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dugdha
dugdha - milked, drawn, milk
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root duh (to milk)
Root: duh (class 2)
पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - by ancestors
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)
मही (mahī) - earth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī
mahī - earth, ground
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(indeclinable)
ablative of tad, used as an indeclinable
पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of ancestors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
रजतम् (rajatam) - silver
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rajata
rajata - silver, white, silvery
अभीष्टम् (abhīṣṭam) - desired, wished for
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of abhīṣṭa
abhīṣṭa - desired, wished, beloved, an object of desire
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root iṣ (to wish, desire) with prefix abhi
Prefix: abhi
Root: iṣ (class 4)
प्रीतिवर्धनम् (prītivardhanam) - increasing satisfaction/joy
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prītivardhana
prītivardhana - increasing joy or satisfaction
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prīti+vardhana)
- prīti – joy, satisfaction, love
noun (feminine)
Root: prī (class 4) - vardhana – increasing, promoting, strengthening
noun (neuter)
derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)