मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-32, verse-3
त्रीन् मासान् हारिणां मांसं विज्ञेयं पितृतृप्तये ।
चतुर्मासांस्तु पुष्णाति शशस्य पिशितं पितॄन् ॥३॥
चतुर्मासांस्तु पुष्णाति शशस्य पिशितं पितॄन् ॥३॥
3. trīn māsān hāriṇāṃ māṃsaṃ vijñeyaṃ pitṛtṛptaye .
caturmāsāṃstu puṣṇāti śaśasya piśitaṃ pitṝn.
caturmāsāṃstu puṣṇāti śaśasya piśitaṃ pitṝn.
3.
trīn māsān hāriṇām māṃsam vijñeyam pitṛtṛptaye
caturmāsān tu puṣṇāti śaśasya piśitam pitṝn
caturmāsān tu puṣṇāti śaśasya piśitam pitṝn
3.
The meat of deer is known to provide satisfaction to the ancestors for three months. But the meat of rabbit nourishes the ancestors for four months.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्रीन् (trīn) - three
- मासान् (māsān) - months
- हारिणाम् (hāriṇām) - of deer
- मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh
- विज्ञेयम् (vijñeyam) - should be known, is to be understood
- पितृतृप्तये (pitṛtṛptaye) - for the satisfaction of ancestors
- चतुर्मासान् (caturmāsān) - for four months
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- पुष्णाति (puṣṇāti) - nourishes, sustains
- शशस्य (śaśasya) - of rabbit
- पिशितम् (piśitam) - meat, flesh
- पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors
Words meanings and morphology
त्रीन् (trīn) - three
(numeral)
मासान् (māsān) - months
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of māsa
māsa - month, moon
Note: Used here to express duration, hence accusative case.
हारिणाम् (hāriṇām) - of deer
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of hārin
hārin - deer, antelope
Root: hṛ (class 1)
मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsa
māṁsa - meat, flesh
विज्ञेयम् (vijñeyam) - should be known, is to be understood
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñeya
vijñeya - to be known, to be understood, intelligible
Gerundive
Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix vi and suffix -ya
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
पितृतृप्तये (pitṛtṛptaye) - for the satisfaction of ancestors
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of pitṛtṛpti
pitṛtṛpti - satisfaction of ancestors
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+tṛpti)
- pitṛ – father, ancestor
noun (masculine) - tṛpti – satisfaction, contentment
noun (feminine)
Root: tṛp (class 4)
चतुर्मासान् (caturmāsān) - for four months
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of caturmāsa
caturmāsa - four months, a period of four months
Compound type : dvigu (catur+māsa)
- catur – four
numeral - māsa – month
noun (masculine)
Note: Used here to express duration, hence accusative case.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
पुष्णाति (puṣṇāti) - nourishes, sustains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of puṣ
Root: puṣ (class 9)
शशस्य (śaśasya) - of rabbit
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śaśa
śaśa - rabbit, hare
पिशितम् (piśitam) - meat, flesh
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of piśita
piśita - meat, flesh
पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor