मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-32, verse-32

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कदा नः सन्ततावग्र्यः कस्यचिद् भविता सुतः ।
यो योगिभुक्तशोषान्नो भुवि पिण्डं प्रदास्यति ॥३२॥

32. kadā naḥ santatāvagryaḥ kasyacid bhavitā sutaḥ .
yo yogibhuktaśoṣānno bhuvi piṇḍaṃ pradāsyati.

32. kadā naḥ santatau agryaḥ kasyacid bhavitā sutaḥ
yaḥ yogibhuktaśeṣānnaḥ bhuvi piṇḍam pradāsyati

32. When will an excellent son be born in our lineage, one who will offer rice balls (piṇḍa) on earth from the remnants of food that has been consumed by yogis?

Words meanings summery:

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कदा (kadā) - when

नः (naḥ) - in our lineage (our, to us)

सन्ततौ (santatau) - in the lineage, in the progeny, in the family

अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - excellent, foremost, chief

कस्यचिद् (kasyacid) - of someone, of anyone

भविता (bhavitā) - will be, will happen

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son, child

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

योगिभुक्तशेषान्नः (yogibhuktaśeṣānnaḥ) - one who uses food remnants from meals where yogis have been fed, implying great piety and generosity (whose food remnants are consumed by yogis)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) - rice ball offering for ancestors (piṇḍa) (ball, lump, rice ball)

प्रदास्यति (pradāsyati) - will offer piṇḍa (will give, will offer)

Words meanings and morphology

कदा (kadā) - when

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - in our lineage (our, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also dative plural. Context indicates genitive.

सन्ततौ (santatau) - in the lineage, in the progeny, in the family

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of santati

santati - lineage, progeny, family, continuous flow

Root: tan (class 8)

अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - excellent, foremost, chief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, principal, excellent

Note: Qualifies 'sutaḥ'.

कस्यचिद् (kasyacid) - of someone, of anyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, anyone, anything

Compound of `kim` (interrogative pronoun) + `cid` (indeclinable particle for indefiniteness).

Note: Literally 'of what (one) indeed', rendering 'of someone'.

भविता (bhavitā) - will be, will happen

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhū

bhū - to be, to exist, to become, to happen

Agent noun in Lṛṭ (Future) form

Derived from root bhū, expresses future tense, agent.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as a finite verb in future tense.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sū' (to beget, give birth) + -ta suffix.

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'bhavitā'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'sutaḥ'.

योगिभुक्तशेषान्नः (yogibhuktaśeṣānnaḥ) - one who uses food remnants from meals where yogis have been fed, implying great piety and generosity (whose food remnants are consumed by yogis)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogibhuktaśeṣānna

yogibhuktaśeṣānna - whose food remnants are consumed by yogis

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yogin+bhukta+śeṣa+anna)

yogin – yogī, ascetic, one who practices yoga
noun (masculine)
Root: yuj (class 7)
bhukta – eaten, consumed, enjoyed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'bhuj' (to eat, enjoy) + -ta suffix.
Root: bhuj (class 7)
śeṣa – remainder, residue, leftover
noun (masculine)
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
anna – food, grain
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (originally)
From root 'ad' (to eat) + -na suffix, now a noun.
Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Refers to the son ('yaḥ').

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, place

पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) - rice ball offering for ancestors (piṇḍa) (ball, lump, rice ball)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of piṇḍa

piṇḍa - ball, lump, body, rice ball offering

Note: Object of 'pradāsyati'.

प्रदास्यति (pradāsyati) - will offer piṇḍa (will give, will offer)

(verb)