मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-32, verse-8
अनन्तां वै प्रयच्छन्ति तृप्तिं गौरीसुतस्तथा ।
पितॄणां नात्र सन्देहो गायाश्राद्धञ्च पुत्रक ॥८॥
पितॄणां नात्र सन्देहो गायाश्राद्धञ्च पुत्रक ॥८॥
8. anantāṃ vai prayacchanti tṛptiṃ gaurīsutastathā .
pitṝṇāṃ nātra sandeho gāyāśrāddhañca putraka.
pitṝṇāṃ nātra sandeho gāyāśrāddhañca putraka.
8.
anantām vai prayacchanti tṛptim gaurīsutaḥ tathā
pitṝṇām na atra sandehaḥ gāyāśrāddham ca putraka
pitṝṇām na atra sandehaḥ gāyāśrāddham ca putraka
8.
O son, indeed, there is no doubt that Gauri's son (Ganesha) and the śrāddha ritual performed at Gaya grant endless satisfaction to the ancestors.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनन्ताम् (anantām) - endless, infinite, boundless
- वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly
- प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - they give, they grant
- तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction, contentment, gratification
- गौरीसुतः (gaurīsutaḥ) - Specifically Ganesha, as the primary son of Gauri (Parvati). (son of Gauri, Ganesha)
- तथा (tathā) - 'and' or 'similarly' joining 'gaurīsutaḥ' and 'gāyāśrāddham'. (similarly, thus, and, likewise)
- पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - Referring to deceased ancestors for whom śrāddha rites are performed. (of the ancestors, of the fathers)
- न (na) - not, no
- अत्र (atra) - In this matter, regarding this statement. (here, in this matter, on this point)
- सन्देहः (sandehaḥ) - doubt, suspicion, uncertainty
- गायाश्राद्धम् (gāyāśrāddham) - Refers to a specific and highly meritorious śrāddha ritual performed at the pilgrimage site of Gaya for ancestors. (the śrāddha ceremony performed at Gaya)
- च (ca) - and
- पुत्रक (putraka) - O son, dear son
Words meanings and morphology
अनन्ताम् (anantām) - endless, infinite, boundless
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, eternal
Formed from 'an-' (not) + 'anta' (end).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)
- an – not, non
indeclinable
Negative prefix - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to 'tṛptim'.
वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - they give, they grant
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yam
Present active 3rd plural
From root 'dā' (to give) in present stem 'yacch' with prefix 'pra-'.
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Subject is implicitly 'gaurīsutaḥ' and 'gāyāśrāddham'.
तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction, contentment, gratification
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛpti
tṛpti - satisfaction, contentment, gratification, satiation
From root 'tṛp' (to satisfy, to be pleased).
Root: tṛp (class 4)
Note: Object of 'prayacchanti'.
गौरीसुतः (gaurīsutaḥ) - Specifically Ganesha, as the primary son of Gauri (Parvati). (son of Gauri, Ganesha)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gaurīsuta
gaurīsuta - son of Gauri
Compound noun.
Compound type : śaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (gaurī+suta)
- gaurī – Gauri, a name of Parvati
proper noun (feminine) - suta – son, child
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'sū' (to beget). Here refers to born/begotten.
Root: sū (class 2)
Note: One of the subjects of 'prayacchanti'.
तथा (tathā) - 'and' or 'similarly' joining 'gaurīsutaḥ' and 'gāyāśrāddham'. (similarly, thus, and, likewise)
(indeclinable)
Correlative adverb.
पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - Referring to deceased ancestors for whom śrāddha rites are performed. (of the ancestors, of the fathers)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor, progenitor
Primary kinship term.
Note: Specifies to whom 'tṛptim' is given.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
अत्र (atra) - In this matter, regarding this statement. (here, in this matter, on this point)
(indeclinable)
Locative adverb.
सन्देहः (sandehaḥ) - doubt, suspicion, uncertainty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sandeha
sandeha - doubt, suspicion, uncertainty, hesitation
From 'sam-dih' (to doubt).
Prefix: sam
Root: dih (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.
गायाश्राद्धम् (gāyāśrāddham) - Refers to a specific and highly meritorious śrāddha ritual performed at the pilgrimage site of Gaya for ancestors. (the śrāddha ceremony performed at Gaya)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gāyāśrāddha
gāyāśrāddha - śrāddha ritual at Gaya
Compound noun.
Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (gāyā+śrāddha)
- gāyā – Gaya (a holy city in Bihar, India)
proper noun (feminine) - śrāddha – funeral rites, obsequies, ceremony for ancestors
noun (neuter)
From 'śrat' (faith) + 'dhā' (to place, perform).
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: One of the subjects of 'prayacchanti'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Connects 'gāyāśrāddham' to 'gaurīsutaḥ'.
पुत्रक (putraka) - O son, dear son
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka
putraka - son, dear son, little son
Diminutive of 'putra'.
Note: Address to a son.