मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-34, verse-105
तर्जन्यङ्गुष्ठयोरन्तः पैत्र्यं तीर्थमुदाहृतम् ।
पितॄणां तेन तोयादि दद्यान्नान्दीमुखादृते ॥१०५॥
पितॄणां तेन तोयादि दद्यान्नान्दीमुखादृते ॥१०५॥
105. tarjanyaṅguṣṭhayorantaḥ paitryaṃ tīrthamudāhṛtam .
pitṝṇāṃ tena toyādi dadyānnāndīmukhādṛte.
pitṝṇāṃ tena toyādi dadyānnāndīmukhādṛte.
105.
tarjany-aṅguṣṭhayoḥ antaḥ paitryam tīrtham udāhṛtam
pitṝṇām tena toyādi dadyāt nāndīmukhāt ṛte
pitṝṇām tena toyādi dadyāt nāndīmukhāt ṛte
105.
The sacred channel (tīrtha) that lies between the index finger and the thumb is declared to be the ancestral (paitrya) channel. By means of that, one should offer water and other things to the ancestors (pitṛ), except for the `nāndīmukha` ceremony.
Words meanings summery:
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- तर्जन्य्-अङ्गुष्ठयोः (tarjany-aṅguṣṭhayoḥ) - of the index finger and thumb
- अन्तः (antaḥ) - between, within, middle
- पैत्र्यम् (paitryam) - ancestral, pertaining to ancestors (pitṛ)
- तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred channel of the hand (sacred channel (tīrtha), sacred bathing place)
- उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - declared, spoken, said
- पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors (pitṛ)
- तेन (tena) - by means of that (paitrya tīrtha) (by that, by means of that)
- तोयादि (toyādi) - water and so on, water etc.
- दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give
- नान्दीमुखात् (nāndīmukhāt) - from the `nāndīmukha` ceremony
- ऋते (ṛte) - except, without
Words meanings and morphology
तर्जन्य्-अङ्गुष्ठयोः (tarjany-aṅguṣṭhayoḥ) - of the index finger and thumb
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of tarjany-aṅguṣṭha
tarjany-aṅguṣṭha - index finger and thumb
Compound type : dvandva (tarjanī+aṅguṣṭha)
- tarjanī – index finger
noun (feminine)
Root: tṛj (class 6) - aṅguṣṭha – thumb
noun (masculine)
Note: Dual form for both index finger and thumb.
अन्तः (antaḥ) - between, within, middle
(indeclinable)
Note: Used as a postposition with genitive ('tarjany-aṅguṣṭhayoḥ').
पैत्र्यम् (paitryam) - ancestral, pertaining to ancestors (pitṛ)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of paitrya
paitrya - ancestral, related to `pitṛ` (ancestors)
from `pitṛ` + suffix `ya`
Note: Agrees with 'tīrtham'.
तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred channel of the hand (sacred channel (tīrtha), sacred bathing place)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tīrtha
tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, appropriate part of the hand for ritual acts
from root 'tṛ'
Root: tṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - declared, spoken, said
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta
udāhṛta - declared, said, explained
Past Passive Participle
from root 'hṛ' with 'ud-ā'
Prefixes: ud+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Predicate for 'tīrtham'.
पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors (pitṛ)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor (pitṛ)
Note: Indicates the recipient.
तेन (tena) - by means of that (paitrya tīrtha) (by that, by means of that)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Refers to 'tīrtham'.
तोयादि (toyādi) - water and so on, water etc.
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of toyādi
toyādi - water and others, beginning with water
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (toya+ādi)
- toya – water
noun (neuter)
Root: tu (class 2) - ādi – beginning, et cetera, and others
noun (masculine)
Note: Object of 'dadyāt'.
दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
नान्दीमुखात् (nāndīmukhāt) - from the `nāndīmukha` ceremony
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of nāndīmukha
nāndīmukha - a particular kind of `śrāddha` (ancestral ceremony) performed on auspicious occasions, literally 'joy-faced'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nāndī+mukha)
- nāndī – joy, happiness, praise
noun (feminine) - mukha – face, mouth, front
noun (neuter)
Note: Used with 'ṛte'.
ऋते (ṛte) - except, without
(indeclinable)