मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-34, verse-112
न विलम्बेत शौचार्थं न मुखेनानलं धमेत् ।
तत्र पुत्र न वस्तव्यं यत्र नास्ति चतुष्टयम् ॥११२॥
तत्र पुत्र न वस्तव्यं यत्र नास्ति चतुष्टयम् ॥११२॥
112. na vilambeta śaucārthaṃ na mukhenānalaṃ dhamet .
tatra putra na vastavyaṃ yatra nāsti catuṣṭayam.
tatra putra na vastavyaṃ yatra nāsti catuṣṭayam.
112.
na vilambeta śaucārtham na mukhena analam dhamet
tatra putra na vastavyam yatra na asti catuṣṭayam
tatra putra na vastavyam yatra na asti catuṣṭayam
112.
One should not delay the act of purification. One should not blow on fire with one's mouth. O son, one should not dwell in a place where a group of four (things) is absent.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not
- विलम्बेत (vilambeta) - should delay, should linger
- शौचार्थम् (śaucārtham) - for the purpose of purification, for purity
- न (na) - not
- मुखेन (mukhena) - by means of the mouth, with the mouth
- अनलम् (analam) - fire
- धमेत् (dhamet) - should blow
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- पुत्र (putra) - O son!
- न (na) - not
- वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - should reside, should dwell
- यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place
- न (na) - not
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- चतुष्टयम् (catuṣṭayam) - a group of four, a quartet
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
विलम्बेत (vilambeta) - should delay, should linger
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of lamb
Root lamb (1st class) with prefix vi. Optative, ātmanepada
Prefix: vi
Root: lamb (class 1)
Note: From root lamb with prefix vi.
शौचार्थम् (śaucārtham) - for the purpose of purification, for purity
(indeclinable)
Compound noun with -artham (for the sake of) as suffix, functioning as an indeclinable
Compound type : tatpurusha (śauca+artha)
- śauca – purity, cleanliness, purification
noun (neuter) - artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
noun (masculine)
Note: It's technically an accusative of purpose, but often treated as an indeclinable suffix -artham.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
मुखेन (mukhena) - by means of the mouth, with the mouth
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mukha
mukha - mouth, face, principal part
अनलम् (analam) - fire
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anala
anala - fire; the deity Agni
धमेत् (dhamet) - should blow
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dham
Root dham (1st class)
Root: dham (class 1)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
Note: Corresponds with yatra.
पुत्र (putra) - O son!
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - should reside, should dwell
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vas
vas - to dwell, to live, to reside
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Gerundive (tavya suffix) from root vas (1st class)
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Gerundive (tavya-pratyaya) acting as a predicate.
यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place
(indeclinable)
Note: Corresponds with tatra.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root as (2nd class)
Root: as (class 2)
चतुष्टयम् (catuṣṭayam) - a group of four, a quartet
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of catuṣṭaya
catuṣṭaya - a group of four, a quartet