मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-34, verse-43
उपवीतमलङ्कारं करकञ्चैव वर्जयेत् ।
चतुर्दश्यान्तथाष्टम्यां पञ्चदश्याञ्च पर्वसु ॥४३॥
चतुर्दश्यान्तथाष्टम्यां पञ्चदश्याञ्च पर्वसु ॥४३॥
43. upavītamalaṅkāraṃ karakañcaiva varjayet .
caturdaśyāntathāṣṭamyāṃ pañcadaśyāñca parvasu.
caturdaśyāntathāṣṭamyāṃ pañcadaśyāñca parvasu.
43.
upavītam alaṅkāraṃ karakaṃ ca eva varjayet
caturdaśyām tathā aṣṭamyām pañcadaśyām ca parvasu
caturdaśyām tathā aṣṭamyām pañcadaśyām ca parvasu
43.
One should avoid (wearing or using) the sacred thread (upavīta), ornaments, and a water-pot on the fourteenth, eighth, and fifteenth lunar days, and on other festival days.
Words meanings summery:
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- उपवीतम् (upavītam) - sacred thread; a distinctive mark
- अलङ्कारं (alaṅkāraṁ) - ornament, decoration
- करकं (karakaṁ) - water-pot, pitcher
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, also
- वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - should avoid wearing or using (should avoid, should shun, should discard)
- चतुर्दश्याम् (caturdaśyām) - on the fourteenth (lunar) day
- तथा (tathā) - likewise, and
- अष्टम्याम् (aṣṭamyām) - on the eighth (lunar) day
- पञ्चदश्याम् (pañcadaśyām) - on the fifteenth (lunar) day
- च (ca) - and
- पर्वसु (parvasu) - on festival days, on auspicious times
Words meanings and morphology
उपवीतम् (upavītam) - sacred thread; a distinctive mark
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of upavīta
upavīta - sacred thread worn by Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas; anything used as a mark of distinction; a sacrificial ceremony
From prefix upa- and root vī (to weave) or (to go, move)
Prefix: upa
Root: vī
Note: Object of `varjayet`.
अलङ्कारं (alaṅkāraṁ) - ornament, decoration
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alaṅkāra
alaṅkāra - ornament, decoration, embellishment
From prefix alam and root kṛ (to make)
Prefix: alam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of `varjayet`.
करकं (karakaṁ) - water-pot, pitcher
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of karaka
karaka - water-pot, pitcher, a kind of cocoanut
Note: Object of `varjayet`.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, also
(indeclinable)
वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - should avoid wearing or using (should avoid, should shun, should discard)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of vṛj
Causative form (varjayati)
Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular, from causative stem.
Root: vṛj (class 1)
Note: Implied subject is 'one'.
चतुर्दश्याम् (caturdaśyām) - on the fourteenth (lunar) day
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of caturdaśī
caturdaśī - the fourteenth day of a lunar fortnight
Note: Specifies the time for the action of `varjayet`.
तथा (tathā) - likewise, and
(indeclinable)
अष्टम्याम् (aṣṭamyām) - on the eighth (lunar) day
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of aṣṭamī
aṣṭamī - the eighth day of a lunar fortnight
Note: Specifies the time.
पञ्चदश्याम् (pañcadaśyām) - on the fifteenth (lunar) day
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of pañcadaśī
pañcadaśī - the fifteenth day of a lunar fortnight (full moon or new moon)
Note: Specifies the time.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पर्वसु (parvasu) - on festival days, on auspicious times
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of parvan
parvan - knot, joint, section, festive day, an auspicious period
Note: Specifies the time.