मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-34, verse-53
न चापि धूनयेत् केशान् वाससी न च धूनयेत् ।
नानुलेपनमादद्यादस्नातः कर्हिचिद् बुधः ॥५३॥
नानुलेपनमादद्यादस्नातः कर्हिचिद् बुधः ॥५३॥
53. na cāpi dhūnayet keśān vāsasī na ca dhūnayet .
nānulepanamādadyādasnātaḥ karhicid budhaḥ.
nānulepanamādadyādasnātaḥ karhicid budhaḥ.
53.
na ca api dhūnayet keśān vāsasī na ca dhūnayet
na anulepanam ādadhyāt asnātaḥ karhicit budhaḥ
na anulepanam ādadhyāt asnātaḥ karhicit budhaḥ
53.
One should not shake their hair or clothes to dry them. An unbathed wise person should never apply ointments (or perfumes).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- धूनयेत् (dhūnayet) - one should shake, dry
- केशान् (keśān) - hairs
- वाससी (vāsasī) - clothes (dual)
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- धूनयेत् (dhūnayet) - one should shake, dry
- न (na) - not, no
- अनुलेपनम् (anulepanam) - anointing, ointment, perfume
- आदध्यात् (ādadhyāt) - one should apply, take, receive
- अस्नातः (asnātaḥ) - unbathed, not having bathed
- कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time, never (when used with `na`)
- बुधः (budhaḥ) - a wise person, intelligent person
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates `dhūnayet`.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects clauses.
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the preceding 'ca'.
धूनयेत् (dhūnayet) - one should shake, dry
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Optative (liṅ) of dhūn
Optative mood, Parasmaipada
root dhūn, optative, 3rd person singular, causative form
Root: dhūn (class 5)
Note: The meaning 'to dry' comes from the context of shaking wet hair/clothes.
केशान् (keśān) - hairs
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of keśa
keśa - hair
Note: Object of `dhūnayet`.
वाससी (vāsasī) - clothes (dual)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, dual of vāsas
vāsas - cloth, garment
Note: Object of `dhūnayet`.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates `dhūnayet`.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects this negation to the previous one.
धूनयेत् (dhūnayet) - one should shake, dry
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Optative (liṅ) of dhūn
Optative mood, Parasmaipada
root dhūn, optative, 3rd person singular, causative form
Root: dhūn (class 5)
Note: Refers to shaking clothes.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates `ādadhyāt`.
अनुलेपनम् (anulepanam) - anointing, ointment, perfume
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anulepana
anulepana - anointing, ointment, perfume
prefix anu + root lip + ana
Prefix: anu
Root: lip (class 6)
Note: Object of `ādadhyāt`.
आदध्यात् (ādadhyāt) - one should apply, take, receive
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Optative (liṅ) of ādā
Optative mood, Parasmaipada
prefix ā + root dā, optative, 3rd person singular
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Here implies 'to apply'.
अस्नातः (asnātaḥ) - unbathed, not having bathed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asnāta
asnāta - unbathed, not having bathed
Past Passive Participle (negated)
negative prefix a + root snā + kta
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+snāta)
- na – not
indeclinable - snāta – bathed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
root snā + kta
Root: snā (class 2)
Note: Subject of `ādadhyāt`.
कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time, never (when used with `na`)
(indeclinable)
बुधः (budhaḥ) - a wise person, intelligent person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of budha
budha - wise, intelligent, a wise person, learned
root budh + ka
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Subject.