मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-34, verse-75
शिरः स्नातश्च कुर्वोत दैवं पैत्र्यमथापि वा ।
प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो वापि श्मश्रुकर्म च कारयेत् ॥७५॥
प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो वापि श्मश्रुकर्म च कारयेत् ॥७५॥
75. śiraḥ snātaśca kurvota daivaṃ paitryamathāpi vā .
prāṅmukhodaṅmukho vāpi śmaśrukarma ca kārayet.
prāṅmukhodaṅmukho vāpi śmaśrukarma ca kārayet.
75.
śiraḥ snātaḥ ca kurvota daivam paitryam athāpi vā
prāṅmukhaḥ udaṅmukhaḥ vā api śmaśrukarmam ca kārayet
prāṅmukhaḥ udaṅmukhaḥ vā api śmaśrukarmam ca kārayet
75.
After bathing one's head, one should perform either divine or ancestral rites. Whether facing east or north, one should also have his beard groomed.
Words meanings summery:
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- शिरः (śiraḥ) - head
- स्नातः (snātaḥ) - bathed, having bathed
- च (ca) - and, also
- कुर्वोत (kurvota) - one should perform, one should do
- दैवम् (daivam) - divine ritual/worship (divine, relating to gods)
- पैत्र्यम् (paitryam) - ancestral ritual/worship (ancestral, relating to ancestors)
- अथापि (athāpi) - or even (and also, moreover, or even)
- वा (vā) - or
- प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east
- उदङ्मुखः (udaṅmukhaḥ) - facing north
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- श्मश्रुकर्मम् (śmaśrukarmam) - act of shaving, grooming of hair/beard
- च (ca) - and, also
- कारयेत् (kārayet) - one should cause to be done, one should have done
Words meanings and morphology
शिरः (śiraḥ) - head
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras
śiras - head
Note: Object of the implied bathing action related to snātaḥ.
स्नातः (snātaḥ) - bathed, having bathed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of snāta
snāta - bathed, purified by bathing
Past Passive Participle
derived from root snā with suffix -kta
Root: snā (class 2)
Note: Refers to the implied agent of the subsequent actions, 'he who has bathed'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कुर्वोत (kurvota) - one should perform, one should do
(verb)
3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
दैवम् (daivam) - divine ritual/worship (divine, relating to gods)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - divine, relating to gods
Note: Used here as a noun, referring to a divine rite. Implied noun 'karman'.
पैत्र्यम् (paitryam) - ancestral ritual/worship (ancestral, relating to ancestors)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of paitrya
paitrya - ancestral, relating to fathers/ancestors
Note: Used here as a noun, referring to an ancestral rite. Implied noun 'karman'.
अथापि (athāpi) - or even (and also, moreover, or even)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṅmukha
prāṅmukha - facing east
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāñc+mukha)
- prāñc – eastern, facing east
adjective (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth, direction
noun (neuter)
उदङ्मुखः (udaṅmukhaḥ) - facing north
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udaṅmukha
udaṅmukha - facing north
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udañc+mukha)
- udañc – northern, facing north
adjective (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth, direction
noun (neuter)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
श्मश्रुकर्मम् (śmaśrukarmam) - act of shaving, grooming of hair/beard
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śmaśrukarmam
śmaśrukarmam - act of shaving, grooming of beard
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śmaśru+karman)
- śmaśru – beard, moustache
noun (neuter) - karman – action, work, rite
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कारयेत् (kārayet) - one should cause to be done, one should have done
(verb)
3rd person , singular, parasmaipada, optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ
causative
causative stem kāray-
Root: kṛ (class 8)