मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-34, verse-9
तस्य स्वरूपं वक्ष्यामि सदाचारस्य पुत्रक ।
तन्ममैकमनाः श्रुत्वा तथैव परिपालय ॥९॥
तन्ममैकमनाः श्रुत्वा तथैव परिपालय ॥९॥
9. tasya svarūpaṃ vakṣyāmi sadācārasya putraka .
tanmamaikamanāḥ śrutvā tathaiva paripālaya.
tanmamaikamanāḥ śrutvā tathaiva paripālaya.
9.
tasya svarūpam vakṣyāmi sadācārasya putraka
tat mama ekamanāḥ śrutvā tathā eva paripālaya
tat mama ekamanāḥ śrutvā tathā eva paripālaya
9.
O son, I will explain the nature of right conduct (sadācāra) to you. Listen to it with a concentrated mind and then follow it exactly.
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - of that (right conduct) (of that, his, her, its)
- स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - nature, essential character (form, nature, own form, essential nature)
- वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will explain (I will say, I will speak, I will explain)
- सदाचारस्य (sadācārasya) - of right conduct (sadācāra) (of good conduct, of proper behavior, of right conduct)
- पुत्रक (putraka) - O son (O son, dear boy)
- तत् (tat) - that (referring to the explanation of sadācāra) (that, therefore, so)
- मम (mama) - from me (listen to my words) (my, of me)
- एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ) - with a concentrated mind (single-minded, concentrated, with one mind)
- श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after listening (having heard, after hearing)
- तथा (tathā) - exactly, in that manner (thus, so, in that manner)
- एव (eva) - exactly (indeed, only, just, exactly)
- परिपालय (paripālaya) - follow, observe (protect, follow, observe, maintain)
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - of that (right conduct) (of that, his, her, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'sadācāra' which is masculine.
स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - nature, essential character (form, nature, own form, essential nature)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svarūpa
svarūpa - own form, nature, essential character
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+rūpa)
- sva – own, one's own
pronoun/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
noun (neuter)
Note: object of vakṣyāmi
वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will explain (I will say, I will speak, I will explain)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (LṚṬ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
सदाचारस्य (sadācārasya) - of right conduct (sadācāra) (of good conduct, of proper behavior, of right conduct)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sadācāra
sadācāra - good conduct, right behavior, virtuous practice
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+ācāra)
- sat – good, virtuous, existing, true
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
present active participle
from root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2) - ācāra – custom, practice, conduct, behavior
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: car (class 1)
पुत्रक (putraka) - O son (O son, dear boy)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka
putraka - son, young boy
diminutive of putra
तत् (tat) - that (referring to the explanation of sadācāra) (that, therefore, so)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the 'svarūpa' (nature of sadācāra) which is neuter singular.
मम (mama) - from me (listen to my words) (my, of me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I
एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ) - with a concentrated mind (single-minded, concentrated, with one mind)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekamanas
ekamanas - single-minded, attentive
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+manas)
- eka – one, single
numeral/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - manas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4)
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after listening (having heard, after hearing)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
from root śru with -tvā suffix
Root: śru (class 5)
तथा (tathā) - exactly, in that manner (thus, so, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - exactly (indeed, only, just, exactly)
(indeclinable)
परिपालय (paripālaya) - follow, observe (protect, follow, observe, maintain)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (LOṬ) of paripāl
Prefix: pari
Root: pāl (class 10)