मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-35, verse-14
अतिप्रभूतं बालञ्च वृद्धातुरविचेष्टितम् ।
कर्मान्ताङ्गाराशालाश्च स्तनन्धयसुताः स्त्रियः ॥१४॥
कर्मान्ताङ्गाराशालाश्च स्तनन्धयसुताः स्त्रियः ॥१४॥
14. atiprabhūtaṃ bālañca vṛddhāturaviceṣṭitam .
karmāntāṅgārāśālāśca stanandhayasutāḥ striyaḥ.
karmāntāṅgārāśālāśca stanandhayasutāḥ striyaḥ.
14.
atiprabhūtam bālam ca vṛddhāturaviceṣṭitam
karmāntāṅgāraśālāḥ ca stanandhayasutāḥ striyaḥ
karmāntāṅgāraśālāḥ ca stanandhayasutāḥ striyaḥ
14.
That which is very abundant, a child, the activities of the old and sick, workplaces, charcoal sheds, suckling children, and women (are considered pure).
Words meanings summery:
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- अतिप्रभूतम् (atiprabhūtam) - very abundant, very plentiful
- बालम् (bālam) - a child (or a child's actions), implying purity due to innocence (a child; a young one)
- च (ca) - and
- वृद्धातुरविचेष्टितम् (vṛddhāturaviceṣṭitam) - the activities of the old and sick
- कर्मान्ताङ्गारशालाः (karmāntāṅgāraśālāḥ) - workplaces and charcoal sheds
- च (ca) - and
- स्तनन्धयसुताः (stanandhayasutāḥ) - suckling children
- स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
Words meanings and morphology
अतिप्रभूतम् (atiprabhūtam) - very abundant, very plentiful
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of atiprabhūta
atiprabhūta - very abundant, very mighty, excessive
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+prabhūta)
- ati – very, excessively, beyond
indeclinable - prabhūta – abundant, mighty, produced, originated
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix pra (forth)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
बालम् (bālam) - a child (or a child's actions), implying purity due to innocence (a child; a young one)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bāla
bāla - child, young boy/girl, immature, innocent
Note: Used as a neuter noun here, referring to 'childhood' or 'that pertaining to a child'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वृद्धातुरविचेष्टितम् (vṛddhāturaviceṣṭitam) - the activities of the old and sick
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛddhāturaviceṣṭita
vṛddhāturaviceṣṭita - actions or behavior of the old and sick
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (vṛddha+ātura+viceṣṭita)
- vṛddha – old, aged, grown
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛdh (to grow)
Root: vṛdh (class 1) - ātura – sick, distressed, afflicted
adjective - viceṣṭita – action, activity, behavior
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
Derived from root ceṣṭ (to move, act) with prefix vi (apart, distinctly)
Prefix: vi
Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)
कर्मान्ताङ्गारशालाः (karmāntāṅgāraśālāḥ) - workplaces and charcoal sheds
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of karmāntāṅgāraśālā
karmāntāṅgāraśālā - workplaces and charcoal sheds (combined as a dvandva compound)
Compound type : dvandva (karmānta+aṅgāraśālā)
- karmānta – work, labor, end of work, factory, workshop
noun (masculine) - aṅgāraśālā – charcoal shed, smithy
noun (feminine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
स्तनन्धयसुताः (stanandhayasutāḥ) - suckling children
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of stanandhayasuta
stanandhayasuta - suckling child/offspring
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (stanandhaya+suta)
- stanandhaya – suckling (at the breast)
adjective (masculine)
Compound of stana (breast) and dhaya (sucking). - suta – son, child, offspring
noun (masculine)
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female