मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-35, verse-25
स्पृष्टानामप्यसंसर्गैर्विरथ्याकर्दमाम्भसाम् ।
पक्वेष्टरचितानाञ्च मेध्यता वायुसङ्गमात् ॥२५॥
पक्वेष्टरचितानाञ्च मेध्यता वायुसङ्गमात् ॥२५॥
25. spṛṣṭānāmapyasaṃsargairvirathyākardamāmbhasām .
pakveṣṭaracitānāñca medhyatā vāyusaṅgamāt.
pakveṣṭaracitānāñca medhyatā vāyusaṅgamāt.
25.
spṛṣṭānām api asaṃsargaiḥ virathyākardamāmbhasām
pakveṣṭaracitānām ca medhyatā vāyusaṅgamāt
pakveṣṭaracitānām ca medhyatā vāyusaṅgamāt
25.
Even for things that have been touched, provided the contact was not deeply contaminating, such as waters from public roads and mud, and also those constructed of baked bricks, purity is achieved through contact with wind.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्पृष्टानाम् (spṛṣṭānām) - of things that have been touched (by something potentially impure) (of those touched)
- अपि (api) - even for (even, also)
- असंसर्गैः (asaṁsargaiḥ) - by means of contact that is not deeply contaminating (by non-contact, by absence of close contact, by non-mingling)
- विरथ्याकर्दमाम्भसाम् (virathyākardamāmbhasām) - such as water found in muddy side-roads (of the waters of by-roads and mud)
- पक्वेष्टरचितानाम् (pakveṣṭaracitānām) - of things made of baked bricks
- च (ca) - and also (and, also)
- मेध्यता (medhyatā) - state of ritual purity (purity, cleanness)
- वायुसङ्गमात् (vāyusaṅgamāt) - through exposure to wind (from contact with wind, due to wind's association)
Words meanings and morphology
स्पृष्टानाम् (spṛṣṭānām) - of things that have been touched (by something potentially impure) (of those touched)
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, plural of spṛṣṭa
spṛṣṭa - touched, contacted
Past Passive Participle
From root spṛś (to touch) + kta (past participle suffix).
Root: spṛś (class 6)
Note: It functions as a substantive (noun) referring to 'things'.
अपि (api) - even for (even, also)
(indeclinable)
असंसर्गैः (asaṁsargaiḥ) - by means of contact that is not deeply contaminating (by non-contact, by absence of close contact, by non-mingling)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of asaṃsarga
asaṁsarga - absence of contact, non-mingling, non-contamination
Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a- (negative) and saṃsarga.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃsarga)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - saṃsarga – contact, mixing, association
noun (masculine)
From sam-sṛj + a
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Refers to the nature of the 'touch' (spṛṣṭānām).
विरथ्याकर्दमाम्भसाम् (virathyākardamāmbhasām) - such as water found in muddy side-roads (of the waters of by-roads and mud)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of virathyākardamāmbhas
virathyākardamāmbhas - water from side-roads and mud
Compound.
Compound type : dvandva (virathyā+kardama+ambhas)
- virathyā – by-road, side-road
noun (feminine)
Prefix: vi - kardama – mud, mire
noun (masculine) - ambhas – water
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to various sources of water.
पक्वेष्टरचितानाम् (pakveṣṭaracitānām) - of things made of baked bricks
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, plural of pakveṣṭaracita
pakveṣṭaracita - made of baked bricks
Tatpurusha compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (pakveṣṭa+racita)
- pakveṣṭa – baked brick
noun (masculine)
Karma-dhāraya compound of pakva (baked) and iṣṭa (brick). - racita – made, constructed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root rac (to arrange, make) + kta suffix.
Root: rac (class 10)
Note: Functions as a substantive, modifying 'things'.
च (ca) - and also (and, also)
(indeclinable)
मेध्यता (medhyatā) - state of ritual purity (purity, cleanness)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of medhyatā
medhyatā - purity, sacredness, fitness for sacrifice
From medhya (pure) + suffix tā.
Note: The subject of the implied verb 'is attained'.
वायुसङ्गमात् (vāyusaṅgamāt) - through exposure to wind (from contact with wind, due to wind's association)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vāyusaṅgama
vāyusaṅgama - contact with wind, presence of wind
Tatpurusha compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (vāyu+saṅgama)
- vāyu – wind, air
noun (masculine)
Root: vā (class 2) - saṅgama – meeting, contact, association
noun (masculine)
From sam-gam + a
Prefix: sam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Expresses the cause of purity.