मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-35, verse-26
प्रभूतोपहतादन्नादग्रमुद्धृत्य सन्त्यजेत् ।
शेषस्य प्रोक्षणं कुर्यादाचम्यादिभस्तथा मृदा ॥२६॥
शेषस्य प्रोक्षणं कुर्यादाचम्यादिभस्तथा मृदा ॥२६॥
26. prabhūtopahatādannādagramuddhṛtya santyajet .
śeṣasya prokṣaṇaṃ kuryādācamyādibhastathā mṛdā.
śeṣasya prokṣaṇaṃ kuryādācamyādibhastathā mṛdā.
26.
prabhūtopahatāt annāt agram uddhṛtya santyajet
śeṣasya prokṣaṇam kuryāt ācamya ādibhiḥ tathā mṛdā
śeṣasya prokṣaṇam kuryāt ācamya ādibhiḥ tathā mṛdā
26.
From food that has become significantly defiled, one should remove and discard the uppermost portion. For the remainder, one should perform the ritual sprinkling (with water), having first performed the ritual sipping of water (ācamana), and similarly purify it with earth and other (prescribed substances).
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रभूतोपहतात् (prabhūtopahatāt) - from that which is greatly contaminated (referring to food) (from greatly defiled, from severely damaged)
- अन्नात् (annāt) - from food
- अग्रम् (agram) - the uppermost or most contaminated portion (the top, the foremost, the best part)
- उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having separated and taken out (the impure part) (having removed, having taken out)
- सन्त्यजेत् (santyajet) - one should discard (the contaminated portion) (one should discard, renounce, abandon)
- शेषस्य (śeṣasya) - of the remaining (uncontaminated) food (of the remainder)
- प्रोक्षणम् (prokṣaṇam) - ritual sprinkling with water for purification (sprinkling (with water))
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should carry out (the sprinkling) (one should do, perform)
- आचम्य (ācamya) - having ritually sipped water (having performed ācamana (sipping water))
- आदिभिः (ādibhiḥ) - by means of other prescribed purifiers (by others, by means of such things as, etc.)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, and also (thus, in the same way, similarly)
- मृदा (mṛdā) - with ritual earth/clay (with earth, by means of earth)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रभूतोपहतात् (prabhūtopahatāt) - from that which is greatly contaminated (referring to food) (from greatly defiled, from severely damaged)
(adjective)
Ablative, neuter, singular of prabhūtopahata
prabhūtopahata - greatly contaminated/defiled
Past Passive Participle (for upahata)
Compound: prabhūta (abundant, great) + upahata (damaged, contaminated).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (prabhūta+upahata)
- prabhūta – abundant, great, much
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From pra-bhū + kta
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1) - upahata – damaged, contaminated, defiled
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From upa-han + kta
Prefix: upa
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Modifies annāt.
अन्नात् (annāt) - from food
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, cooked rice
Past Passive Participle
From root ad (to eat) + kta suffix (irregular formation).
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Source from which agram is removed.
अग्रम् (agram) - the uppermost or most contaminated portion (the top, the foremost, the best part)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of agra
agra - front, top, tip, best part, first part
Note: Object of uddhṛtya.
उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having separated and taken out (the impure part) (having removed, having taken out)
(indeclinable)
absolutive / gerund
From ud- + dhṛ + ya (absolutive suffix).
Prefix: ud
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Denotes action prior to santyajet.
सन्त्यजेत् (santyajet) - one should discard (the contaminated portion) (one should discard, renounce, abandon)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of santyaj
From sam- + tyaj.
Prefix: sam
Root: tyaj (class 1)
Note: Main verb of the first half.
शेषस्य (śeṣasya) - of the remaining (uncontaminated) food (of the remainder)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śeṣa
śeṣa - remainder, rest, residue
From root śiṣ (to leave over) + a.
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
Note: Possessive, referring to prokṣaṇam.
प्रोक्षणम् (prokṣaṇam) - ritual sprinkling with water for purification (sprinkling (with water))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prokṣaṇa
prokṣaṇa - sprinkling, purification by sprinkling
From pra-ukṣ (to sprinkle) + ana.
Prefix: pra
Root: ukṣ (class 1)
Note: Object of kuryāt.
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should carry out (the sprinkling) (one should do, perform)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Main verb of the second half.
आचम्य (ācamya) - having ritually sipped water (having performed ācamana (sipping water))
(indeclinable)
absolutive / gerund
From ā-cam + ya (absolutive suffix).
Prefix: ā
Root: cam (class 1)
आदिभिः (ādibhiḥ) - by means of other prescribed purifiers (by others, by means of such things as, etc.)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ādi
ādi - beginning, starting, and so on, others
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Coordinated with mṛdā by tathā.
तथा (tathā) - similarly, and also (thus, in the same way, similarly)
(indeclinable)
मृदा (mṛdā) - with ritual earth/clay (with earth, by means of earth)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of mṛd
mṛd - earth, clay, soil
Root: mṛd (class 10)
Note: A purifying agent.