मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-35, verse-36
अभोज्यं सूतिका-षण्ड-मार्जाराखुश्वकुक्कुटान् ।
पतिताविद्धचण्डाल-मृतहारांश्च धर्मवित् ॥३६॥
पतिताविद्धचण्डाल-मृतहारांश्च धर्मवित् ॥३६॥
36. abhojyaṃ sūtikā-ṣaṇḍa-mārjārākhuśvakukkuṭān .
patitāviddhacaṇḍāla-mṛtahārāṃśca dharmavit.
patitāviddhacaṇḍāla-mṛtahārāṃśca dharmavit.
36.
abhojyam sūtikāṣaṇḍamārjārākhuśvakukkuṭān
patitāviddhacaṇḍālamṛtahārān ca dharmavit
patitāviddhacaṇḍālamṛtahārān ca dharmavit
36.
A knower of natural law (dharma) declares the following to be unfit for consumption: a woman in postpartum confinement, a eunuch, a cat, a rat, a dog, a chicken, a fallen person, an afflicted person, an untouchable (caṇḍāla), and a corpse-bearer.
Words meanings summery:
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- अभोज्यम् (abhojyam) - unfit for consumption (referring to food implicitly associated with the listed entities) (unfit for food, not to be eaten, prohibited as food)
- सूतिकाषण्डमार्जाराखुश्वकुक्कुटान् (sūtikāṣaṇḍamārjārākhuśvakukkuṭān) - women in confinement after childbirth, eunuchs, cats, rats, dogs, and chickens
- पतिताविद्धचण्डालमृतहारान् (patitāviddhacaṇḍālamṛtahārān) - fallen persons, afflicted persons, untouchables (caṇḍālas), and corpse-bearers
- च (ca) - and
- धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one who knows natural law, expert in natural law, knower of righteousness
Words meanings and morphology
अभोज्यम् (abhojyam) - unfit for consumption (referring to food implicitly associated with the listed entities) (unfit for food, not to be eaten, prohibited as food)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of abhojya
abhojya - unfit for food, not to be eaten, prohibited as food
Gerundive (Nijanta Passive Participle)
From `a-` (negative prefix) + root `bhuj` (to eat, enjoy) + suffix `-ya` (gerundive).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhojya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - bhojya – fit to be eaten, edible, enjoyable
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From root `bhuj` (to eat, enjoy) + suffix `-ya`.
Root: bhuj (class 7)
Note: Used adverbially or as a predicate qualifying an implicit 'food' or 'things'.
सूतिकाषण्डमार्जाराखुश्वकुक्कुटान् (sūtikāṣaṇḍamārjārākhuśvakukkuṭān) - women in confinement after childbirth, eunuchs, cats, rats, dogs, and chickens
(noun)
Accusative, plural of sūtikāṣaṇḍamārjārākhuśvakukkuṭa
sūtikāṣaṇḍamārjārākhuśvakukkuṭa - women in confinement after childbirth, eunuchs, cats, rats, dogs, and chickens
Compound type : dvandva (sūtikā+ṣaṇḍa+mārjāra+ākhu+śva+kukkuṭa)
- sūtikā – a woman recently delivered, woman in confinement after childbirth
noun (feminine) - ṣaṇḍa – a eunuch, an impotent person
noun (masculine) - mārjāra – a cat
noun (masculine) - ākhu – a mouse, a rat
noun (masculine) - śva – a dog
noun (masculine) - kukkuṭa – a cock, a chicken
noun (masculine)
Note: Represents a list of entities subject to the 'unfit for consumption' rule.
पतिताविद्धचण्डालमृतहारान् (patitāviddhacaṇḍālamṛtahārān) - fallen persons, afflicted persons, untouchables (caṇḍālas), and corpse-bearers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of patitāviddhacaṇḍālamṛtahāra
patitāviddhacaṇḍālamṛtahāra - fallen persons, afflicted persons, untouchables (caṇḍālas), and corpse-bearers
Compound type : dvandva (patitāviddha+caṇḍāla+mṛtahāra)
- patitāviddha – fallen and afflicted/pierced
adjective (masculine)
Compound of `patita` (fallen, past passive participle from root `pat`) and `āviddha` (afflicted, pierced, past passive participle from root `vyadh`). - caṇḍāla – an untouchable, a person of the lowest caste
noun (masculine) - mṛtahāra – a corpse-bearer
noun (masculine)
From `mṛta` (dead) + root `hṛ` (to carry) + suffix `aṇ`.
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Represents a list of entities subject to the 'unfit for consumption' rule.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction connecting the two lists of unfit entities.
धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one who knows natural law, expert in natural law, knower of righteousness
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavit
dharmavit - one who knows natural law, expert in natural law, knower of righteousness
From `dharma` (natural law) + root `vid` (to know) + suffix `kvip` (agent noun).
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dharma+vid)
- dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - vid – knowing, one who knows
adjective/noun (masculine)
agent noun
From root `vid` (to know) with `kvip` suffix, meaning 'one who knows'.
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Refers to a person knowledgeable in `dharma`.