मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-35, verse-44
सोदकैस्तु क्रियाः सर्वाः कार्याः संचयनात्परम् ।
स्पर्श एव सपिण्डानां मृताहनि तथोभयोः ॥४४॥
स्पर्श एव सपिण्डानां मृताहनि तथोभयोः ॥४४॥
44. sodakaistu kriyāḥ sarvāḥ kāryāḥ saṃcayanātparam .
sparśa eva sapiṇḍānāṃ mṛtāhani tathobhayoḥ.
sparśa eva sapiṇḍānāṃ mṛtāhani tathobhayoḥ.
44.
sodakaiḥ tu kriyāḥ sarvāḥ kāryāḥ saṃcayanāt param
sparśaḥ eva sapiṇḍānām mṛtāhani tathā ubhayoḥ
sparśaḥ eva sapiṇḍānām mṛtāhani tathā ubhayoḥ
44.
All rituals that involve water should be performed after the collection of the bones. On the day of death, only physical contact (with the deceased) causes impurity for close relatives (sapiṇḍa), and the same applies to both the deceased's family and the ritual performer.
Words meanings summery:
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- सोदकैः (sodakaiḥ) - by means of rituals accompanied by water (with water; accompanied by water)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and
- क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - rituals (actions, deeds, rituals)
- सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every
- कार्याः (kāryāḥ) - should be performed (to be done, to be performed, duties)
- संचयनात् (saṁcayanāt) - from the collection of bones (after cremation) (from collection, from accumulation)
- परम् (param) - after (after, afterwards, beyond, higher)
- स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - physical contact (with the deceased) (touch, contact)
- एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)
- सपिण्डानाम् (sapiṇḍānām) - of the close relatives (sapiṇḍa) (of close relatives, of those sharing the same pinda)
- मृताहनि (mṛtāhani) - on the day of death
- तथा (tathā) - and likewise, similarly (thus, so, likewise, and)
- उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - for both (the deceased and the performer) (of both, for both)
Words meanings and morphology
सोदकैः (sodakaiḥ) - by means of rituals accompanied by water (with water; accompanied by water)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sodaka
sodaka - with water, accompanied by water
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+udaka)
- sa – with, together, endowed with
prefix - udaka – water
noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and
(indeclinable)
क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - rituals (actions, deeds, rituals)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kriyā
kriyā - action, deed, ritual, performance
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
कार्याः (kāryāḥ) - should be performed (to be done, to be performed, duties)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kārya
kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, business
Gerundive
future passive participle of root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
संचयनात् (saṁcayanāt) - from the collection of bones (after cremation) (from collection, from accumulation)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃcayana
saṁcayana - collection, gathering, heaping up, accumulation
from saṃ-ci + lyuṭ
Prefix: sam
Root: ci (class 5)
परम् (param) - after (after, afterwards, beyond, higher)
(indeclinable)
स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - physical contact (with the deceased) (touch, contact)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa
sparśa - touch, contact, sensation of touch
from root spṛś
Root: spṛś (class 6)
एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
सपिण्डानाम् (sapiṇḍānām) - of the close relatives (sapiṇḍa) (of close relatives, of those sharing the same pinda)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sapiṇḍa
sapiṇḍa - sharing the same pinda (ancestral offering), a close relative
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+piṇḍa)
- sa – with, together, endowed with
prefix - piṇḍa – lump, ball (especially of rice flour offered to ancestors), body
noun (masculine)
मृताहनि (mṛtāhani) - on the day of death
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of mṛtāhan
mṛtāhan - day of death
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛta+ahan)
- mṛta – dead, deceased
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root mṛ (to die)
Root: mṛ (class 6) - ahan – day
noun (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - and likewise, similarly (thus, so, likewise, and)
(indeclinable)
उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - for both (the deceased and the performer) (of both, for both)
(pronoun)
Genitive, dual of ubhaya
ubhaya - both