मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-37, verse-24
कामः सर्वात्मना हेयो हातुञ्चेच्छक्यते न सः ।
मुमुक्षां प्रति तत्कार्यं सैव तस्यापि भेषजम् ॥२४॥
मुमुक्षां प्रति तत्कार्यं सैव तस्यापि भेषजम् ॥२४॥
24. kāmaḥ sarvātmanā heyo hātuñcecchakyate na saḥ .
mumukṣāṃ prati tatkāryaṃ saiva tasyāpi bheṣajam.
mumukṣāṃ prati tatkāryaṃ saiva tasyāpi bheṣajam.
24.
kāmaḥ sarvātmanā heyaḥ hātum cet śakyate na saḥ
mumukṣām prati tat kāryam sā eva tasya api bheṣajam
mumukṣām prati tat kāryam sā eva tasya api bheṣajam
24.
Desire (kāma) should be completely renounced. If, however, it is not possible to renounce it, then one's effort should be directed towards the yearning for liberation (mumukṣā); that very yearning is indeed the remedy even for desire (kāma).
Words meanings summery:
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- कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love, lust
- सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - by all means, entirely, wholly, with one's whole self
- हेयः (heyaḥ) - to be abandoned, to be avoided, to be forsaken
- हातुम् (hātum) - to abandon, to give up, to forsake
- चेत् (cet) - if, supposing that
- शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible, can be done
- न (na) - not, no
- सः (saḥ) - that, he, it
- मुमुक्षाम् (mumukṣām) - longing for liberation, desire for emancipation (mokṣa)
- प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, in relation to, concerning
- तत् (tat) - that
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - effort, activity (duty, action, work, effort, to be done)
- सा (sā) - that (feminine), she
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very
- तस्य (tasya) - of that (desire) (of that, of him)
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- भेषजम् (bheṣajam) - medicine, remedy, cure
Words meanings and morphology
कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love, lust
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, lust (kāma)
Derived from the root √kam (to desire)
Root: kam (class 1)
सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - by all means, entirely, wholly, with one's whole self
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarvātman
sarvātman - the whole self, the universal soul, entirely, by all means
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+ātman)
- sarva – all, every, whole, complete
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
noun (masculine)
हेयः (heyaḥ) - to be abandoned, to be avoided, to be forsaken
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of heya
heya - to be abandoned, to be avoided, to be forsaken, improper
Gerundive
Derived from the root √hā (to abandon, to leave)
Root: hā (class 3)
हातुम् (hātum) - to abandon, to give up, to forsake
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Derived from the root √hā (to abandon, to leave)
Root: hā (class 3)
चेत् (cet) - if, supposing that
(indeclinable)
शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible, can be done
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, Present (Lat) of √śak
Present, Ātmanepada
3rd person singular, Present (Lat-lakāra), passive voice (often used impersonally to mean 'is possible')
Root: śak (class 5)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - that, he, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
Note: Refers to 'kāmaḥ'.
मुमुक्षाम् (mumukṣām) - longing for liberation, desire for emancipation (mokṣa)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mumukṣā
mumukṣā - desire for liberation, longing for emancipation (mokṣa)
Derived from the desiderative stem of √muc (to free, release)
Root: muc (class 6)
प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, in relation to, concerning
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
Note: Refers to 'kāryam'.
कार्यम् (kāryam) - effort, activity (duty, action, work, effort, to be done)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - what is to be done, duty, action, business, work, effort
Gerundive
Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, to make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सा (sā) - that (feminine), she
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
Note: Refers to 'mumukṣā'.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - of that (desire) (of that, of him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
Note: Refers to 'kāmaḥ'.
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
भेषजम् (bheṣajam) - medicine, remedy, cure
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bheṣaja
bheṣaja - medicine, remedy, cure, drug
Note: Predicate nominative.