मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-37, verse-39

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राज्यस्य वाञ्छां सुरुतेऽग्रजोऽस्य देहस्य चेत् पञ्चमयः स राशिः ।
गुणप्रवृत्त्या मम किन्नु तत्र तत्स्थः स चाहञ्च शरीरतोऽन्यः ॥३९॥

39. rājyasya vāñchāṃ surute'grajo'sya dehasya cet pañcamayaḥ sa rāśiḥ .
guṇapravṛttyā mama kinnu tatra tatsthaḥ sa cāhañca śarīrato'nyaḥ.

39. rājyasya vāñchām sūrute agrajaḥ asya
dehasya cet pañcamaḥ sa rāśiḥ
guṇapravṛttyā mama kim nu tatra
tatsthaḥ sa ca aham ca śarīrataḥ anyaḥ

39. If the desire for a kingdom (rājya) dwells within the primal (agraja) aspect associated with this well-manifested (sūrute) body, and that (body) is the fifth aggregate (rāśi); then, by what means could that be mine, given the activity of the natural qualities (guṇas)? That (primal aspect) resides there, but I am distinct from the body.

Words meanings summery:

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राज्यस्य (rājyasya) - of the kingdom, of sovereignty

वाञ्छाम् (vāñchām) - desire, wish

सूरुते (sūrute) - associated with the primal aspect, well-manifested or established (well-manifested, well-expressed (difficult word, context-dependent))

अग्रजः (agrajaḥ) - the primal aspect of consciousness/being (e.g., ego or jīva) (first-born, elder brother, primal, ego)

अस्य (asya) - of this

देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

चेत् (cet) - if

पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ) - fifth

स (sa) - that, he

राशिः (rāśiḥ) - a collection or category of components (heap, aggregate, collection)

गुणप्रवृत्त्या (guṇapravṛttyā) - by the activity of the qualities (guṇas)

मम (mama) - to me, my

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle of emphasis or interrogation)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that

तत्स्थः (tatsthaḥ) - standing in that, dwelling there

स (sa) - that, he

च (ca) - and, also

अहम् (aham) - I

च (ca) - and, also

शरीरतः (śarīrataḥ) - from the body, in terms of the body

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

Words meanings and morphology

राज्यस्य (rājyasya) - of the kingdom, of sovereignty

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, rule, government

Genitive singular of rājya.

Root: rāj (class 1)

वाञ्छाम् (vāñchām) - desire, wish

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāñchā

vāñchā - desire, wish, longing

Accusative singular of vāñchā.

Root: vāñch (class 1)

सूरुते (sūrute) - associated with the primal aspect, well-manifested or established (well-manifested, well-expressed (difficult word, context-dependent))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sūrūta

sūrūta - well-formed, well-expressed, well-born, auspicious. Or from sru (to flow).

Locative singular of sūrūta. Interpreted as describing the state or place of manifestation.

अग्रजः (agrajaḥ) - the primal aspect of consciousness/being (e.g., ego or jīva) (first-born, elder brother, primal, ego)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agraja

agraja - first-born, elder brother, primordial, ego, that which is born first

Compound of agra (foremost) + ja (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (agra+ja)

agra – front, top, foremost, beginning
noun (neuter)
ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Genitive singular masculine/neuter of idam.

देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, physical form

Genitive singular of deha.

Root: dih (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ) - fifth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcama

pañcama - fifth, ordinal number

Nominative singular masculine of pañcama.

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Nominative singular masculine of tad. Before a consonant other than 's' it is saḥ.

राशिः (rāśiḥ) - a collection or category of components (heap, aggregate, collection)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāśi

rāśi - heap, mass, aggregate, collection, zodiacal sign

Nominative singular of rāśi.

Root: rāś

गुणप्रवृत्त्या (guṇapravṛttyā) - by the activity of the qualities (guṇas)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of guṇapravṛtti

guṇapravṛtti - activity of the qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas)

Instrumental singular of guṇapravṛtti. Compound of guṇa (quality) + pravṛtti (activity, tendency).

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+pravṛtti)

guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent (of prakṛti)
noun (masculine)
pravṛtti – activity, tendency, manifestation, evolution
noun (feminine)
Derived from root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Genitive singular of asmad.

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(indeclinable)

Nominative singular neuter of kim, used adverbially here.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle of emphasis or interrogation)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that

(indeclinable)

तत्स्थः (tatsthaḥ) - standing in that, dwelling there

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatstha

tatstha - standing in that, dwelling there, being in that state

Compound of tad (that) + stha (standing). Nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+stha)

tad – that, this (demonstrative pronoun)
pronoun (neuter)
stha – standing, staying, situated in
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root sthā (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Nominative singular masculine of tad. Before a consonant other than 's' it is saḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also