मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-39, verse-62
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां शरीरं साधनं यतः ।
प्रवृत्तिलक्षणाख्यानाद्योगिनो विस्मयात्तथा ।
विज्ञानं विलयं याति तस्माद् गोप्याः प्रवृत्तयः ॥६२॥
प्रवृत्तिलक्षणाख्यानाद्योगिनो विस्मयात्तथा ।
विज्ञानं विलयं याति तस्माद् गोप्याः प्रवृत्तयः ॥६२॥
62. dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ śarīraṃ sādhanaṃ yataḥ .
pravṛttilakṣaṇākhyānādyogino vismayāttathā .
vijñānaṃ vilayaṃ yāti tasmād gopyāḥ pravṛttayaḥ.
pravṛttilakṣaṇākhyānādyogino vismayāttathā .
vijñānaṃ vilayaṃ yāti tasmād gopyāḥ pravṛttayaḥ.
62.
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇām śarīram sādhanam
yataḥ | pravṛttilakṣaṇākhyānāt
yoginaḥ vismayāt tathā | vijñānam
vilayam yāti tasmāt gopyāḥ pravṛttayaḥ
yataḥ | pravṛttilakṣaṇākhyānāt
yoginaḥ vismayāt tathā | vijñānam
vilayam yāti tasmāt gopyāḥ pravṛttayaḥ
62.
Because the body is the means for (achieving) the four aims of human life: righteousness (dharma), prosperity (artha), pleasure (kāma), and final liberation (mokṣa). And similarly, from the description of characteristic activities, the consciousness (vijñāna) of a yogi dissolves due to astonishment. Therefore, these activities (pravṛtti) should be kept secret.
Words meanings summery:
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- धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणाम् (dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇām) - of dharma, artha, kama, and mokṣa; for the sake of the four aims of life
- शरीरम् (śarīram) - body
- साधनम् (sādhanam) - means, instrument, expedient
- यतः (yataḥ) - because, since, from which
- प्रवृत्तिलक्षणाख्यानात् (pravṛttilakṣaṇākhyānāt) - from the description of characteristic activities
- योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - of the yogi
- विस्मयात् (vismayāt) - from astonishment, out of wonder
- तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly
- विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding
- विलयम् (vilayam) - dissolution, merging, destruction
- याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds, attains
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason
- गोप्याः (gopyāḥ) - to be kept secret, to be hidden
- प्रवृत्तयः (pravṛttayaḥ) - activities, engagements, manifestations
Words meanings and morphology
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणाम् (dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇām) - of dharma, artha, kama, and mokṣa; for the sake of the four aims of life
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmārthakāmamokṣa
dharmārthakāmamokṣa - the four aims of human life (righteousness, wealth, pleasure, liberation)
Dvandva compound of 'dharma' (righteousness), 'artha' (prosperity), 'kāma' (pleasure), and 'mokṣa' (liberation).
Compound type : dvandva (dharma+artha+kāma+mokṣa)
- dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, constitution
noun (masculine)
From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, to sustain)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity
noun (masculine) - kāma – desire, wish, pleasure, love
noun (masculine)
From root 'kam' (to desire)
Root: kam (class 1) - mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, freedom
noun (masculine)
From root 'muc' (to release, to free)
Root: muc (class 6)
शरीरम् (śarīram) - body
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, frame, physical form
साधनम् (sādhanam) - means, instrument, expedient
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhana
sādhana - means, instrument, accomplishment, proof, practice
Verbal noun
From root 'sādh' (to accomplish, to effect)
Root: sādh (class 5)
यतः (yataḥ) - because, since, from which
(indeclinable)
प्रवृत्तिलक्षणाख्यानात् (pravṛttilakṣaṇākhyānāt) - from the description of characteristic activities
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of pravṛttilakṣaṇākhyāna
pravṛttilakṣaṇākhyāna - description of characteristic activities/manifestations
Compound of 'pravṛtti' (activity), 'lakṣaṇa' (characteristic), and 'ākhyāna' (description).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pravṛtti+lakṣaṇa+ākhyāna)
- pravṛtti – activity, action, manifestation, engagement
noun (feminine)
From 'pra-' (forth) + root 'vṛt' (to turn, to exist)
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1) - lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
noun (neuter)
From root 'lakṣ' (to mark, to observe)
Root: lakṣ (class 10) - ākhyāna – description, narration, story
noun (neuter)
Verbal noun
From 'ā-' (towards) + root 'khyā' (to tell, to relate)
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - of the yogi
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yogin
yogin - one who practices yoga, a yogi
From 'yoga' (union, discipline) + suffix '-in'
विस्मयात् (vismayāt) - from astonishment, out of wonder
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vismaya
vismaya - astonishment, wonder, surprise
From 'vi-' (apart) + root 'smi' (to wonder, to smile)
Prefix: vi
Root: smi (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly
(indeclinable)
विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñāna
vijñāna - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, discernment, empirical knowledge
From 'vi-' (apart) + root 'jñā' (to know)
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
विलयम् (vilayam) - dissolution, merging, destruction
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vilaya
vilaya - dissolution, disappearance, merging, destruction
From 'vi-' (apart) + root 'lī' (to dissolve, to melt)
Prefix: vi
Root: lī (class 4)
याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds, attains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Root: yā (class 2)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason
(indeclinable)
Ablative form of 'tad' used as an indeclinable.
गोप्याः (gopyāḥ) - to be kept secret, to be hidden
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of gopya
gopya - to be guarded, to be kept secret, to be hidden
Gerundive
From root 'gup' (to protect, to conceal)
Root: gup (class 1)
प्रवृत्तयः (pravṛttayaḥ) - activities, engagements, manifestations
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pravṛtti
pravṛtti - activity, action, manifestation, engagement, evolution
From 'pra-' (forth) + root 'vṛt' (to turn, to exist)
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)