मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-42, verse-3
तत्प्राप्तये महत्पुण्यमोमित्येकाक्षरं जपेत् ।
तदेवाध्ययनं तस्य स्वरूपं शृण्वतः परम् ॥३॥
तदेवाध्ययनं तस्य स्वरूपं शृण्वतः परम् ॥३॥
3. tatprāptaye mahatpuṇyamomityekākṣaraṃ japet .
tadevādhyayanaṃ tasya svarūpaṃ śṛṇvataḥ param.
tadevādhyayanaṃ tasya svarūpaṃ śṛṇvataḥ param.
3.
tatprāptaye mahatpuṇyam om iti ekākṣaram japet
tat eva adhyayanam tasya svarūpam śṛṇvataḥ param
tat eva adhyayanam tasya svarūpam śṛṇvataḥ param
3.
To attain that [supreme goal], one should chant the single syllable 'Om' (praṇava), which brings great spiritual merit. That itself constitutes one's study, and for one who listens, its essential nature (svarūpa) is supreme.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत्प्राप्तये (tatprāptaye) - for the attainment of that, for its achievement
- महत्पुण्यम् (mahatpuṇyam) - great merit, abundant virtue
- ओम् (om) - the sacred syllable Om
- इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating
- एकाक्षरम् (ekākṣaram) - the single syllable
- जपेत् (japet) - one should chant/recite
- तत् (tat) - that
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone
- अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - study, learning, recitation
- तस्य (tasya) - of the single syllable 'Om' (its, of it)
- स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - essential nature, own form
- शृण्वतः (śṛṇvataḥ) - of one who hears, of the listener
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent
Words meanings and morphology
तत्प्राप्तये (tatprāptaye) - for the attainment of that, for its achievement
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of tatprāpti
tatprāpti - attainment of that
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+prāpti)
- tad – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - prāpti – attainment, achievement, acquisition
noun (feminine)
verbal noun
root āp + pra + kti
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Dative case indicates purpose.
महत्पुण्यम् (mahatpuṇyam) - great merit, abundant virtue
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahatpuṇya
mahatpuṇya - great merit
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+puṇya)
- mahat – great, large, important
adjective - puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
noun (neuter)
Note: Functions as a predicate nominative, implying 'it is great merit'.
ओम् (om) - the sacred syllable Om
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of om
om - the sacred syllable 'Om', praṇava
इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating
(indeclinable)
एकाक्षरम् (ekākṣaram) - the single syllable
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ekākṣara
ekākṣara - a single syllable, imperishable one
Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+akṣara)
- eka – one, single
adjective - akṣara – syllable, imperishable, letter
noun (neuter)
Note: Object of the verb 'japet'.
जपेत् (japet) - one should chant/recite
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jap
Root: jap (class 1)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone
(indeclinable)
अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - study, learning, recitation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adhyayana
adhyayana - study, learning, reading, recitation
verbal noun
root i + adhi + lyuṭ (ana)
Prefix: adhi
Root: i (class 2)
तस्य (tasya) - of the single syllable 'Om' (its, of it)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - essential nature, own form
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of svarūpa
svarūpa - own form, essential nature, identity
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+rūpa)
- sva – own, one's own
adjective - rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
noun (neuter)
शृण्वतः (śṛṇvataḥ) - of one who hears, of the listener
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śṛṇvat
śṛṇvat - hearing, listening
present active participle
root śru + śna (reduplicated infix) + śatṛ (at)
Root: śru (class 5)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, beyond