मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-42, verse-8
अप्रमत्तेन वेद्धव्यं शरवत्तन्मयो भवेत् ।
ओमित्येतत् त्रयो वेदास्त्रयो लोकास्त्रयोऽग्नयः ॥८॥
ओमित्येतत् त्रयो वेदास्त्रयो लोकास्त्रयोऽग्नयः ॥८॥
8. apramattena veddhavyaṃ śaravattanmayo bhavet .
omityetat trayo vedāstrayo lokāstrayo'gnayaḥ.
omityetat trayo vedāstrayo lokāstrayo'gnayaḥ.
8.
apramattena veddhavyam śaravat tanmayaḥ bhavet om
iti etat trayaḥ vedāḥ trayaḥ lokāḥ trayaḥ agnayaḥ
iti etat trayaḥ vedāḥ trayaḥ lokāḥ trayaḥ agnayaḥ
8.
It (Brahman) should be pierced by one who is vigilant, and like an arrow, he should become completely absorbed in it (Brahman). Om (oṃkāra)—this word represents the three Vedas, the three worlds, and the three sacred fires.
Words meanings summery:
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- अप्रमत्तेन (apramattena) - by an unremitting one, by a vigilant one, by one who is not careless
- वेद्धव्यम् (veddhavyam) - it should be pierced, to be pierced
- शरवत् (śaravat) - like an arrow, as an arrow
- तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - completely absorbed in that (Brahman) (consisting of that, one with that, absorbed in that)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - he (the vigilant person) should become (he should become, he may be, it should be)
- ओम् (om) - Om (oṃkāra) (the sacred syllable Om (oṃkāra))
- इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way
- एतत् (etat) - this (Om) (this, this one)
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
- वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas, sacred knowledge
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
- लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms, planes of existence
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
- अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - the three sacred fires (fires, sacred fires)
Words meanings and morphology
अप्रमत्तेन (apramattena) - by an unremitting one, by a vigilant one, by one who is not careless
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of apramatta
apramatta - unremitting, vigilant, not careless, attentive
Past Passive Participle
'a' (negation) + 'pramatta' (careless), from pra-mad (to be careless)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramatta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negation prefix - pramatta – careless, negligent, intoxicated
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root mad with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: mad (class 4)
वेद्धव्यम् (veddhavyam) - it should be pierced, to be pierced
(adjective)
neuter, singular of veddhāvya
veddhāvya - to be pierced, penetrable, target
Gerundive
from root 'vyadh' + 'tavya' suffix
Root: vyadh (class 4)
Note: Gerundive implies obligation or fitness.
शरवत् (śaravat) - like an arrow, as an arrow
(indeclinable)
derived from "śara" + "vat" suffix
Compound type : avyayībhāva (śara+vat)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine)
Root: śṝ (class 9) - vat – like, as if, having
suffix
तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - completely absorbed in that (Brahman) (consisting of that, one with that, absorbed in that)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tanmaya
tanmaya - consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that
'tat' (that) + 'maya' (composed of), with internal sandhi (t->n)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+maya)
- tad – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - maya – consisting of, made of, full of
suffix (masculine)
Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the vigilant person).
भवेत् (bhavet) - he (the vigilant person) should become (he should become, he may be, it should be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
optative mood
3rd person singular, active voice
Root: bhū (class 1)
ओम् (om) - Om (oṃkāra) (the sacred syllable Om (oṃkāra))
(indeclinable)
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this (Om) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
Note: Refers to 'Om'.
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas, sacred knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of veda
veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture
from root vid - to know
Root: vid (class 2)
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms, planes of existence
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, people
Root: lok (class 1)
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - the three sacred fires (fires, sacred fires)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of agni
agni - fire, god of fire
Root: ag