मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-43, verse-11
घृते तैले तथादर्शे तोये वा नात्मनस्तनुम् ।
यः पश्येदशिरस्कां वा मासादूर्ध्वं न जीवति ॥११॥
यः पश्येदशिरस्कां वा मासादूर्ध्वं न जीवति ॥११॥
11. ghṛte taile tathādarśe toye vā nātmanastanum .
yaḥ paśyedaśiraskāṃ vā māsādūrdhvaṃ na jīvati.
yaḥ paśyedaśiraskāṃ vā māsādūrdhvaṃ na jīvati.
11.
ghṛte taile tathā ādarśe toye vā na ātmanaḥ tanum
yaḥ paśyet aśiraskām vā māsāt ūrdhvam na jīvati
yaḥ paśyet aśiraskām vā māsāt ūrdhvam na jīvati
11.
If one sees their own body, a reflection of their self (ātman), appearing headless in ghee, oil, a mirror, or water, they will not live beyond a month.
Words meanings summery:
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- घृते (ghṛte) - in ghee (in ghee, clarified butter)
- तैले (taile) - in oil
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, similarly)
- आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in a mirror (in a mirror, in a reflection)
- तोये (toye) - in water
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself (of the self (ātman), of oneself)
- तनुम् (tanum) - body (body, form)
- यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to a person) (who, which)
- पश्येत् (paśyet) - (if he) sees (he should see, one should see)
- अशिरस्काम् (aśiraskām) - headless (appearing) (headless, without a head)
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- मासात् (māsāt) - after a month (from a month, after a month)
- ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - beyond (upwards, above, beyond)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- जीवति (jīvati) - lives (lives, exists)
Words meanings and morphology
घृते (ghṛte) - in ghee (in ghee, clarified butter)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ghṛta
ghṛta - ghee, clarified butter
past passive participle (nominalized)
from root √ghṛ 'to sprinkle'
Root: ghṛ
तैले (taile) - in oil
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of taila
taila - oil (especially sesame oil)
derived from 'tila' (sesame)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, similarly)
(indeclinable)
आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in a mirror (in a mirror, in a reflection)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ādarśa
ādarśa - mirror, reflection, looking glass
from ā-√dṛś
Prefix: ā
Root: dṛś (class 1)
तोये (toye) - in water
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of toya
toya - water
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
negative particle
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself (of the self (ātman), of oneself)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life-breath (ātman)
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Possessive, 'of one's own'.
तनुम् (tanum) - body (body, form)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, form, person, slender
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Object of 'paśyet'.
यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to a person) (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
Note: Subject of the clause 'yaḥ paśyet'.
पश्येत् (paśyet) - (if he) sees (he should see, one should see)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of dṛś
optative mood
3rd person singular, active voice, optative mood, from root √dṛś (which uses 'paśya' stem in present/optative)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अशिरस्काम् (aśiraskām) - headless (appearing) (headless, without a head)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aśiraskā
aśiraskā - headless, without a head
formed from 'a-śiras-ka'
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+śiras+ka)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative particle - śiras – head
noun (neuter) - ka – having, pertaining to
suffix
Taddhita suffix often used to form adjectives or nouns.
Note: Agrees with 'tanum'.
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
मासात् (māsāt) - after a month (from a month, after a month)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of māsa
māsa - month
Note: Ablative case used for 'from' or 'after'.
ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - beyond (upwards, above, beyond)
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
negative particle
जीवति (jīvati) - lives (lives, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv
present tense
3rd person singular, active voice, present indicative
Root: jīv (class 1)