मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-43, verse-12
यस्य वस्तसमो गन्धो गात्रे शवसमोऽपि वा ।
तस्यार्धमासिकं ज्ञेयं योगिनो नृप जीवितम् ॥१२॥
तस्यार्धमासिकं ज्ञेयं योगिनो नृप जीवितम् ॥१२॥
12. yasya vastasamo gandho gātre śavasamo'pi vā .
tasyārdhamāsikaṃ jñeyaṃ yogino nṛpa jīvitam.
tasyārdhamāsikaṃ jñeyaṃ yogino nṛpa jīvitam.
12.
yasya vastasamaḥ gandhaḥ gātre śavasamaḥ api vā
tasya ardhamāsikam jñeyam yoginaḥ nṛpa jīvitam
tasya ardhamāsikam jñeyam yoginaḥ nṛpa jīvitam
12.
O king, if a person's body, even that of a practitioner of yoga (yoga), develops an odor resembling that of a goat or a corpse, then their remaining lifespan should be understood as only half a month.
Words meanings summery:
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- यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom)
- वस्तसमः (vastasamaḥ) - having the smell of a goat (like a goat, having the smell of a goat)
- गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - odor, smell (smell, odor, fragrance)
- गात्रे (gātre) - in the body (in the body, on the limb)
- शवसमः (śavasamaḥ) - having the smell of a corpse (like a corpse, having the smell of a corpse)
- अपि (api) - even, or (in conjunction with 'vā') (also, even, too)
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the person) (his, of him, of that)
- अर्धमासिकम् (ardhamāsikam) - half a month (long) (of half a month, fortnight, lasting half a month)
- ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - should be understood (to be known, knowable, understandable)
- योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - of a practitioner of yoga (yoga) (of a yogi, of a practitioner of yoga (yoga))
- नृप (nṛpa) - O king
- जीवितम् (jīvitam) - lifespan (life, livelihood, lifespan)
Words meanings and morphology
यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
वस्तसमः (vastasamaḥ) - having the smell of a goat (like a goat, having the smell of a goat)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vastasama
vastasama - like a goat, resembling a goat
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (implied similarity) or upamā-tatpuruṣa (vasta+sama)
- vasta – goat, lamb
noun (masculine) - sama – like, similar, equal
adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'gandhaḥ'.
गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - odor, smell (smell, odor, fragrance)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha
gandha - smell, odor, fragrance, scent
Root: gandh (class 10)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
गात्रे (gātre) - in the body (in the body, on the limb)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of gātra
gātra - body, limb, part of the body
Root: gā
Note: Refers to the body of the person in question.
शवसमः (śavasamaḥ) - having the smell of a corpse (like a corpse, having the smell of a corpse)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śavasama
śavasama - like a corpse, resembling a corpse
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (implied similarity) or upamā-tatpuruṣa (śava+sama)
- śava – corpse, dead body
noun (masculine) - sama – like, similar, equal
adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'gandhaḥ'.
अपि (api) - even, or (in conjunction with 'vā') (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the person) (his, of him, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
अर्धमासिकम् (ardhamāsikam) - half a month (long) (of half a month, fortnight, lasting half a month)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ardhamāsika
ardhamāsika - of half a month, fortnight, lasting half a month
derived from 'ardhamāsa' + 'ika' suffix
Compound type : avyayībhāva (ardha) + tatpuruṣa (māsa) + taddhita (ika) (ardha+māsa)
- ardha – half
adjective (masculine) - māsa – month
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'jīvitam'.
ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - should be understood (to be known, knowable, understandable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñeya
jñeya - to be known, knowable, comprehensible
gerundive (future passive participle)
formed from root √jñā with suffix -eya
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Agrees with 'jīvitam'.
योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - of a practitioner of yoga (yoga) (of a yogi, of a practitioner of yoga (yoga))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yogin
yogin - a practitioner of yoga (yoga), ascetic, devotee, mystic
from 'yoga' + 'in' suffix
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: 'even of a yogi' implies that even such a person is not immune to these signs.
नृप (nṛpa) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men
from 'nṛ' (man) + 'pa' (protector, from √pā)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)
- nṛ – man, men
noun (masculine) - pa – protector, preserver
noun (masculine)
From root √pā 'to protect'
Root: pā (class 2)
जीवितम् (jīvitam) - lifespan (life, livelihood, lifespan)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, livelihood, existence, lifespan
past passive participle (nominalized)
formed from root √jīv with suffix -ita
Root: jīv (class 1)