मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-43, verse-52
मृद्वाहिकाल्पदेहापि मुखाग्रेणाप्यणीयसा ।
करोति मृद्भारचयमुपदेशः स योगिनः ॥५२॥
करोति मृद्भारचयमुपदेशः स योगिनः ॥५२॥
52. mṛdvāhikālpadehāpi mukhāgreṇāpyaṇīyasā .
karoti mṛdbhāracayamupadeśaḥ sa yoginaḥ.
karoti mṛdbhāracayamupadeśaḥ sa yoginaḥ.
52.
mṛdvāhikālpadehā api mukhāgreṇa api aṇīyasā
karoti mṛdbhāracayam upadeśaḥ saḥ yoginaḥ
karoti mṛdbhāracayam upadeśaḥ saḥ yoginaḥ
52.
Even a tiny-bodied ant (mṛdvāhikā), though its mouth is extremely small, creates a pile of earth. This is an instruction (upadeśa) for the spiritual practitioner (yogin).
Words meanings summery:
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- मृद्वाहिकाल्पदेहा (mṛdvāhikālpadehā) - an ant with a small body, tiny-bodied ant
- अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the smallness of the ant's body) (also, even, too)
- मुखाग्रेण (mukhāgreṇa) - by its mouth's tip (by the tip of the mouth, by the forepart of the mouth)
- अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the smallness of the mouth) (also, even, too)
- अणीयसा (aṇīyasā) - by means of something extremely small (describing the mouth's tip) (by means of something very small, finer, more minute)
- करोति (karoti) - it (the ant) creates/makes (he/she/it does, makes, performs)
- मृद्भारचयम् (mṛdbhāracayam) - a pile of earth, a heap of soil
- उपदेशः (upadeśaḥ) - instruction, teaching, advice
- सः (saḥ) - this (referring to the previous statement) (that, he)
- योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - for the spiritual practitioner (yogin) (of a yogin, for a yogin, spiritual practitioner)
Words meanings and morphology
मृद्वाहिकाल्पदेहा (mṛdvāhikālpadehā) - an ant with a small body, tiny-bodied ant
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛdvāhikālpadeha
mṛdvāhikālpadeha - one with a small body, small-bodied (specifically referring to an ant)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛdvāhikā+alpa+deha)
- mṛdvāhikā – ant (literally 'earth-carrier')
noun (feminine) - alpa – small, little, tiny
adjective (neuter) - deha – body
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with the implied subject, 'ant'.
अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the smallness of the ant's body) (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
मुखाग्रेण (mukhāgreṇa) - by its mouth's tip (by the tip of the mouth, by the forepart of the mouth)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mukhāgra
mukhāgra - tip of the mouth, forepart of the mouth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mukha+agra)
- mukha – mouth, face
noun (neuter) - agra – tip, point, front, summit
noun (neuter)
Note: Instrumental case indicating the means ('by means of').
अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the smallness of the mouth) (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
अणीयसा (aṇīyasā) - by means of something extremely small (describing the mouth's tip) (by means of something very small, finer, more minute)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of aṇīyas
aṇīyas - smaller, finer, more minute (comparative of 'aṇu')
Comparative degree of 'aṇu' (minute, small), formed with the suffix '-īyas'.
करोति (karoti) - it (the ant) creates/makes (he/she/it does, makes, performs)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: The subject is the ant ('mṛdvāhikālpadehā').
मृद्भारचयम् (mṛdbhāracayam) - a pile of earth, a heap of soil
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛdbhāracaya
mṛdbhāracaya - a heap of earth, a pile of soil
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛt+bhāra+caya)
- mṛt – earth, clay, soil
noun (feminine) - bhāra – load, burden, weight
noun (masculine) - caya – heap, pile, collection
noun (masculine)
From the root 'ci' (to collect, heap up).
Root: ci (class 5)
Note: Object of 'karoti'.
उपदेशः (upadeśaḥ) - instruction, teaching, advice
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upadeśa
upadeśa - instruction, teaching, advice, precept
From the prefix 'upa-' and the root 'diś' (to point out).
Prefix: upa
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.
सः (saḥ) - this (referring to the previous statement) (that, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
Note: Agrees with 'upadeśaḥ'.
योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - for the spiritual practitioner (yogin) (of a yogin, for a yogin, spiritual practitioner)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yogin
yogin - spiritual practitioner, ascetic, one who practices yoga (yoga)
Noun formed from 'yoga' + the suffix '-in'.
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Genitive case indicating purpose or relation: 'for the yogin'.