मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-43, verse-6
स्थूलः कृशः कृशः स्थूलो योऽकस्मादेव जायते ।
प्रकृतेश्च निवर्तेत तस्यायुश्चाष्टमासिकम् ॥६॥
प्रकृतेश्च निवर्तेत तस्यायुश्चाष्टमासिकम् ॥६॥
6. sthūlaḥ kṛśaḥ kṛśaḥ sthūlo yo'kasmādeva jāyate .
prakṛteśca nivarteta tasyāyuścāṣṭamāsikam.
prakṛteśca nivarteta tasyāyuścāṣṭamāsikam.
6.
sthūlaḥ kṛśaḥ kṛśaḥ sthūlaḥ yaḥ akasmāt eva jāyate
prakṛteḥ ca nivarteta tasya āyuḥ ca aṣṭamāsikam
prakṛteḥ ca nivarteta tasya āyuḥ ca aṣṭamāsikam
6.
A person whose body unexpectedly becomes stout then thin, or thin then stout, and whose condition thus departs from their natural constitution (prakṛti), has a lifespan of only eight months.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्थूलः (sthūlaḥ) - pertaining to body size, stout (stout, fat, bulky)
- कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - pertaining to body size, thin (thin, emaciated, lean)
- कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - pertaining to body size, thin (thin, emaciated, lean)
- स्थूलः (sthūlaḥ) - pertaining to body size, stout (stout, fat, bulky)
- यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)
- अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - unexpectedly (unexpectedly, suddenly, by chance)
- एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just, exactly)
- जायते (jāyate) - becomes (is born, arises, becomes)
- प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - from their natural constitution (prakṛti) (from nature, from the original form, from the source)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- निवर्तेत (nivarteta) - should depart (from) (should turn away, should depart, should cease, should be obstructed)
- तस्य (tasya) - his (his, its)
- आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan (life, lifespan, duration of life)
- च (ca) - and (used here for emphasis, like 'indeed') (and, also)
- अष्टमासिकम् (aṣṭamāsikam) - of eight months (of eight months, lasting eight months)
Words meanings and morphology
स्थूलः (sthūlaḥ) - pertaining to body size, stout (stout, fat, bulky)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthūla
sthūla - stout, fat, bulky, large
कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - pertaining to body size, thin (thin, emaciated, lean)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛśa
kṛśa - thin, emaciated, lean, weak
कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - pertaining to body size, thin (thin, emaciated, lean)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛśa
kṛśa - thin, emaciated, lean, weak
स्थूलः (sthūlaḥ) - pertaining to body size, stout (stout, fat, bulky)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthūla
sthūla - stout, fat, bulky, large
यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - unexpectedly (unexpectedly, suddenly, by chance)
(indeclinable)
From a-kasmāt, lit. 'without cause'. Ablative form used as an indeclinable adverb.
एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just, exactly)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
जायते (jāyate) - becomes (is born, arises, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Present Middle Voice
Root jan (4th class, Atm.)
Root: jan (class 4)
प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - from their natural constitution (prakṛti) (from nature, from the original form, from the source)
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, original form, source, constitution, primordial matter (prakṛti)
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Here used in ablative sense 'from'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
निवर्तेत (nivarteta) - should depart (from) (should turn away, should depart, should cease, should be obstructed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of nivṛt
Optative Middle Voice
Root vṛt (1st class, Atm.) with upasarga ni.
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
तस्य (tasya) - his (his, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan (life, lifespan, duration of life)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, lifespan, duration of life, vitality
s-stem neuter noun.
च (ca) - and (used here for emphasis, like 'indeed') (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
अष्टमासिकम् (aṣṭamāsikam) - of eight months (of eight months, lasting eight months)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aṣṭamāsika
aṣṭamāsika - lasting eight months, of eight months
Derived from aṣṭa-māsa (eight months).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (aṣṭan+māsa)
- aṣṭan – eight
numeral - māsa – month
noun (masculine)
Note: Adjective agreeing with neuter 'āyuḥ'.