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मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्       mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-44, verse-18

काशिराज उवाच ।
उपकारस्त्वया साधोरलर्कस्य कृतो महान् ।
ममोपकाराय कथं न करोषि स्वमानसम् ॥१८॥
18. kāśirāja uvāca .
upakārastvayā sādhoralarkasya kṛto mahān .
mamopakārāya kathaṃ na karoṣi svamānasam.
18. kāśirāja uvāca | upakāraḥ tvayā sādhoḥ alarkasya kṛtaḥ
mahān | mama upakārāya kathaṃ na karoṣi svamānasam
18. The King of Kashi said: "You rendered a great service (upakāra) to the virtuous (sādhoḥ) Alarka. Why do you not apply your own wisdom (svamānasam) for my benefit?"

Words meanings summery:

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  • काशिराज (kāśirāja) - King of Kashi
  • उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
  • उपकारः (upakāraḥ) - benefit, service, help
  • त्वया (tvayā) - by you
  • साधोः (sādhoḥ) - of the virtuous one, of the good man
  • अलर्कस्य (alarkasya) - of Alarka
  • कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, performed
  • महान् (mahān) - great, significant
  • मम (mama) - my, for me
  • उपकाराय (upakārāya) - for the benefit, for the help
  • कथं (kathaṁ) - why, how
  • (na) - not
  • करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you make
  • स्वमानसम् (svamānasam) - your own wisdom or counsel (your own mind, your own thought)

Words meanings and morphology

काशिराज (kāśirāja) - King of Kashi
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāśirāja
kāśirāja - King of Kashi
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāśi+rājan)
  • kāśi – Kashi (city name)
    proper noun (feminine)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    Root: rāj (class 1)
उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
उपकारः (upakāraḥ) - benefit, service, help
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upakāra
upakāra - help, assistance, benefit, service
Prefix: upa
Root: kṛ (class 8)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
साधोः (sādhoḥ) - of the virtuous one, of the good man
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sādhu
sādhu - good, virtuous, honest, holy man, sage
अलर्कस्य (alarkasya) - of Alarka
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of alarka
alarka - Alarka (a proper name, name of a king)
कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, performed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed
Past Passive Participle
derived from root √kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
महान् (mahān) - great, significant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, important
मम (mama) - my, for me
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Contextually dative, though typically genitive form.
उपकाराय (upakārāya) - for the benefit, for the help
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of upakāra
upakāra - help, assistance, benefit, service
Prefix: upa
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कथं (kathaṁ) - why, how
(indeclinable)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you make
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
स्वमानसम् (svamānasam) - your own wisdom or counsel (your own mind, your own thought)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svamānasa
svamānasa - one's own mind, one's own thought
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+mānasa)
  • sva – own, self
    pronoun
  • mānasa – mind, thought, mental
    noun (neuter)
    Root: man (class 4)