मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-49, verse-46
प्राकारपरिखाहीनां पुरं खर्वटमुच्यते ।
शाखानगरकञ्चान्यन्मन्त्रिसामन्तभुक्तिमत् ॥४६॥
शाखानगरकञ्चान्यन्मन्त्रिसामन्तभुक्तिमत् ॥४६॥
46. prākāraparikhāhīnāṃ puraṃ kharvaṭamucyate .
śākhānagarakañcānyanmantrisāmantabhuktimat.
śākhānagarakañcānyanmantrisāmantabhuktimat.
46.
prākāraparikhāhīnām puram kharvaṭam ucyate
śākhānagarakaṃ ca anyat mantrisāmantabhuktimat
śākhānagarakaṃ ca anyat mantrisāmantabhuktimat
46.
A settlement lacking protective walls and moats is called a kharvaṭa. Another type of subsidiary town is that which is administered by ministers and feudatories.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राकारपरिखाहीनाम् (prākāraparikhāhīnām) - lacking walls and moats, devoid of fortifications
- पुरम् (puram) - settlement (city, town, fortress)
- खर्वटम् (kharvaṭam) - a type of settlement lacking fortifications (a village surrounded by mountains, a small town, a peculiar type of settlement)
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is designated
- शाखानगरकं (śākhānagarakaṁ) - subsidiary town, branch city
- च (ca) - and, also
- अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
- मन्त्रिसामन्तभुक्तिमत् (mantrisāmantabhuktimat) - administered by ministers and feudatories (possessing enjoyment/possession by ministers and feudatories, administered by ministers and feudatories)
Words meanings and morphology
प्राकारपरिखाहीनाम् (prākāraparikhāhīnām) - lacking walls and moats, devoid of fortifications
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prākāraparikhāhīna
prākāraparikhāhīna - devoid of walls and moats
Compound adjective (bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa followed by bahuvrīhi for hīna)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prākāra+parikhā+hīna)
- prākāra – wall, rampart
noun (masculine) - parikhā – moat, ditch
noun (feminine) - hīna – devoid of, lacking, deficient
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from verb root `hā` (to abandon, forsake)
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied feminine noun, or possibly a slight grammatical variation if referring to `puram` (neuter).
पुरम् (puram) - settlement (city, town, fortress)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pura
pura - city, town, fortress
Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here it is the subject.
खर्वटम् (kharvaṭam) - a type of settlement lacking fortifications (a village surrounded by mountains, a small town, a peculiar type of settlement)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kharvaṭa
kharvaṭa - a village, a small town, a peculiar type of settlement
Note: Predicate nominative.
उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is designated
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
Root `vac` (to speak), passive voice, present tense.
Root: vac (class 2)
शाखानगरकं (śākhānagarakaṁ) - subsidiary town, branch city
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śākhānagaraka
śākhānagaraka - subsidiary town, branch city
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śākhā+nagara+ka)
- śākhā – branch, division
noun (feminine) - nagara – city, town
noun (neuter) - ka – diminutive suffix, something small, specific
suffix/indeclinable (neuter)
Suffix `ka` often used to denote smallness or a specific type.
Note: Here in nominative singular, serving as subject.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Refers to `śākhānagarakaṃ`.
मन्त्रिसामन्तभुक्तिमत् (mantrisāmantabhuktimat) - administered by ministers and feudatories (possessing enjoyment/possession by ministers and feudatories, administered by ministers and feudatories)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mantrisāmantabhuktimat
mantrisāmantabhuktimat - having enjoyment/possession by ministers and feudatories
Compound noun with `matup` suffix.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantri+sāmanta+bhukti+mat)
- mantri – minister, counselor
noun (masculine) - sāmanta – feudatory, chieftain, vassal
noun (masculine) - bhukti – enjoyment, possession, administration, revenue
noun (feminine)
From root `bhuj` (to enjoy, govern)
Prefix: upa
Root: bhuj (class 7) - mat – having, possessing (suffix)
suffix/indeclinable
Suffix `matup` to denote possession.
Note: Agrees with `śākhānagarakaṃ`.