मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-49, verse-47
तथा शूद्रजनप्रायाः स्वसमृद्धिकृषीबलाः ।
क्षेत्रोपभोग्यभूमध्ये वसतिर्ग्रामसंज्ञिता ॥४७॥
क्षेत्रोपभोग्यभूमध्ये वसतिर्ग्रामसंज्ञिता ॥४७॥
47. tathā śūdrajanaprāyāḥ svasamṛddhikṛṣībalāḥ .
kṣetropabhogyabhūmadhye vasatirgrāmasaṃjñitā.
kṣetropabhogyabhūmadhye vasatirgrāmasaṃjñitā.
47.
tathā śūdrajana-prāyāḥ svasamṛddhikṛṣībalāḥ
kṣetropabhogyabhūmadhye vasatiḥ grāmasaṃjñitā
kṣetropabhogyabhūmadhye vasatiḥ grāmasaṃjñitā
47.
A settlement that is predominantly populated by śūdra people, thriving due to its own agricultural prosperity, and located amidst arable land, is known as a village.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
- शूद्रजन-प्रायाः (śūdrajana-prāyāḥ) - mostly consisting of śūdra people, predominantly śūdra by population
- स्वसमृद्धिकृषीबलाः (svasamṛddhikṛṣībalāḥ) - strong in self-sufficiency and agriculture, deriving strength from own prosperity and farming
- क्षेत्रोपभोग्यभूमध्ये (kṣetropabhogyabhūmadhye) - amidst arable land (in the midst of land suitable for cultivation/enjoyment)
- वसतिः (vasatiḥ) - dwelling, habitation, settlement, residence
- ग्रामसंज्ञिता (grāmasaṁjñitā) - designated as a village, called a village
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
(indeclinable)
Adverbial.
शूद्रजन-प्रायाः (śūdrajana-prāyāḥ) - mostly consisting of śūdra people, predominantly śūdra by population
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śūdrajana-prāya
śūdrajana-prāya - mostly consisting of śūdra people
Compound adjective (bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūdra+jana+prāya)
- śūdra – a member of the fourth social class, laborer, commoner
noun (masculine) - jana – person, people, man
noun (masculine) - prāya – preponderance, abundance, majority, mostly
noun/adjective (masculine)
Used as a suffix in compounds to mean 'mostly' or 'predominantly'.
Note: Agrees with `vasatiḥ` (feminine nominative singular).
स्वसमृद्धिकृषीबलाः (svasamṛddhikṛṣībalāḥ) - strong in self-sufficiency and agriculture, deriving strength from own prosperity and farming
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svasamṛddhikṛṣībala
svasamṛddhikṛṣībala - strong in self-sufficiency and agriculture
Compound adjective (bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+samṛddhi+kṛṣī+bala)
- sva – own, self
pronoun/adjective - samṛddhi – prosperity, success, abundance, wealth
noun (feminine)
From `sam-ṛdh`
Prefix: sam
Root: ṛdh (class 4) - kṛṣī – agriculture, farming
noun (feminine)
From root `kṛṣ` (to plough)
Root: kṛṣ (class 1) - bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with `vasatiḥ`.
क्षेत्रोपभोग्यभूमध्ये (kṣetropabhogyabhūmadhye) - amidst arable land (in the midst of land suitable for cultivation/enjoyment)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kṣetropabhogyabhūmadhya
kṣetropabhogyabhūmadhya - the middle of land suitable for cultivation and enjoyment
Compound noun.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+upabhogya+bhū+madhya)
- kṣetra – field, land, cultivated ground
noun (neuter) - upabhogya – to be enjoyed, fit for use, to be cultivated
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
From `upa-bhuj` (to enjoy, use)
Prefix: upa
Root: bhuj (class 7) - bhū – earth, ground, land
noun (feminine) - madhya – middle, center
noun/adjective (neuter)
Note: Refers to the location of the settlement.
वसतिः (vasatiḥ) - dwelling, habitation, settlement, residence
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vasati
vasati - dwelling, habitation, settlement, residence
From root `vas` (to dwell).
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
ग्रामसंज्ञिता (grāmasaṁjñitā) - designated as a village, called a village
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of grāmasaṃjñita
grāmasaṁjñita - designated as a village
Past Passive Participle
Compound with Past Passive Participle of `saṃ-jñā` (to name, designate)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (grāma+saṃjñita)
- grāma – village, rural settlement
noun (masculine) - saṃjñita – named, designated, called
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From `saṃ-jñā` (to know, recognize, name)
Prefix: sam
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Agrees with `vasatiḥ`.