मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-49, verse-48
अन्यस्मान्नगरादेर्या कार्यमुद्दिश्य मानवैः ।
क्रियते वसतिः सा वै विज्ञेया वसतिर्नरैः ॥४८॥
क्रियते वसतिः सा वै विज्ञेया वसतिर्नरैः ॥४८॥
48. anyasmānnagarāderyā kāryamuddiśya mānavaiḥ .
kriyate vasatiḥ sā vai vijñeyā vasatirnaraiḥ.
kriyate vasatiḥ sā vai vijñeyā vasatirnaraiḥ.
48.
anyasmāt nagarāt ādeḥ yā kāryam uddiśya mānavaiḥ
kriyate vasatiḥ sā vai vijñeyā vasatiḥ naraiḥ
kriyate vasatiḥ sā vai vijñeyā vasatiḥ naraiḥ
48.
A settlement that is established by people for a specific purpose, originating from another city or similar place, is indeed to be recognized by men as a 'vasati' (dwelling or habitation).
Words meanings summery:
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- अन्यस्मात् (anyasmāt) - from another, from a different
- नगरात् (nagarāt) - from a city, from a town
- आदेः (ādeḥ) - and similar places (etcetera, and so on, beginning from)
- या (yā) - which (feminine)
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - a specific purpose (purpose, object, task, action)
- उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - for a specific purpose (having in view, having aimed at, for the sake of, regarding)
- मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) - by people (by men, by human beings)
- क्रियते (kriyate) - is established (is done, is made, is performed)
- वसतिः (vasatiḥ) - dwelling, habitation, settlement, residence
- सा (sā) - that (feminine)
- वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
- विज्ञेया (vijñeyā) - to be recognized (to be known, to be understood, to be recognized)
- वसतिः (vasatiḥ) - settlement (as a definition) (dwelling, habitation, settlement, residence)
- नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people
Words meanings and morphology
अन्यस्मात् (anyasmāt) - from another, from a different
(pronoun)
Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: `anyasmāt` is common for both masculine and neuter ablative singular.
नगरात् (nagarāt) - from a city, from a town
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of nagara
nagara - city, town
आदेः (ādeḥ) - and similar places (etcetera, and so on, beginning from)
(indeclinable)
Note: Often used idiomatically to mean 'etc.' or 'and so forth' in such contexts. Morphologically, it could be genitive/ablative singular of `ādi`.
या (yā) - which (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what
Relative pronoun.
Note: Refers to `vasatiḥ`.
कार्यम् (kāryam) - a specific purpose (purpose, object, task, action)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, duty, action, object, purpose
Gerundive
From root `kṛ` (to do).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of the implied purpose (uddiśya).
उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - for a specific purpose (having in view, having aimed at, for the sake of, regarding)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
From root `diś` (to point, direct) with `ud`.
Prefix: ud
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Absolutive/gerund of `ud-diś`.
मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) - by people (by men, by human beings)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mānava
mānava - man, human being, descendant of Manu
Note: Agent in passive construction.
क्रियते (kriyate) - is established (is done, is made, is performed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Passive voice, present tense.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with `vasatiḥ`.
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.
सा (sā) - that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
(indeclinable)
Particle used for emphasis.
विज्ञेया (vijñeyā) - to be recognized (to be known, to be understood, to be recognized)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vijñeya
vijñeya - to be known, to be understood, intelligible
Gerundive
From `vi-jñā` (to know, perceive).
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Agrees with `vasatiḥ`.
वसतिः (vasatiḥ) - settlement (as a definition) (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: Predicate nominative, defining the subject `sā vasatiḥ`.
नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, person
Note: Agent in passive construction.