मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-49, verse-49
दुष्टप्रायो विना क्षेत्रैः परभूमिचरो बली ।
ग्राम एव द्रमीसंज्ञो राजवल्लभसंश्रयः ॥४९॥
ग्राम एव द्रमीसंज्ञो राजवल्लभसंश्रयः ॥४९॥
49. duṣṭaprāyo vinā kṣetraiḥ parabhūmicaro balī .
grāma eva dramīsaṃjño rājavallabhasaṃśrayaḥ.
grāma eva dramīsaṃjño rājavallabhasaṃśrayaḥ.
49.
duṣṭa-prāyaḥ vinā kṣetraiḥ parabhūmicaraḥ balī
grāmaḥ eva dramīsaṃjñaḥ rājavallabhasamśrayaḥ
grāmaḥ eva dramīsaṃjñaḥ rājavallabhasamśrayaḥ
49.
A village predominantly inhabited by wicked people, lacking its own fields, wandering over foreign territories, and powerful, is known as a dramī and is dependent on royal favorites.
Words meanings summery:
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- दुष्ट-प्रायः (duṣṭa-prāyaḥ) - predominantly wicked, mostly evil, having a majority of bad people
- विना (vinā) - without, except
- क्षेत्रैः (kṣetraiḥ) - by fields, with fields
- परभूमिचरः (parabhūmicaraḥ) - moving on foreign land, wandering in other territories
- बली (balī) - powerful, strong, mighty
- ग्रामः (grāmaḥ) - village, rural settlement
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- द्रमीसंज्ञः (dramīsaṁjñaḥ) - designated as a Dramī, called a Dramī
- राजवल्लभसम्श्रयः (rājavallabhasamśrayaḥ) - dependent on royal favorites, under the protection of royal favorites
Words meanings and morphology
दुष्ट-प्रायः (duṣṭa-prāyaḥ) - predominantly wicked, mostly evil, having a majority of bad people
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣṭa-prāya
duṣṭa-prāya - predominantly wicked, mostly evil
Compound adjective (bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duṣṭa+prāya)
- duṣṭa – wicked, bad, corrupt
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `duṣ` (to be faulty, corrupt)
Root: duṣ (class 4) - prāya – preponderance, abundance, majority, mostly
noun/adjective (masculine)
Used as a suffix in compounds to mean 'mostly' or 'predominantly'.
Note: Agrees with `grāmaḥ`.
विना (vinā) - without, except
(indeclinable)
Preposition/adverb, takes instrumental, accusative or ablative.
Note: Governs `kṣetraiḥ`.
क्षेत्रैः (kṣetraiḥ) - by fields, with fields
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of kṣetra
kṣetra - field, land, cultivated ground
Note: Governed by `vinā`.
परभूमिचरः (parabhūmicaraḥ) - moving on foreign land, wandering in other territories
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parabhūmicara
parabhūmicara - moving on foreign land
Compound adjective (tatpuruṣa)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+bhūmi+cara)
- para – other, foreign, distant
adjective (masculine) - bhūmi – earth, ground, land
noun (feminine) - cara – moving, wandering, going
adjective/noun (masculine)
Derived from root `car` (to move, wander).
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Agrees with `grāmaḥ`.
बली (balī) - powerful, strong, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balin
balin - powerful, strong, mighty
Possessive adjective formed with `in` suffix.
Note: Agrees with `grāmaḥ`.
ग्रामः (grāmaḥ) - village, rural settlement
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of grāma
grāma - village, rural settlement
Note: Subject of the sentence.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
द्रमीसंज्ञः (dramīsaṁjñaḥ) - designated as a Dramī, called a Dramī
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dramīsaṃjña
dramīsaṁjña - designated as a Dramī
Past Passive Participle
Compound with Past Passive Participle of `saṃ-jñā` (to name, designate)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dramī+saṃjña)
- dramī – a specific type of village/settlement (possibly associated with a nomadic or particular tribe)
noun (feminine) - saṃjña – named, designated, called
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From `saṃ-jñā` (to know, recognize, name)
Prefix: sam
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Agrees with `grāmaḥ`.
राजवल्लभसम्श्रयः (rājavallabhasamśrayaḥ) - dependent on royal favorites, under the protection of royal favorites
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājavallabhasamśraya
rājavallabhasamśraya - dependent on royal favorites
Compound adjective (bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rāja+vallabha+samśraya)
- rāja – king, ruler
noun (masculine) - vallabha – favorite, beloved, dear one
noun/adjective (masculine) - samśraya – refuge, reliance, shelter, dependence
noun (masculine)
From `sam-śri` (to resort to, rely on)
Prefix: sam
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Agrees with `grāmaḥ`.