मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-51, verse-45

home » Scriptures Library » Markandeya Purana

View complete chapter

स्मृतिञ्चापहरत्यन्या स्त्रीणां सा स्मृतिहारिका ।
विविक्तदेशसेवित्वात्तस्याश्चोपशमो भवेत् ॥४५॥

45. smṛtiñcāpaharatyanyā strīṇāṃ sā smṛtihārikā .
viviktadeśasevitvāttasyāścopaśamo bhavet.

45. smṛtim ca apaharati anyā strīṇām sā smṛtihārikā
viviktadeśasevitvāt tasyāḥ ca upaśamaḥ bhavet

45. Another (ailment) also takes away the memory (smṛti) of women; that (ailment) is called `smṛtihārikā` (the remover of memory). And its alleviation may occur through resorting to secluded places.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

स्मृतिम् (smṛtim) - memory (smṛti) (memory, recollection)

च (ca) - also (and, also)

अपहरति (apaharati) - takes away, removes (takes away, removes, steals)

अन्या (anyā) - another (ailment or condition) (another, other)

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

सा (sā) - that (ailment) (she, that)

स्मृतिहारिका (smṛtihārikā) - the remover of memory (one who removes memory)

विविक्तदेशसेवित्वात् (viviktadeśasevitvāt) - through resorting to secluded places (due to the state of frequenting/resorting to secluded places)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of its (the ailment's) (of her, of that)

च (ca) - and

उपशमः (upaśamaḥ) - its alleviation (cessation, pacification, alleviation, calm)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may occur (may be, should be, may happen)

Words meanings and morphology

स्मृतिम् (smṛtim) - memory (smṛti) (memory, recollection)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition, code of law

From root smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'apaharati'.

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this ailment to the previous ones.

अपहरति (apaharati) - takes away, removes (takes away, removes, steals)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of apahṛ

root hṛ with prefix apa, 1st class, parasmayipada

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अन्या (anyā) - another (ailment or condition) (another, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Subject of 'apaharati'.

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Possessive for 'smṛtim'.

सा (sā) - that (ailment) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'anyā'.

स्मृतिहारिका (smṛtihārikā) - the remover of memory (one who removes memory)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛtihārika

smṛtihārika - one who takes away or removes memory

Feminine of smṛtihārika, compound of smṛti and hārikā (from hṛ)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (smṛti+hārikā)

smṛti – memory, recollection
noun (feminine)
hārikā – female who takes away, removes, steals
noun (feminine)
Feminine agent noun from root hṛ
Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative noun for 'sā'.

विविक्तदेशसेवित्वात् (viviktadeśasevitvāt) - through resorting to secluded places (due to the state of frequenting/resorting to secluded places)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of viviktadeśasevitva

viviktadeśasevitva - the quality or act of resorting to secluded places

Compound of viviktadeśa (secluded place) and sevitva (state of serving/frequenting)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (viviktadeśa+sevitva)

viviktadeśa – secluded place, solitary region
noun (masculine)
Compound: vivikta (secluded, PPP of vi-vic) + deśa (place)
sevitva – the state of being served, frequented, or resorted to
noun (neuter)
Derived from root sev (to serve, frequent) with suffix -tva
Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or means.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of its (the ailment's) (of her, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'anyā' or 'smṛtihārikā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the cause with the result.

उपशमः (upaśamaḥ) - its alleviation (cessation, pacification, alleviation, calm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaśama