मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
-
chapter-51, verse-7
एतासां कर्म वक्ष्यामि दोषप्रशमनञ्च यत् ।
अष्टानाञ्च कुमाराणां श्रुयतां द्विजसत्तम ॥७॥
अष्टानाञ्च कुमाराणां श्रुयतां द्विजसत्तम ॥७॥
7. etāsāṃ karma vakṣyāmi doṣapraśamanañca yat .
aṣṭānāñca kumārāṇāṃ śruyatāṃ dvijasattama.
aṣṭānāñca kumārāṇāṃ śruyatāṃ dvijasattama.
7.
etāsām karma vakṣyāmi doṣapraśamanam ca yat
aṣṭānām ca kumārāṇām śruyatām dvijasattama
aṣṭānām ca kumārāṇām śruyatām dvijasattama
7.
I will now explain the actions of these [daughters], as well as the pacification of their flaws, and also [the actions] of the eight sons. Listen, O best among the twice-born (dvijasattama)!
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- एतासाम् (etāsām) - of these (daughters, previously listed) (of these (feminine plural))
- कर्म (karma) - actions (of these entities) (action, deed, work, effect of action (karma))
- वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will explain (I will speak, I will say, I will explain)
- दोषप्रशमनम् (doṣapraśamanam) - the pacification of their flaws (referring to the female entities and the upcoming male entities) (pacification/alleviation of faults/defects/diseases)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- यत् (yat) - which (pertains to) (which, what, that (relative pronoun); since, because (indeclinable))
- अष्टानाम् (aṣṭānām) - of the eight (of eight (masculine/neuter plural))
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- कुमाराणाम् (kumārāṇām) - of the sons (of sons, of boys, of princes)
- श्रुयताम् (śruyatām) - listen (imperative) (let it be heard, may it be heard; please listen)
- द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (best among the twice-born (dvija), best Brahmin)
Words meanings and morphology
एतासाम् (etāsām) - of these (daughters, previously listed) (of these (feminine plural))
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
कर्म (karma) - actions (of these entities) (action, deed, work, effect of action (karma))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, effect of action (karma)
from root kṛ + man
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Can also be nominative singular. Context points to accusative object of 'vakṣyāmi'.
वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will explain (I will speak, I will say, I will explain)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: From root vac (to speak/say) + future suffix -sya + mi (1st person singular ending)
दोषप्रशमनम् (doṣapraśamanam) - the pacification of their flaws (referring to the female entities and the upcoming male entities) (pacification/alleviation of faults/defects/diseases)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of doṣapraśamana
doṣapraśamana - pacification/alleviation of faults/defects/diseases
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (doṣa+praśamana)
- doṣa – fault, defect, vice, disease
noun (masculine)
Root: duṣ (class 4) - praśamana – pacification, alleviation, calming
noun (neuter)
from pra-śam + lyuṭ (ana)
Prefix: pra
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: Can also be nominative singular. Context points to accusative object of 'vakṣyāmi'.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - which (pertains to) (which, what, that (relative pronoun); since, because (indeclinable))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: This 'yat' functions here in a slightly adverbial way meaning 'what is' or 'that which pertains to'.
अष्टानाम् (aṣṭānām) - of the eight (of eight (masculine/neuter plural))
(numeral)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
कुमाराणाम् (kumārāṇām) - of the sons (of sons, of boys, of princes)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kumāra
kumāra - boy, son, prince, youth
Note: Refers to male entities, likely counterparts to the daughters.
श्रुयताम् (śruyatām) - listen (imperative) (let it be heard, may it be heard; please listen)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Potential passive voice, 3rd person singular imperative.
द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (best among the twice-born (dvija), best Brahmin)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama
dvijasattama - best among the twice-born, best Brahmin
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)
- dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya); bird, tooth
noun (masculine) - sattama – best, excellent, most eminent
adjective (masculine)
superlative suffix -tama
Note: Compound of dvija (twice-born, here likely Brahmin) and sattama (superlative of sat, good/excellent).