मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-51, verse-71
नरस्तं वर्जयेद् गेहं कपोताक्रान्तमस्तकम् ।
श्येनः कपोतो गृध्रश्च काकोलूकौ गृहे द्विज ॥७१॥
श्येनः कपोतो गृध्रश्च काकोलूकौ गृहे द्विज ॥७१॥
71. narastaṃ varjayed gehaṃ kapotākrāntamastakam .
śyenaḥ kapoto gṛdhraśca kākolūkau gṛhe dvija.
śyenaḥ kapoto gṛdhraśca kākolūkau gṛhe dvija.
71.
naraḥ tam varjayet geham kapotākrāntamastakam
śyenaḥ kapotaḥ gṛdhraḥ ca kākolūkau gṛhe dvija
śyenaḥ kapotaḥ gṛdhraḥ ca kākolūkau gṛhe dvija
71.
A person should avoid a house where the roof is covered by pigeons. O Brahmin, if a hawk, a pigeon, a vulture, a crow, or an owl (is present) in a house...
Words meanings summery:
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- नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person
- तम् (tam) - that house (that)
- वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - one should avoid, shun
- गेहम् (geham) - house, dwelling
- कपोताक्रान्तमस्तकम् (kapotākrāntamastakam) - having its roof covered/overrun by pigeons
- श्येनः (śyenaḥ) - a hawk, eagle
- कपोतः (kapotaḥ) - a pigeon, dove
- गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - a vulture
- च (ca) - and
- काकोलूकौ (kākolūkau) - a crow and an owl
- गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, dwelling
- द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin (O twice-born)
Words meanings and morphology
नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, male, human being
तम् (tam) - that house (that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with 'geham'.
वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - one should avoid, shun
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vṛj
Root: vṛj (class 1)
गेहम् (geham) - house, dwelling
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of geha
geha - house, dwelling, home
कपोताक्रान्तमस्तकम् (kapotākrāntamastakam) - having its roof covered/overrun by pigeons
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kapotākrāntamastaka
kapotākrāntamastaka - whose roof/head is overrun by pigeons
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kapota+ākrānta+mastaka)
- kapota – pigeon, dove
noun (masculine) - ākrānta – overrun, covered, overcome, invaded
verbal derivative
Past Passive Participle
From ā + kram (to step, go)
Prefix: ā
Root: kram (class 1) - mastaka – head, skull, roof
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'geham'.
श्येनः (śyenaḥ) - a hawk, eagle
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śyena
śyena - hawk, falcon, eagle
कपोतः (kapotaḥ) - a pigeon, dove
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kapota
kapota - pigeon, dove
गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - a vulture
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛdhra
gṛdhra - vulture, greedy
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
काकोलूकौ (kākolūkau) - a crow and an owl
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kākolūka
kākolūka - crow and owl (as a pair)
Compound type : dvandva (kāka+ulūka)
- kāka – crow
noun (masculine) - ulūka – owl
noun (masculine)
गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, dwelling
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, dwelling, home
द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin (O twice-born)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth