मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-57, verse-3
न खल्वन्यत्र मर्त्यानां भूमौ कर्म विधीयते ।
तस्माद्विस्तरशो ब्रह्मन् ममैतद्भारतं वद ॥३॥
तस्माद्विस्तरशो ब्रह्मन् ममैतद्भारतं वद ॥३॥
3. na khalvanyatra martyānāṃ bhūmau karma vidhīyate .
tasmādvistaraśo brahman mamaitadbhārataṃ vada.
tasmādvistaraśo brahman mamaitadbhārataṃ vada.
3.
na khalu anyatra martyānām bhūmau karma vidhīyate
| tasmāt vistaraśaḥ brahman mama etat bhāratam vada
| tasmāt vistaraśaḥ brahman mama etat bhāratam vada
3.
Indeed, for mortals, no (meritorious) action (karma) is ordained on any other land. Therefore, O Brāhmaṇa, please describe this Bhāratavarṣa to me in detail.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not
- खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely
- अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place
- मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, for human beings
- भूमौ (bhūmau) - on earth, in the land
- कर्म (karma) - action (karma), deed
- विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is ordained, is prescribed
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
- विस्तरशः (vistaraśaḥ) - extensively, in detail
- ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa
- मम (mama) - my, to me
- एतत् (etat) - this
- भारतम् (bhāratam) - Bhārata, Bhāratavarṣa
- वद (vada) - tell, speak, describe
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely
(indeclinable)
अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place
(indeclinable)
locative adverb from anya
मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, for human beings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of martya
martya - mortal, human being
भूमौ (bhūmau) - on earth, in the land
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, land, soil
कर्म (karma) - action (karma), deed
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, ritual
विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is ordained, is prescribed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of vidhā
Present Passive
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(indeclinable)
ablative adverb from tad
विस्तरशः (vistaraśaḥ) - extensively, in detail
(indeclinable)
from vistara + -śas suffix
ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brāhmaṇa, a member of the priestly class
मम (mama) - my, to me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
भारतम् (bhāratam) - Bhārata, Bhāratavarṣa
(proper noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhārata
bhārata - related to Bhārata, India
वद (vada) - tell, speak, describe
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of vad
Imperative Active
Root: vad (class 1)