मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-68, verse-45
स्वपोषणपरः शङ्खी नरो भवति सर्वदा ।
इत्येते निधयः ख्याता नराणामर्थदेवताः ॥४५॥
इत्येते निधयः ख्याता नराणामर्थदेवताः ॥४५॥
45. svapoṣaṇaparaḥ śaṅkhī naro bhavati sarvadā .
ityete nidhayaḥ khyātā narāṇāmarthadevatāḥ.
ityete nidhayaḥ khyātā narāṇāmarthadevatāḥ.
45.
svapoṣaṇaparaḥ śaṅkhī naraḥ bhavati sarvadā
iti ete nidhayaḥ khyātāḥ narāṇām arthadevatāḥ
iti ete nidhayaḥ khyātāḥ narāṇām arthadevatāḥ
45.
Such a man is always devoted to his own sustenance and becomes suspicious. Thus, these are known as the 'treasures' (nidhayaḥ) of men, the deities presiding over their material pursuits.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वपोषणपरः (svapoṣaṇaparaḥ) - devoted to one's own nourishment; intent on self-preservation
- शङ्खी (śaṅkhī) - suspicious (from śaṅkā - doubt, fear) (suspicious, fearful; possessing a conch)
- नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists
- सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times
- इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so
- एते (ete) - these (masculine/neuter plural nominative)
- निधयः (nidhayaḥ) - treasures, sources (treasures, hoards, deposits; sources, foundations)
- ख्याताः (khyātāḥ) - known, declared, called (known, famous, declared, called)
- नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men (of men, for men)
- अर्थदेवताः (arthadevatāḥ) - deities of material pursuits (deities of wealth/purpose; gods of gain)
Words meanings and morphology
स्वपोषणपरः (svapoṣaṇaparaḥ) - devoted to one's own nourishment; intent on self-preservation
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svapoṣaṇapara
svapoṣaṇapara - devoted to one's own nourishment; solely concerned with self-sustenance
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+poṣaṇa+para)
- sva – self, own
pronoun - poṣaṇa – nourishment, sustenance, fostering
noun (neuter)
from root 'puṣ' (to nourish)
Root: puṣ (class 4) - para – devoted to, intent on, supreme, other
adjective
शङ्खी (śaṅkhī) - suspicious (from śaṅkā - doubt, fear) (suspicious, fearful; possessing a conch)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhin
śaṅkhin - suspicious, fearful; possessing a conch
from 'śaṅkā' (doubt, fear) with 'in' suffix; or from 'śaṅkha' (conch) with 'in' suffix
नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Present Indicative
third person singular, Parasmaipada, from root bhū, class 1
Root: bhū (class 1)
सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times
(indeclinable)
from 'sarva' (all) + 'dā' (suffix for time)
इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
एते (ete) - these (masculine/neuter plural nominative)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etas
etas - this, these
निधयः (nidhayaḥ) - treasures, sources (treasures, hoards, deposits; sources, foundations)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nidhi
nidhi - treasure, hoard, store, deposit; source, fund, foundation
from 'ni' (down) + root 'dhā' (to place)
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
ख्याताः (khyātāḥ) - known, declared, called (known, famous, declared, called)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of khyāta
khyāta - known, famous, celebrated, declared
Past Passive Participle
from root 'khyā' (to declare, tell)
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Forms like an adjective here, agreeing with `nidhayaḥ`.
नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men (of men, for men)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, person, human being
अर्थदेवताः (arthadevatāḥ) - deities of material pursuits (deities of wealth/purpose; gods of gain)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of arthadevatā
arthadevatā - deity of wealth; deity of purpose/object
Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+devatā)
- artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, material gain
noun (masculine) - devatā – deity, divinity
noun (feminine)
from 'deva' (god) with 'tā' suffix
Note: Functions as a predicative nominative here, describing `nidhayaḥ`.