मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-69, verse-34
अल्पा कुरूपता विप्र कारणं शीलमुत्तमम् ।
रूपशीलविहीना या त्याज्या तेऽन्येन सा हृता ॥३४॥
रूपशीलविहीना या त्याज्या तेऽन्येन सा हृता ॥३४॥
34. alpā kurūpatā vipra kāraṇaṃ śīlamuttamam .
rūpaśīlavihīnā yā tyājyā te'nyena sā hṛtā.
rūpaśīlavihīnā yā tyājyā te'nyena sā hṛtā.
34.
alpā kurūpatā vipra kāraṇam śīlam uttamam
rūpaśīlavihīnā yā tyājyā te anyena sā hṛtā
rūpaśīlavihīnā yā tyājyā te anyena sā hṛtā
34.
O Brahmin, slight ugliness is a minor concern (reason for acceptance) when excellent character is present. However, a woman who lacks both beauty and good character should be abandoned; such a woman has already been taken away by another.
Words meanings summery:
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- अल्पा (alpā) - small, little, slight, insignificant
- कुरूपता (kurūpatā) - ugliness, deformity, bad appearance
- विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O learned one
- कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a reason (to overlook) (cause, reason, instrument, motive)
- शीलम् (śīlam) - character, conduct, virtue, moral behavior
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, highest, supreme
- रूपशीलविहीना (rūpaśīlavihīnā) - devoid of beauty and character
- या (yā) - who, which (feminine singular)
- त्याज्या (tyājyā) - to be abandoned, to be forsaken, fit to be given up
- ते (te) - by you, for you, to you, your
- अन्येन (anyena) - by another man (by another, by a different one)
- सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)
- हृता (hṛtā) - taken away, abducted, stolen
Words meanings and morphology
अल्पा (alpā) - small, little, slight, insignificant
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of alpa
alpa - small, little, slight, insignificant, few, short
कुरूपता (kurūpatā) - ugliness, deformity, bad appearance
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kurūpatā
kurūpatā - ugliness, deformity, bad appearance
Derived from kurūpa (ugly) + tā (suffix for abstract noun).
विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O learned one
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - Brahmin, priest, sage, learned person
कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a reason (to overlook) (cause, reason, instrument, motive)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument, means
From kṛ (to do) + ana suffix.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
शीलम् (śīlam) - character, conduct, virtue, moral behavior
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śīla
śīla - character, conduct, virtue, moral behavior, habit, nature
From root śīl (to behave, to be accustomed to).
Root: śīl (class 1)
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, highest, supreme
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - excellent, best, highest, supreme, foremost
Superlative of ud (up) or related to ut.
रूपशीलविहीना (rūpaśīlavihīnā) - devoid of beauty and character
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rūpaśīlavihīna
rūpaśīlavihīna - devoid of beauty and character
Tatpurusha compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+śīla+vihīna)
- rūpa – form, beauty, appearance, shape
noun (neuter) - śīla – character, conduct, virtue, moral behavior
noun (neuter)
Root: śīl (class 1) - vihīna – devoid of, deprived of, destitute of
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root hā (to abandon, to leave) with prefix vi-.
Prefix: vi
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Feminine form of vihīna (ending in ā).
या (yā) - who, which (feminine singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ya
ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
त्याज्या (tyājyā) - to be abandoned, to be forsaken, fit to be given up
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tyājya
tyājya - to be abandoned, to be forsaken, to be given up, fit to be rejected
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
From root tyaj (to abandon) + ya suffix.
Root: tyaj (class 1)
ते (te) - by you, for you, to you, your
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuşmad
yuşmad - you
Note: Can also be dative or instrumental. In this context, implies "from you" or "your".
अन्येन (anyena) - by another man (by another, by a different one)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different, foreign
सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, he, it
हृता (hṛtā) - taken away, abducted, stolen
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta
hṛta - taken, carried, seized, abducted, stolen
Past Passive Participle
From root hṛ (to take, to carry, to steal).
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective.