मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-69, verse-35
ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
रक्ष्या भार्या महीपाल इति च श्रुतिरुत्तमा ।
भार्यायां रक्ष्यमाणायां प्रजा भवति रक्षिता ॥३५॥
रक्ष्या भार्या महीपाल इति च श्रुतिरुत्तमा ।
भार्यायां रक्ष्यमाणायां प्रजा भवति रक्षिता ॥३५॥
35. brāhmaṇa uvāca .
rakṣyā bhāryā mahīpāla iti ca śrutiruttamā .
bhāryāyāṃ rakṣyamāṇāyāṃ prajā bhavati rakṣitā.
rakṣyā bhāryā mahīpāla iti ca śrutiruttamā .
bhāryāyāṃ rakṣyamāṇāyāṃ prajā bhavati rakṣitā.
35.
brāhmaṇa uvāca rakṣyā bhāryā mahīpāla iti ca śrutiḥ
uttamā bhāryāyām rakṣyamāṇāyām prajā bhavati rakṣitā
uttamā bhāryāyām rakṣyamāṇāyām prajā bhavati rakṣitā
35.
The Brahmin said: 'O King, a wife should be protected; this is an excellent scriptural injunction (śruti). When the wife is protected, the progeny (prajā) is also protected.'
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class
- उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
- रक्ष्या (rakṣyā) - to be protected, should be guarded
- भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, she who is to be supported
- महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king, O protector of the earth
- इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so, this
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - scriptural injunction (sacred text, scripture, Vedic revelation, hearing)
- उत्तमा (uttamā) - excellent, best, highest
- भार्यायाम् (bhāryāyām) - in the wife, regarding the wife, when the wife
- रक्ष्यमाणायाम् (rakṣyamāṇāyām) - being protected, while being guarded
- प्रजा (prajā) - progeny, offspring, subjects, creatures
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists
- रक्षिता (rakṣitā) - protected, guarded
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, related to brahman
उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect Active
Third person singular, Perfect tense, active voice. Root vac takes uvāca form in Perfect.
Root: vac (class 2)
रक्ष्या (rakṣyā) - to be protected, should be guarded
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣya
rakṣya - to be protected, to be guarded, fit to be preserved
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
From root rakṣ (to protect) + ya suffix.
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, she who is to be supported
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, she who is to be supported/nourished
Gerundive (feminine form)
Feminine form of bhārya (from root bhṛ 'to bear, to support' + ya suffix).
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king, O protector of the earth
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla
mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth, ruler
Compound: mahī (earth) + pāla (protector).
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)
- mahī – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
noun (masculine)
From root pā (to protect).
Root: pā (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so, this
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - scriptural injunction (sacred text, scripture, Vedic revelation, hearing)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti
śruti - hearing, sacred text, scripture, Vedic revelation, tradition
From root śru (to hear) + ti suffix.
Root: śru (class 1)
उत्तमा (uttamā) - excellent, best, highest
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama
uttama - excellent, best, highest, supreme, foremost
Superlative of ud or related to ut.
भार्यायाम् (bhāryāyām) - in the wife, regarding the wife, when the wife
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, she who is to be supported/nourished
Gerundive (feminine form)
Feminine form of bhārya (from root bhṛ 'to bear, to support' + ya suffix).
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.
रक्ष्यमाणायाम् (rakṣyamāṇāyām) - being protected, while being guarded
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of rakṣyamāṇa
rakṣyamāṇa - being protected, being guarded
Present Passive Participle
From root rakṣ (to protect) + yamāṇa suffix (indicates passive present participle).
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.
प्रजा (prajā) - progeny, offspring, subjects, creatures
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prajā
prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, creatures, people, race
From pra + root jan (to be born).
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū
Present Active
Third person singular, present tense, active voice.
Root: bhū (class 1)
रक्षिता (rakṣitā) - protected, guarded
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣita
rakṣita - protected, guarded, preserved
Past Passive Participle
From root rakṣ (to protect).
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective.