मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-69, verse-52
ऋषिरुवाच ।
किं निमित्तमिहायातो भवान्किं ते चिकिर्षितम् ।
उत्तानपादतनयं वेद्मि त्वामुत्तमं नृप ॥५२॥
किं निमित्तमिहायातो भवान्किं ते चिकिर्षितम् ।
उत्तानपादतनयं वेद्मि त्वामुत्तमं नृप ॥५२॥
52. ṛṣiruvāca .
kiṃ nimittamihāyāto bhavānkiṃ te cikirṣitam .
uttānapādatanayaṃ vedmi tvāmuttamaṃ nṛpa.
kiṃ nimittamihāyāto bhavānkiṃ te cikirṣitam .
uttānapādatanayaṃ vedmi tvāmuttamaṃ nṛpa.
52.
ṛṣiḥ uvāca kim nimittam iha āyātaḥ bhavān kim te
cikīrṣitam uttānapādatanayam vedmi tvām uttamam nṛpa
cikīrṣitam uttānapādatanayam vedmi tvām uttamam nṛpa
52.
The sage said, "For what purpose have you come here? What is it that you wish to accomplish? O king, I know you to be the excellent son of Uttānapāda."
Words meanings summery:
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- ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- किम् (kim) - what, for what, interrogative particle
- निमित्तम् (nimittam) - reason, cause, purpose
- इह (iha) - here, in this world
- आयातः (āyātaḥ) - arrived, come
- भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)
- किम् (kim) - what, interrogative particle
- ते (te) - by you, for you, to you
- चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - desired to be done, intended, wished
- उत्तानपादतनयम् (uttānapādatanayam) - son of Uttānapāda
- वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know
- त्वाम् (tvām) - you
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent
- नृप (nṛpa) - O king!
Words meanings and morphology
ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect active third singular
Root: vac (class 2)
किम् (kim) - what, for what, interrogative particle
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of kim
kim - what?, who?, which?
निमित्तम् (nimittam) - reason, cause, purpose
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nimitta
nimitta - cause, reason, sign, mark
Note: Acts as an adverb here, 'for what purpose'.
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
आयातः (āyātaḥ) - arrived, come
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āyāta
āyāta - come, arrived, approached
Past Passive Participle
From ā-yam
Prefix: ā
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies `bhavān`.
भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat
bhavat - you (respectful)
किम् (kim) - what, interrogative particle
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of kim
kim - what?, who?, which?
ते (te) - by you, for you, to you
(pronoun)
singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Used here in the sense of 'by you' or 'for you'.
चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - desired to be done, intended, wished
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cikīrṣita
cikīrṣita - desired to be done, intended
Past Passive Participle (Desiderative)
From desiderative stem of kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
उत्तानपादतनयम् (uttānapādatanayam) - son of Uttānapāda
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of uttānapādatanaya
uttānapādatanaya - son of Uttānapāda
Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (uttānapāda+tanaya)
- uttānapāda – Uttānapāda (proper noun)
proper noun (masculine) - tanaya – son
noun (masculine)
From tan (to procreate)
Root: tan (class 8)
वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid
Present active first singular (Adā-class, irregular)
Root: vid (class 2)
त्वाम् (tvām) - you
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal
Note: Qualifies `tvām` and `uttānapādatanayam`.
नृप (nṛpa) - O king!
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, protector of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)
- nṛ – man, human being
noun (masculine) - pa – protector, guardian
adjective (masculine)
From root pā (to protect)
Root: pā (class 2)