मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-7, verse-2
न दुर्भिक्षं न च व्याधिर्नाकालमरणं नृणाम् ।
नाधर्मरुचयः पौरास्तस्मिन् शासति पार्थिवे ॥२॥
नाधर्मरुचयः पौरास्तस्मिन् शासति पार्थिवे ॥२॥
2. na durbhikṣaṃ na ca vyādhirnākālamaraṇaṃ nṛṇām .
nādharmarucayaḥ paurāstasmin śāsati pārthive.
nādharmarucayaḥ paurāstasmin śāsati pārthive.
2.
na durbhikṣam na ca vyādhiḥ na akālamaraṇam nṛṇām
na adharmarucayaḥ paurāḥ tasmin śāsati pārthive
na adharmarucayaḥ paurāḥ tasmin śāsati pārthive
2.
There was no famine, no disease, and no untimely death among the people. Nor did the citizens have a taste for unrighteousness (adharma) while that king (pārthiva) ruled.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- दुर्भिक्षम् (durbhikṣam) - famine, scarcity of food
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- व्याधिः (vyādhiḥ) - sickness, disease, ailment
- न (na) - not, no
- अकालमरणम् (akālamaraṇam) - untimely death
- नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of people, among men
- न (na) - not, no
- अधर्मरुचयः (adharmarucayaḥ) - having a liking for unrighteousness, unrighteous-minded
- पौराः (paurāḥ) - citizens, townsmen
- तस्मिन् (tasmin) - while that (king) (in that, on that, while that)
- शासति (śāsati) - ruling, governing
- पार्थिवे (pārthive) - in the king, in the ruler
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
दुर्भिक्षम् (durbhikṣam) - famine, scarcity of food
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of durbhikṣa
durbhikṣa - famine, scarcity, distress for food
Prefix: dur
Root: bhikṣ (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
व्याधिः (vyādhiḥ) - sickness, disease, ailment
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādhi
vyādhi - sickness, disease, affliction
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अकालमरणम् (akālamaraṇam) - untimely death
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akālamaraṇa
akālamaraṇa - untimely death, premature death
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāla+maraṇa)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - kāla – time, season
noun (masculine) - maraṇa – death, dying
noun (neuter)
From root mṛ 'to die'
Root: mṛ (class 6)
नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of people, among men
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ
nṛ - man, person, male
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अधर्मरुचयः (adharmarucayaḥ) - having a liking for unrighteousness, unrighteous-minded
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of adharmaruci
adharmaruci - having a taste for unrighteousness, evil-minded
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adharma+ruci)
- adharma – unrighteousness, unconstitutionality, injustice
noun (masculine)
Negative compound of dharma - ruci – light, luster, taste, liking, pleasure
noun (feminine)
Root: ruc (class 1)
पौराः (paurāḥ) - citizens, townsmen
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paura
paura - citizen, townsman, inhabitant of a city
Derived from pur (city)
तस्मिन् (tasmin) - while that (king) (in that, on that, while that)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
शासति (śāsati) - ruling, governing
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of śāsat
śāsat - ruling, governing, disciplining
Present Active Participle
Derived from root śās (to rule, to command)
Root: śās (class 2)
Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.
पार्थिवे (pārthive) - in the king, in the ruler
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pārthiva
pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, ruler
Derived from pṛthivī (earth)