मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-7, verse-20
हरिश्चन्द्र उवाच ।
दातव्यं विप्रमुख्येभ्यो ये चान्ये कृशवृत्तयः ।
रक्ष्या भीताः सदा युद्धं कर्तव्यं परिपन्थिभिः ॥२०॥
दातव्यं विप्रमुख्येभ्यो ये चान्ये कृशवृत्तयः ।
रक्ष्या भीताः सदा युद्धं कर्तव्यं परिपन्थिभिः ॥२०॥
20. hariścandra uvāca .
dātavyaṃ vipramukhyebhyo ye cānye kṛśavṛttayaḥ .
rakṣyā bhītāḥ sadā yuddhaṃ kartavyaṃ paripanthibhiḥ.
dātavyaṃ vipramukhyebhyo ye cānye kṛśavṛttayaḥ .
rakṣyā bhītāḥ sadā yuddhaṃ kartavyaṃ paripanthibhiḥ.
20.
hariścandra uvāca dātavyaṃ vipramukhyebhyaḥ ye ca anye
kṛśavṛttayaḥ rakṣyāḥ bhītāḥ sadā yuddhaṃ kartavyaṃ paripanthibhiḥ
kṛśavṛttayaḥ rakṣyāḥ bhītāḥ sadā yuddhaṃ kartavyaṃ paripanthibhiḥ
20.
Harishchandra said: Gifts should be given to prominent Brahmins and to others who have meager livelihoods. The fearful should always be protected, and war must be waged against enemies.
Words meanings summery:
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- हरिश्चन्द्र (hariścandra) - King Harishchandra (Harishchandra)
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - should be given (as gifts) (to be given, due to be given)
- विप्रमुख्येभ्यः (vipramukhyebhyaḥ) - to chief Brahmins, to prominent Brahmins
- ये (ye) - who, which, those who
- च (ca) - and, also
- अन्ये (anye) - others
- कृशवृत्तयः (kṛśavṛttayaḥ) - those of meager livelihood, those with poor means
- रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - should be protected (to be protected, defensible)
- भीताः (bhītāḥ) - the fearful ones, frightened
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever
- युद्धम् (yuddham) - war, battle, fight
- कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - must be waged (war) (to be done, proper to be done, duty)
- परिपन्थिभिः (paripanthibhiḥ) - by enemies, by robbers, by foes
Words meanings and morphology
हरिश्चन्द्र (hariścandra) - King Harishchandra (Harishchandra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hariścandra
hariścandra - Name of a legendary king
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - should be given (as gifts) (to be given, due to be given)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dātavya
dātavya - to be given, what should be given
Gerundive
Potential Passive Participle from root dā
Root: dā (class 3)
विप्रमुख्येभ्यः (vipramukhyebhyaḥ) - to chief Brahmins, to prominent Brahmins
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of vipramukhya
vipramukhya - prominent Brahmin
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+mukhya)
- vipra – Brahmin, priest, inspired person
noun (masculine) - mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, prominent
adjective (masculine)
ये (ye) - who, which, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अन्ये (anye) - others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another
कृशवृत्तयः (kṛśavṛttayaḥ) - those of meager livelihood, those with poor means
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛśavṛtti
kṛśavṛtti - one with meager livelihood
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛśa+vṛtti)
- kṛśa – thin, weak, meager, poor
adjective (masculine) - vṛtti – livelihood, profession, mode of life, existence
noun (feminine)
रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - should be protected (to be protected, defensible)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣya
rakṣya - to be protected, to be guarded
Gerundive
Potential Passive Participle from root rakṣ
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
भीताः (bhītāḥ) - the fearful ones, frightened
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta
bhīta - frightened, fearful, scared
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle from root bhī
Root: bhī (class 3)
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
युद्धम् (yuddham) - war, battle, fight
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - war, battle, fight
कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - must be waged (war) (to be done, proper to be done, duty)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty
Gerundive
Potential Passive Participle from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
परिपन्थिभिः (paripanthibhiḥ) - by enemies, by robbers, by foes
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of paripanthin
paripanthin - enemy, robber, adversary
Prefix: pari
Root: path