मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-7, verse-24
हिरण्यं वा सुवर्णं वा पुत्रः पत्नी कलेवरम् ।
प्राणा राज्यं पुरं लक्ष्मीर्यदभिप्रेतमात्मनः ॥२४॥
प्राणा राज्यं पुरं लक्ष्मीर्यदभिप्रेतमात्मनः ॥२४॥
24. hiraṇyaṃ vā suvarṇaṃ vā putraḥ patnī kalevaram .
prāṇā rājyaṃ puraṃ lakṣmīryadabhipretamātmanaḥ.
prāṇā rājyaṃ puraṃ lakṣmīryadabhipretamātmanaḥ.
24.
hiraṇyam vā suvarṇam vā putraḥ patnī kalevaram
prāṇā rājyam puram lakṣmīḥ yat abhipretam ātmanaḥ
prāṇā rājyam puram lakṣmīḥ yat abhipretam ātmanaḥ
24.
Whether it be gold or fine gold, a son, a wife, one's body, life, a kingdom, a city, or prosperity—whatever is truly desired by the self (ātman).
Words meanings summery:
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- हिरण्यम् (hiraṇyam) - gold, wealth, treasure
- वा (vā) - or, either...or
- सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold, fine gold
- वा (vā) - or, either...or
- पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child
- पत्नी (patnī) - wife, mistress
- कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - body, carcass
- प्राणा (prāṇā) - life (the vital breaths) (vital breaths, life, spirit, strength)
- राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, reign, sovereignty
- पुरम् (puram) - city, town, fortress
- लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - prosperity, fortune, wealth, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī
- यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever, that
- अभिप्रेतम् (abhipretam) - (that which is) desired (by the self) (desired, wished, intended, liked)
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, by the self, for the self
Words meanings and morphology
हिरण्यम् (hiraṇyam) - gold, wealth, treasure
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of hiraṇya
hiraṇya - gold, wealth, treasure, money
वा (vā) - or, either...or
(indeclinable)
सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold, fine gold
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa
suvarṇa - gold, fine gold, beautiful color, beautiful letter
वा (vā) - or, either...or
(indeclinable)
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
पत्नी (patnī) - wife, mistress
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of patnī
patnī - wife, mistress of a house
Feminine derivative of `pati` (husband/master).
कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - body, carcass
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kalevara
kalevara - body, carcass, dead body
प्राणा (prāṇā) - life (the vital breaths) (vital breaths, life, spirit, strength)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa
prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit, strength, energy
From `pra-an` (to breathe forth).
Prefix: pra
Root: an (class 2)
राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, reign, sovereignty
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, reign, sovereignty, royalty
From `rājan` (king).
पुरम् (puram) - city, town, fortress
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pura
pura - city, town, fortress, house
लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - prosperity, fortune, wealth, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī
lakṣmī - prosperity, fortune, wealth, success, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī
Root: lakṣ (class 1)
यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever, that
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of yad
yad - what, which, whatever, that
Relative pronoun stem.
अभिप्रेतम् (abhipretam) - (that which is) desired (by the self) (desired, wished, intended, liked)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of abhipreta
abhipreta - desired, wished, intended, liked, agreeable
Past Passive Participle
From `abhi-pra-i` (to go towards, intend).
Prefixes: abhi+pra
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Acts as a noun here, 'that which is desired'.
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, by the self, for the self
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, Supreme Soul, essence, nature, mind, body
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Genitive singular of `ātman`.