मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-7, verse-53
आनृशंस्यं परो धर्मः क्षत्रियाणां विशेषतः ।
किं दारैः किं सुतैर्नाथ धनैर्धान्यैरथापि वा ॥५३॥
किं दारैः किं सुतैर्नाथ धनैर्धान्यैरथापि वा ॥५३॥
53. ānṛśaṃsyaṃ paro dharmaḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ .
kiṃ dāraiḥ kiṃ sutairnātha dhanairdhānyairathāpi vā.
kiṃ dāraiḥ kiṃ sutairnātha dhanairdhānyairathāpi vā.
53.
ānṛśaṃsyam paraḥ dharmaḥ kṣatriyāṇām viśeṣataḥ kim
dāraiḥ kim sutaiḥ nātha dhanaiḥ dhānyaiḥ atha api vā
dāraiḥ kim sutaiḥ nātha dhanaiḥ dhānyaiḥ atha api vā
53.
Non-cruelty is the supreme intrinsic nature (dharma), especially for kṣatriyas. O Master, what is the use of wives, what is the use of sons, or of riches, or of grains?
Words meanings summery:
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- आनृशंस्यम् (ānṛśaṁsyam) - non-cruelty, compassion, kindness
- परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, natural law, constitution (dharma)
- क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of kshatriyas, of warriors
- विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly
- किम् (kim) - what use, what for
- दारैः (dāraiḥ) - with wives
- किम् (kim) - what use, what for
- सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - with sons
- नाथ (nātha) - O Lord, O Master
- धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - with riches, with wealth
- धान्यैः (dhānyaiḥ) - with grains, with corn
- अथ (atha) - then, and, or
- अपि (api) - also, even, indeed, or
- वा (vā) - or
Words meanings and morphology
आनृशंस्यम् (ānṛśaṁsyam) - non-cruelty, compassion, kindness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ānṛśaṃsya
ānṛśaṁsya - non-cruelty, kindness, compassion, humanity
परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, excellent, other, beyond
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, natural law, constitution (dharma)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - duty, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature
क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of kshatriyas, of warriors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kshatriya caste
विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly
(indeclinable)
किम् (kim) - what use, what for
(indeclinable)
दारैः (dāraiḥ) - with wives
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dāra
dāra - wife
किम् (kim) - what use, what for
(indeclinable)
सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - with sons
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of suta
suta - son, offspring
नाथ (nātha) - O Lord, O Master
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nātha
nātha - lord, master, protector, husband
धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - with riches, with wealth
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, money, property
धान्यैः (dhānyaiḥ) - with grains, with corn
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhānya
dhānya - grain, corn, produce
अथ (atha) - then, and, or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, indeed, or
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)