मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-70, verse-29
राजोवाच ।
स्वभावं वयमश्नीमस्त्वयोक्तं यन्निशाचर ।
तदर्थिनो वयं येन कार्येण शृणु तन्मम ॥२९॥
स्वभावं वयमश्नीमस्त्वयोक्तं यन्निशाचर ।
तदर्थिनो वयं येन कार्येण शृणु तन्मम ॥२९॥
29. rājovāca .
svabhāvaṃ vayamaśnīmastvayoktaṃ yanniśācara .
tadarthino vayaṃ yena kāryeṇa śṛṇu tanmama.
svabhāvaṃ vayamaśnīmastvayoktaṃ yanniśācara .
tadarthino vayaṃ yena kāryeṇa śṛṇu tanmama.
29.
rājā uvāca svabhāvam vayam aśnīmaḥ tvayā uktam yat
niśācara tat arthinaḥ vayam yena kāryeṇa śṛṇu tat mama
niśācara tat arthinaḥ vayam yena kāryeṇa śṛṇu tat mama
29.
The King said: 'O night-wanderer, we understand the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) that you have described. Now, listen to me concerning the task for which we are in need.'
Words meanings summery:
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- राजा (rājā) - king
- उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
- स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva)
- वयम् (vayam) - we
- अश्नीमः (aśnīmaḥ) - we acknowledge / understand (we obtain, we reach, we experience, we eat)
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- उक्तम् (uktam) - described (spoken, said)
- यत् (yat) - which, that which
- निशाचर (niśācara) - O night-wanderer (addressing the demon) (night-wanderer, demon)
- तत् (tat) - that
- अर्थिनः (arthinaḥ) - seekers, supplicants, desirous of
- वयम् (vayam) - we
- येन (yena) - by which
- कार्येण (kāryeṇa) - by the task, by the purpose
- शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! listen!
- तत् (tat) - that
- मम (mama) - from me
Words meanings and morphology
राजा (rājā) - king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj (class 1)
उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Perfect Active
3rd person singular perfect active, irregular formation
Root: vac (class 2)
स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva
svabhāva - own being, innate disposition, intrinsic nature, essential quality
From sva + √bhū + ghañ
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+bhāva)
- sva – own
pronoun - bhāva – being, state, condition, existence, nature
noun (masculine)
From √bhū + ghañ
Root: bhū (class 1)
वयम् (vayam) - we
(pronoun)
Nominative, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
अश्नीमः (aśnīmaḥ) - we acknowledge / understand (we obtain, we reach, we experience, we eat)
(verb)
1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of aś
Present Active
1st person plural present active (from √aś, 9th class)
Root: aś (class 9)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular)
उक्तम् (uktam) - described (spoken, said)
(participle)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ukta
ukta - said, spoken, told
Past Passive Participle
From √vac + kta
Root: vac (class 2)
यत् (yat) - which, that which
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that which
Note: Acts as the object of 'aśnīmaḥ' and refers to 'svabhāvam'.
निशाचर (niśācara) - O night-wanderer (addressing the demon) (night-wanderer, demon)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of niśācara
niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, goblin
Compound of niśā (night) + cara (mover/wanderer)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)
- niśā – night
noun (feminine) - cara – moving, wandering, going; one who moves
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun/adjective
From √car + aṇ suffix (agentive)
Root: car (class 1)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the purpose/task.
अर्थिनः (arthinaḥ) - seekers, supplicants, desirous of
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of arthin
arthin - desirous of, supplicant, seeker, petitioner
From artha + in (suffix)
Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.
वयम् (vayam) - we
(pronoun)
Nominative, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
येन (yena) - by which
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that which
Note: Agrees with 'kāryeṇa'.
कार्येण (kāryeṇa) - by the task, by the purpose
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, duty, task, business, purpose
Gerundive
From √kṛ + ṇyat (gerundive suffix)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! listen!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Imperative Active
2nd person singular imperative active (from √śru, 5th class)
Root: śru (class 5)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Direct object of 'śṛṇu'.
मम (mama) - from me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Used with verbs of hearing in the sense 'from me'.