मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-70, verse-38

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राजोवाच ।
अस्मिन् कृते कृतं सर्वं त्वया मे रजनीचर ।
आगन्तव्यञ्च ते वीर कार्यकाले स्मृतेन मे ॥३८॥

38. rājovāca .
asmin kṛte kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ tvayā me rajanīcara .
āgantavyañca te vīra kāryakāle smṛtena me.

38. rājā uvāca | asmin kṛte kṛtam sarvam tvayā me
rajanyacara | āgantavyam ca te vīra kāryakāle smṛtena me

38. The king said: 'When this (task) is accomplished, everything will be done for me by you, O night-wanderer. And you, O hero, are to come at the time of need when remembered by me.'

Words meanings summery:

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राजा (rājā) - the king

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

कृते (kṛte) - when this (task) is accomplished (having been done, accomplished)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, accomplished

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

मे (me) - for me (as recipient of the action) (for me, to me)

रजन्यचर (rajanyacara) - O night-wanderer, O demon

आगन्तव्यम् (āgantavyam) - you are to come (impersonal construction) (should be come, is to come)

च (ca) - and, also

ते (te) - by you (as agent of the gerundive) (by you, for you)

वीर (vīra) - O hero, O brave one

कार्यकाले (kāryakāle) - at the time of need (at the time of action, at the proper time)

स्मृतेन (smṛtena) - when remembered (by me) (when remembered, by recollection)

मे (me) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Third person singular perfect active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'kṛte'. Refers to the current task.

कृते (kṛte) - when this (task) is accomplished (having been done, accomplished)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ- 'to do' with suffix -ta.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction: 'when this is done'.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ- 'to do' with suffix -ta.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'sarvam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'kṛtam'.

मे (me) - for me (as recipient of the action) (for me, to me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Dative case, indicating 'for my benefit'.

रजन्यचर (rajanyacara) - O night-wanderer, O demon

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rajanyacara

rajanyacara - night-wanderer, demon, goblin

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (rajani+cara)

rajani – night
noun (feminine)
Root: rañj (class 1)
cara – moving, going, wanderer
noun (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from root car- 'to move, wander'.
Root: car (class 1)

Note: An address for the demon.

आगन्तव्यम् (āgantavyam) - you are to come (impersonal construction) (should be come, is to come)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgantavya

āgantavya - to be come, fit to be come

Gerundive

Derived from root gam- 'to go' with upasarga ā- and suffix -tavya.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - by you (as agent of the gerundive) (by you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative case used to denote the agent with a gerundive ('āgantavyam').

वीर (vīra) - O hero, O brave one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, powerful, warrior

Note: An address to the demon, referring to his strength.

कार्यकाले (kāryakāle) - at the time of need (at the time of action, at the proper time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāryakāla

kāryakāla - time for action, suitable time, time of need

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārya+kāla)

kārya – work, duty, task, to be done
noun (neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from root kṛ- 'to do' with suffix -ya.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
kāla – time, period, season
noun (masculine)
Root: kal (class 10)

स्मृतेन (smṛtena) - when remembered (by me) (when remembered, by recollection)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root smṛ- 'to remember' with suffix -ta.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Used in an instrumental absolute construction, 'when (it is) remembered'.

मे (me) - by me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I