मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-71, verse-10
अपत्नीको नरो भूप न योग्यो निजकर्मणाम् ।
ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वापि वैश्यः शूद्रोऽपि वा नृप ॥१०॥
ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वापि वैश्यः शूद्रोऽपि वा नृप ॥१०॥
10. apatnīko naro bhūpa na yogyo nijakarmaṇām .
brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vāpi vaiśyaḥ śūdro'pi vā nṛpa.
brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vāpi vaiśyaḥ śūdro'pi vā nṛpa.
10.
apatnīkaḥ naraḥ bhūpa na yogyaḥ nija-karmaṇām
brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyaḥ vā api vaiśyaḥ śūdraḥ api vā nṛpa
brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyaḥ vā api vaiśyaḥ śūdraḥ api vā nṛpa
10.
O King, a man without a wife is not fit for his prescribed duties (karma), whether he is a Brahmin, a Kshatriya, a Vaishya, or even a Shudra.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपत्नीकः (apatnīkaḥ) - wifeless, without a wife
- नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
- भूप (bhūpa) - O King
- न (na) - not, no
- योग्यः (yogyaḥ) - fit, suitable, worthy
- निज-कर्मणाम् (nija-karmaṇām) - for his own duties (karma), of his own actions
- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin (member of the priestly class)
- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - Kshatriya (member of the warrior class)
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - Vaishya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - Shudra (member of the laborer class)
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- वा (vā) - or
- नृप (nṛpa) - O King
Words meanings and morphology
अपत्नीकः (apatnīkaḥ) - wifeless, without a wife
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apatnīka
apatnīka - wifeless, without a wife
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+patnī)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - patnīka – having a wife
adjective (masculine)
नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, male, human being
भूप (bhūpa) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhūpa
bhūpa - king, protector of the earth
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
योग्यः (yogyaḥ) - fit, suitable, worthy
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yogya
yogya - fit, suitable, proper, worthy
Gerundive
From root 'yuj'.
Root: yuj (class 7)
निज-कर्मणाम् (nija-karmaṇām) - for his own duties (karma), of his own actions
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of nija-karman
nija-karman - own actions, prescribed duties
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nija+karman)
- nija – own, innate, proper
adjective (masculine) - karman – action, deed, duty, fate, ritual (karma)
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin (member of the priestly class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - Kshatriya (member of the warrior class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - Kshatriya, member of the warrior class
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - Vaishya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - Vaishya, member of the merchant or farmer class
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - Shudra (member of the laborer class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - Shudra, member of the laborer class
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
नृप (nṛpa) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, protector of men