मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-72, verse-40
उत्तमाख्यानमखिलं जन्म चैवोत्तमस्य च ।
नित्यं शृणोति विद्वेषं स कदाचिन्न गच्छति ॥४०॥
नित्यं शृणोति विद्वेषं स कदाचिन्न गच्छति ॥४०॥
40. uttamākhyānamakhilaṃ janma caivottamasya ca .
nityaṃ śṛṇoti vidveṣaṃ sa kadācinna gacchati.
nityaṃ śṛṇoti vidveṣaṃ sa kadācinna gacchati.
40.
uttama ākhyānam akhilam janma ca eva uttamasya
ca nityam śṛṇoti vidveṣam sa kadācit na gacchati
ca nityam śṛṇoti vidveṣam sa kadācit na gacchati
40.
One who constantly listens to this entire excellent narrative, as well as the account of the birth of the supreme being (uttama), will never experience hatred.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्तम (uttama) - excellent, supreme, highest, best
- आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story, tale, account
- अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, complete, all
- जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, existence
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even
- उत्तमस्य (uttamasya) - of the supreme being (Manu Uttama) (of the excellent, of the supreme)
- च (ca) - and, also
- नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually
- शृणोति (śṛṇoti) - hears, listens
- विद्वेषम् (vidveṣam) - hatred, enmity, hostility
- स (sa) - he, that
- कदाचित् (kadācit) - never (when used with na) (ever, at any time)
- न (na) - not, no
- गच्छति (gacchati) - incurs, obtains (goes, attains, experiences)
Words meanings and morphology
उत्तम (uttama) - excellent, supreme, highest, best
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - best, excellent, highest, supreme
superlative form of ud/ut
Root: ud
Note: Here it modifies ākhyānam which is neuter.
आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story, tale, account
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna
ākhyāna - narration, story, legend, account
From prefix ā + root khyā with suffix -ana.
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Object of śṛṇoti (implied).
अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, complete, all
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akhila
akhila - entire, whole, complete, all, without gap
From 'a' (negation) + 'khila' (gap, barren).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - khila – gap, vacant space, barren land, remnant
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies ākhyānam.
जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, existence
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, origin, production, life
From root jan.
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Object of śṛṇoti (implied).
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
particle
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even
(indeclinable)
particle
Note: Used with ca to mean 'and also'.
उत्तमस्य (uttamasya) - of the supreme being (Manu Uttama) (of the excellent, of the supreme)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of uttama
uttama - best, excellent, highest, supreme
superlative form of ud/ut
Root: ud
Note: Refers to a specific individual, the Uttama Manu.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
particle
नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Note: Acts as an adverb modifying śṛṇoti.
शृणोति (śṛṇoti) - hears, listens
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śru
Present active indicative, third person singular.
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: The subject is sa (he).
विद्वेषम् (vidveṣam) - hatred, enmity, hostility
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vidveṣa
vidveṣa - hatred, aversion, enmity, hostility
From prefix vi + root dviṣ.
Prefix: vi
Root: dviṣ (class 2)
Note: Object of gacchati (goes to, obtains).
स (sa) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
demonstrative pronoun
Note: Subject of the sentence.
कदाचित् (kadācit) - never (when used with na) (ever, at any time)
(indeclinable)
From 'kadā' (when) + 'cid' (a particle implying indefiniteness).
Note: Adverb of time.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
negation particle
गच्छति (gacchati) - incurs, obtains (goes, attains, experiences)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gam
Present active indicative, third person singular.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Subject is sa.