मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-74, verse-34
बालानभैज्ञा वाक्यानां ततः प्रोक्तमिदं मया ।
पितर्यसति नारीभिर्व्रियते हि पतिः स्वयम् ॥३४॥
पितर्यसति नारीभिर्व्रियते हि पतिः स्वयम् ॥३४॥
34. bālānabhaijñā vākyānāṃ tataḥ proktamidaṃ mayā .
pitaryasati nārībhirvriyate hi patiḥ svayam.
pitaryasati nārībhirvriyate hi patiḥ svayam.
34.
bālānabhijñā vākyānām tataḥ proktam idam mayā
pitari asati nārībhiḥ vriyate hi patiḥ svayam
pitari asati nārībhiḥ vriyate hi patiḥ svayam
34.
Being ignorant of such words, I then said this: 'Indeed, when the father is absent, women choose their husband themselves.'
Words meanings summery:
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- बालानभिज्ञा (bālānabhijñā) - inexperienced in such matters (like a child) (ignorant like a child, inexperienced)
- वाक्यानाम् (vākyānām) - of these words/statements (of words, of statements)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thence, therefore)
- प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - this was said (said, spoken, declared)
- इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this, this one)
- मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)
- पितरि (pitari) - when the father is (present) (in the father, concerning the father)
- असति (asati) - when absent, when not present (not being, being absent)
- नारीभिः (nārībhiḥ) - by women (themselves) (by women)
- व्रियते (vriyate) - a husband is chosen (is chosen, is selected)
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, for)
- पतिः (patiḥ) - a husband (husband, master, lord)
- स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves, on their own (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)
Words meanings and morphology
बालानभिज्ञा (bālānabhijñā) - inexperienced in such matters (like a child) (ignorant like a child, inexperienced)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bālānabhijñā
bālānabhijñā - ignorant like a child, inexperienced in matters
Compound of bāla (child) and anabhijñā (ignorant).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (bāla+anabhijñā)
- bāla – child, young, ignorant
noun (masculine) - anabhijñā – ignorant, unacquainted, unknown
adjective
Derived from root jñā (to know) with negative prefix an- and prefix abhi-.
Prefix: abhi
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Refers to the feminine speaker.
वाक्यानाम् (vākyānām) - of these words/statements (of words, of statements)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of vākya
vākya - word, speech, statement
From root vac (to speak).
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Refers to the words just heard or implied by the situation.
ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thence, therefore)
(indeclinable)
प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - this was said (said, spoken, declared)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta
prokta - said, spoken, declared
Past Passive Participle
Formed from prefix pra + root vac (to speak) + suffix kta. vac changes to ukta.
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Acts as a predicate, agreeing with idam.
इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, here
Neuter nominative/accusative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to the upcoming statement.
मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of asmad
asmad - I
First person pronoun.
Note: Agent in passive construction (proktam).
पितरि (pitari) - when the father is (present) (in the father, concerning the father)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
ṛ-ending noun.
Note: Part of a locative absolute construction 'pitari asati'.
असति (asati) - when absent, when not present (not being, being absent)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of asat
asat - not being, non-existent, absent
Present Active Participle
Negative prefix a- + present participle of as (to be).
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Part of a locative absolute construction 'pitari asati'.
नारीभिः (nārībhiḥ) - by women (themselves) (by women)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of nārī
nārī - woman, female
Feminine ī-ending noun.
Note: Agent in passive construction (vriyate).
व्रियते (vriyate) - a husband is chosen (is chosen, is selected)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛ
Present tense, middle voice.
9th class verb. Third person singular.
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Agrees with patiḥ.
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, for)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
पतिः (patiḥ) - a husband (husband, master, lord)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - husband, master, lord, owner
i-ending masculine noun.
Note: Subject of passive vriyate.
स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves, on their own (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)
(indeclinable)
Reflexive pronoun used adverbially.