मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-74, verse-50
कस्त्वं तात कथं वाहं पुत्रो माता च का मम ।
किमर्थमागतश्च त्वमेतत् सत्यं ब्रवीहि मे ॥५०॥
किमर्थमागतश्च त्वमेतत् सत्यं ब्रवीहि मे ॥५०॥
50. kastvaṃ tāta kathaṃ vāhaṃ putro mātā ca kā mama .
kimarthamāgataśca tvametat satyaṃ bravīhi me.
kimarthamāgataśca tvametat satyaṃ bravīhi me.
50.
kaḥ tvam tāta katham vā aham putraḥ mātā ca kā mama
kim artham āgataḥ ca tvam etat satyam bravīhi me
kim artham āgataḥ ca tvam etat satyam bravīhi me
50.
Who are you, dear father? And how am I your son? Who is my mother? And why have you come? Please tell me this truth.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- कः (kaḥ) - who, what
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- तात (tāta) - father, dear one
- कथम् (katham) - how, why
- वा (vā) - or, and
- अहम् (aham) - I
- पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son
- माता (mātā) - mother
- च (ca) - and, also
- का (kā) - who, what
- मम (mama) - my, of me
- किम् (kim) - what, why
- अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, for the sake of
- आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come
- च (ca) - and, also
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- एतत् (etat) - this
- सत्यम् (satyam) - truth
- ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak
- मे (me) - to me, for me
Words meanings and morphology
कः (kaḥ) - who, what
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ka
ka - who, what
interrogative pronoun
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
2nd person pronoun
तात (tāta) - father, dear one
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta
tāta - father, dear one, sir
कथम् (katham) - how, why
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or, and
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I
1st person pronoun
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son
माता (mātā) - mother
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
का (kā) - who, what
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ka
ka - who, what
interrogative pronoun
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I
1st person pronoun
किम् (kim) - what, why
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, why
interrogative pronoun
अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, for the sake of
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of artha
artha - purpose, meaning, wealth
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of', 'why'
आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata
āgata - arrived, come
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
2nd person pronoun
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
demonstrative pronoun
सत्यम् (satyam) - truth
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, true, reality
ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
मे (me) - to me, for me
(pronoun)
singular of asmad
asmad - I
1st person pronoun