मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-76, verse-31
गुरुरुवाच ।
अतीव गहनं वत्स सङ्कटं महदागतम् ।
न वेद्मि किञ्चिन्मोहेन भ्रमन्तीव हि बुद्धयः ॥३१॥
अतीव गहनं वत्स सङ्कटं महदागतम् ।
न वेद्मि किञ्चिन्मोहेन भ्रमन्तीव हि बुद्धयः ॥३१॥
31. gururuvāca .
atīva gahanaṃ vatsa saṅkaṭaṃ mahadāgatam .
na vedmi kiñcinmohena bhramantīva hi buddhayaḥ.
atīva gahanaṃ vatsa saṅkaṭaṃ mahadāgatam .
na vedmi kiñcinmohena bhramantīva hi buddhayaḥ.
31.
guruḥ uvāca atīva gahanam vatsa saṅkaṭam mahat āgatam
na vedmi kiñcit mohena bhramantī iva hi buddhayaḥ
na vedmi kiñcit mohena bhramantī iva hi buddhayaḥ
31.
The teacher (guru) said: 'O child, a very profound and great crisis has arisen. I know nothing due to my delusion (moha), for indeed, my intellect seems to be bewildered and wandering.'
Words meanings summery:
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- गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher (guru), preceptor
- उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke
- अतीव (atīva) - very, exceedingly, extremely
- गहनम् (gahanam) - deep, dense, difficult, profound
- वत्स (vatsa) - The guru addressing the disciple (O child, O dear one)
- सङ्कटम् (saṅkaṭam) - danger, crisis, difficulty
- महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast
- आगतम् (āgatam) - has arisen, has come about (arrived, come)
- न (na) - not, no
- वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something
- मोहेन (mohena) - by delusion, out of confusion
- भ्रमन्ती (bhramantī) - wandering, roaming, bewildered
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
- बुद्धयः (buddhayaḥ) - my mental faculties (intellects, minds, perceptions)
Words meanings and morphology
गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher (guru), preceptor
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of guru
guru - teacher, preceptor, heavy, important
Note: Subject of uvāca.
उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect Active
Third person singular perfect active of root vac- (to speak).
Root: vac (class 2)
अतीव (atīva) - very, exceedingly, extremely
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb modifying gahanam.
गहनम् (gahanam) - deep, dense, difficult, profound
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gahana
gahana - deep, dense, impenetrable, difficult, profound
Root: gah (class 1)
Note: Refers to saṅkaṭam.
वत्स (vatsa) - The guru addressing the disciple (O child, O dear one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa
vatsa - calf, child, darling
सङ्कटम् (saṅkaṭam) - danger, crisis, difficulty
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkaṭa
saṅkaṭa - danger, distress, difficulty, crisis
Note: Subject of āgatam.
महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, important
Note: Adjective modifying saṅkaṭam.
आगतम् (āgatam) - has arisen, has come about (arrived, come)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata
āgata - arrived, come, obtained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam- (to go) with upasarga ā- and -ta suffix.
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Predicated of saṅkaṭam.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid
Present Active
First person singular present active of root vid- (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something
(indeclinable)
Note: Object of vedmi.
मोहेन (mohena) - by delusion, out of confusion
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of moha
moha - delusion, illusion, confusion, unconsciousness
From root muh- (to be confused, deluded)
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Indicates the cause of not knowing.
भ्रमन्ती (bhramantī) - wandering, roaming, bewildered
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of bhramat
bhramat - wandering, moving, wavering
Present Active Participle
Derived from root bhram- (to wander, roam) with -at suffix. Feminine nominative plural.
Root: bhram (class 1)
Note: Refers to buddhayaḥ.
इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
(indeclinable)
बुद्धयः (buddhayaḥ) - my mental faculties (intellects, minds, perceptions)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, mind
From root budh- (to know, perceive)
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are' with bhramantī.