मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-8, verse-14
किमु प्राणान् विमुञ्चामि कां दिशं याम्यकिञ्चनः ।
यदि नाशं गमिष्यामि अप्रदाय प्रतिश्रुतम् ॥१४॥
यदि नाशं गमिष्यामि अप्रदाय प्रतिश्रुतम् ॥१४॥
14. kimu prāṇān vimuñcāmi kāṃ diśaṃ yāmyakiñcanaḥ .
yadi nāśaṃ gamiṣyāmi apradāya pratiśrutam.
yadi nāśaṃ gamiṣyāmi apradāya pratiśrutam.
14.
kim u prāṇān vimuñcāmi kām diśam yāmi akiñcanaḥ
yadi nāśam gamiṣyāmi apradāya pratiśrutam
yadi nāśam gamiṣyāmi apradāya pratiśrutam
14.
"Should I give up my life? Being destitute, in which direction should I go? If I am to meet destruction without giving what was promised..."
Words meanings summery:
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- किम् (kim) - what?, whether?
- उ (u) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)
- प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs
- विमुञ्चामि (vimuñcāmi) - I should release, I should give up
- काम् (kām) - which (feminine singular)
- दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter
- यामि (yāmi) - I go, I should go
- अकिञ्चनः (akiñcanaḥ) - referring to the king, who has lost his wealth and support (destitute, having nothing, poor)
- यदि (yadi) - if
- नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, loss, ruin
- गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will meet (destruction) (I will go, I will reach)
- अप्रदाय (apradāya) - without giving, without delivering
- प्रतिश्रुतम् (pratiśrutam) - the promised fee to Viśvāmitra (that which was promised, the pledge)
Words meanings and morphology
किम् (kim) - what?, whether?
(indeclinable)
उ (u) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle, often reinforcing the interrogative 'kim'.
प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa
prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit
Prefix: pra
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Object of 'vimuñcāmi'.
विमुञ्चामि (vimuñcāmi) - I should release, I should give up
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of muc
Present Active
Present tense, 1st person singular. Used in a deliberative sense with 'kim u'. The prefix 'vi' often implies separation or completely, so 'to give up completely'.
Prefix: vi
Root: muc (class 6)
काम् (kām) - which (feminine singular)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kim
kim - who, which, what
Note: Interrogative pronoun, agreeing with 'diśam'.
दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of diś
diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region
Note: Object of motion for 'yāmi'.
यामि (yāmi) - I go, I should go
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Present Active
Present tense, 1st person singular. Used in a deliberative sense with interrogatives.
Root: yā (class 2)
अकिञ्चनः (akiñcanaḥ) - referring to the king, who has lost his wealth and support (destitute, having nothing, poor)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akiñcana
akiñcana - having nothing, destitute, poor, indigent
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kiṃcana)
- a – not, un-, non-
indeclinable - kiṃcana – anything, something, a little
indeclinable
Note: Refers to the king, describing his state.
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, loss, ruin
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa
nāśa - destruction, loss, ruin, perishing
Root: naś (class 4)
Note: Object of motion for 'gamiṣyāmi'.
गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will meet (destruction) (I will go, I will reach)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam
Future Active
Future tense, 1st person singular
Root: gam (class 1)
अप्रदाय (apradāya) - without giving, without delivering
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund) with negation
Negative prefix 'a-' + prefix 'pra-' + root 'dā' + suffix '-ya' (for compound verb absolutive). Means 'having not given'.
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
प्रतिश्रुतम् (pratiśrutam) - the promised fee to Viśvāmitra (that which was promised, the pledge)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pratiśruta
pratiśruta - promised, pledged, agreed upon
Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
Derived from root śru (to hear) with prefix prati (to promise), neuter accusative singular, used as a noun meaning 'that which was promised'.
Prefix: prati
Root: śru (class 1)