मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-8, verse-165
गतेत्यपृच्छत् तत्रस्थान् पुक्कसांस्तु स सम्भ्रमात् ।
नेत्युचुः केचित् तत्रस्था एवमेवापरेऽब्रुवन् ॥१६५॥
नेत्युचुः केचित् तत्रस्था एवमेवापरेऽब्रुवन् ॥१६५॥
165. gatetyapṛcchat tatrasthān pukkasāṃstu sa sambhramāt .
netyucuḥ kecit tatrasthā evamevāpare'bruvan.
netyucuḥ kecit tatrasthā evamevāpare'bruvan.
165.
gata iti apṛcchat tatrasthān pukkkasān tu sa sambhramāt
na iti ūcuḥ kecit tatrasthāḥ evam eva apare abruvan
na iti ūcuḥ kecit tatrasthāḥ evam eva apare abruvan
165.
Confused, he asked the outcasts who were present there, "Has she gone?" Some of those present replied, "No," while others spoke in the same manner.
Words meanings summery:
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- गत (gata) - has she gone (gone, departed, arrived)
- इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct speech)
- अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - he asked, he questioned
- तत्रस्थान् (tatrasthān) - the outcasts present there (those standing there, those present)
- पुक्क्कसान् (pukkkasān) - outcasts, Caṇḍālas
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
- स (sa) - he
- सम्भ्रमात् (sambhramāt) - from confusion, due to agitation
- न (na) - no, not
- इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct speech)
- ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke
- केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
- तत्रस्थाः (tatrasthāḥ) - those standing there, those present
- एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- अपरे (apare) - others, other ones
- अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said
Words meanings and morphology
गत (gata) - has she gone (gone, departed, arrived)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gata
gata - gone, departed, reached, attained; passed, elapsed
Past Passive Participle
From root √gam (to go) with suffix -ta. Here, likely refers to a feminine subject (gatā).
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Represents the feminine nominative singular form gatā, meaning 'she has gone'.
इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct speech)
(indeclinable)
अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - he asked, he questioned
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pṛcch
Imperfect Tense, Active Voice
3rd person singular, imperfect tense (laṅ) of root √pṛc.
Root: pṛc (class 6)
तत्रस्थान् (tatrasthān) - the outcasts present there (those standing there, those present)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tatrastha
tatrastha - standing there, being there, present in that place
kṛt (agent noun/adjective)
Compound of tatra (there, indeclinable) and stha (standing, from √sthā).
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (tatra+stha)
- tatra – there, in that place, then
indeclinable - stha – standing, staying, being, located
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/adjective
From root √sthā (to stand, stay) with suffix -a.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'pukkkasān'.
पुक्क्कसान् (pukkkasān) - outcasts, Caṇḍālas
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pukkkasa
pukkkasa - an outcast, a Caṇḍāla (a person of low caste or status), a fowler
Note: Direct object of 'apṛcchat'.
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)
Note: Used for contrast or emphasis.
स (sa) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Subject of 'apṛcchat'.
सम्भ्रमात् (sambhramāt) - from confusion, due to agitation
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of sambhrama
sambhrama - agitation, confusion, bewilderment, hurry, fear
From root √bhram (to wander, be confused) with upasarga sam-.
Prefix: sam
Root: bhram (class 1)
Note: Indicates the manner or cause of asking.
न (na) - no, not
(indeclinable)
Note: Represents the answer 'No'.
इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct speech)
(indeclinable)
ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac
Perfect Tense (liṭ), Active Voice
3rd person plural, perfect tense of root √vac.
Root: vac (class 2)
केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcit
kimcit - something, anything; some, any (indefinite pronoun)
Declined form of the indefinite pronoun 'kimcit'.
Note: Subject of 'ūcuḥ'.
तत्रस्थाः (tatrasthāḥ) - those standing there, those present
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tatrastha
tatrastha - standing there, being there, present in that place
kṛt (agent noun/adjective)
Compound of tatra (there, indeclinable) and stha (standing, from √sthā).
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (tatra+stha)
- tatra – there, in that place, then
indeclinable - stha – standing, staying, being, located
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/adjective
From root √sthā (to stand, stay) with suffix -a.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'kecit'.
एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
Note: Reinforces 'evam'.
अपरे (apare) - others, other ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, posterior, inferior, western
Note: Subject of 'abruvan'.
अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Imperfect Tense, Active Voice
3rd person plural, imperfect tense (laṅ) of root √brū.
Root: brū (class 2)