मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-8, verse-166
श्रुत्वा दुः खी तदा राजा देवान् शरणमीयिवान् ।
स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु मे देवाः शैव्याया बालकस्य च ॥१६६॥
स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु मे देवाः शैव्याया बालकस्य च ॥१६६॥
166. śrutvā duḥ khī tadā rājā devān śaraṇamīyivān .
svasti kurvantu me devāḥ śaivyāyā bālakasya ca.
svasti kurvantu me devāḥ śaivyāyā bālakasya ca.
166.
śrutvā duḥkhī tadā rājā devān śaraṇam īyivān
svasti kurvantu me devāḥ śaivyāyāḥ bālakasya ca
svasti kurvantu me devāḥ śaivyāyāḥ bālakasya ca
166.
Hearing this, the king became distressed. He then sought refuge with the gods, praying, "May the gods grant welfare to me, and to Shaivyā, and to the child."
Words meanings summery:
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- श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing
- दुःखी (duḥkhī) - distressed, sorrowful, miserable
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- राजा (rājā) - king, ruler
- देवान् (devān) - the gods
- शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter
- ईयिवान् (īyivān) - he went, he resorted
- स्वस्ति (svasti) - welfare, well-being, blessing
- कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - may they do, may they make
- मे (me) - to me, for me
- देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods, O gods
- शैव्यायाः (śaivyāyāḥ) - of Shaivyā, for Shaivyā
- बालकस्य (bālakasya) - of the child, for the child
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root √śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.
Root: śru (class 5)
दुःखी (duḥkhī) - distressed, sorrowful, miserable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhin
duḥkhin - suffering, miserable, distressed, sorrowful, unhappy
Possessive adjective formed from duḥkha with suffix -in.
Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
राजा (rājā) - king, ruler
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign, prince
Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
देवान् (devān) - the gods
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial
From root √div (to shine, play).
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Object of 'īyivān' (went to).
शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa
śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum, help
Root: śṛ (class 9)
Note: Functions as the object of seeking, 'to refuge'.
ईयिवान् (īyivān) - he went, he resorted
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of i
i - to go, to move, to resort to, to approach
Perfect Tense Active Participle (vasu-pratyaya)
Masculine singular nominative form of the perfect active participle of root √i. Functions predicatively as a finite verb.
Root: i (class 2)
स्वस्ति (svasti) - welfare, well-being, blessing
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svasti
svasti - welfare, prosperity, well-being, blessing, good fortune
Literally 'well-being' (su-asti).
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Object of 'kurvantu'.
कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - may they do, may they make
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Imperative Mood, Active Voice
3rd person plural, imperative mood (loṭ) of root √kṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
मे (me) - to me, for me
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)
Enclitic alternate form for genitive or dative singular of 'asmad'.
Note: Dative of interest.
देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods, O gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial
From root √div (to shine, play).
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Subject of 'kurvantu', could also be vocative (O gods).
शैव्यायाः (śaivyāyāḥ) - of Shaivyā, for Shaivyā
(proper noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of śaivyā
śaivyā - Shaivyā (a proper name, likely a queen)
Feminine noun ending in -ā.
Note: Genitive case used in the sense of dative (for Shaivyā's welfare).
बालकस्य (bālakasya) - of the child, for the child
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bālaka
bālaka - child, boy, young one, infant
Note: Genitive case used in the sense of dative (for the child's welfare).
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)